Status:

UNKNOWN

Use of Preoperative and Postoperative Antimicrobial Treatment

Lead Sponsor:

Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre

Conditions:

Ear Infection Bacterial

Surgical Site Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE4

Brief Summary

In this study, patients undergoing ear surgery (cochlear implantation, stapedotomy, tympanoplasty) will be randomized to one of two antibiotic treatment groups. One group will receive a single treatm...

Detailed Description

1. Patients will be asked to participate in the study. 2. Randomization 3. Surgery 4. Follow-up at 1 week, 1 month patients will be asked if they filled their prescription, took the medication as pres...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Willing to participate in the study
  • Undergoing standard ear surgery (Stapedotomy, cochlear implantation, tympanoplasty and tympanomastoidectomy)

Exclusion

  • multiple allergies to antibiotic substances
  • therapy with an antibiotic substance within the last 6 weeks
  • prior radiation to the head and neck patients undergoing revision surgery
  • Any use of post-operative antibiotics (oral, intravenous, topical) for reason which do not include surgical site infection

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

June 1 2021

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

December 31 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

304 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04707092

Start Date

June 1 2021

End Date

December 31 2022

Last Update

October 4 2021

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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center

Toronto, Canada