Does it Make Sense to Give Postoperative Antibiotics to Patients With an Uncomplicated Acute Cholecystitis

Phase 2

Completed

• Conditions: Uncomplicated Acute Cholecystitis
• Interventions: Drug: Whether or not giving postoperatively antibiotics to patients with an uncomplicated acute cholecystitis

• Registration Number: NCT00323648
• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Ghent

Brief Summary

Each patient is preoperatively treated once profylactic with intraveneous antibiotics. Postoperatively, one group will be treated with intraveneous antibiotics during 5 days. The other group will receive no antibiotics.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2006-05
• Study First Submitted: 2006-05-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2006-05-07
• Study First Posted: 2006-05-09
• Primary Completion: 2010-05
• Study Completion: 2013-08
• Status Verified: 2014-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 2014-12-05

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 50

Inclusion Criteria

• Uncomplicated acute cholecystitis < 5 days(confirmed by echography and blood sample)
• > 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
postoperatively antibiotics	Whether or not giving postoperatively antibiotics to patients with an uncomplicated acute cholecystitis	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Postoperative complications (abces, infection of the wound)	day 2, day of discharge and dag 21

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Duration of hospitalisation	Day O to day of discharge

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

University Hospital Ghent; 🇧🇪 Ghent, Belgium

Hamad Medical Corporation; 🇶🇦 Doha, Qatar