Status:
TERMINATED
Prevention of Infections in Cardiac Surgery
Lead Sponsor:
Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Collaborating Sponsors:
The Physicians' Services Incorporated Foundation
Conditions:
Thoracic Surgery
Antibiotic Prophylaxis
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
There is clinical equipoise about the question of whether antibiotic prophylaxis should be given for a short period or an extended period of time as reflected by inconsistencies in major guidelines, c...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All adult patients (≥18 years of age) undergoing open-heart surgery (sternotomy, including minimally-invasive surgical techniques).
Exclusion
- Patients on antibiotics at the time of surgery.
- Previous enrollment in this trial.
- Known MRSA carriers. Beta-lactam allergy (IgE-mediated) precluding the use of cefazolin
- Participant in another study that may interfere with this trial.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2015
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 10 2025
Estimated Enrollment :
5989 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02285140
Start Date
April 1 2015
End Date
March 10 2025
Last Update
March 12 2025
Active Locations (4)
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1
Hamilton Health Sciences
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8L 2X2
2
St. Michael's Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M5B1W8
3
Jewish Hospital
Montreal, Quebec, Canada, H3T 1E2
4
University of Sherbrook
Sherbrook, Quebec, Canada, J1H 5N4