"Enhancing Surgical Safety in Developing Nations: Investigating Antibiotics' Role in Hand Surgeries."
Not Applicable
Not yet recruiting
- Conditions
- Soft Tissue Injuries
- Interventions
- Other: placebo
- Registration Number
- NCT05990842
- Lead Sponsor
- Marcos Felipe Marcatto de Abreu
- Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the use of antibiotics with no use in people undergoing soft tissue hand surgery in developing countries.
The main question it aims to answer is:
• Is an antibiotic necessary for this type of surgery in this population? Researchers will compare a group of patients who receives antibiotics during the surgical procedure with a group who receives no antibiotics to see if infection rates are the same.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- NOT_YET_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 51
Inclusion Criteria
- individuals with clean soft tissue conditions of the upper limb requiring surgery
Exclusion Criteria
- abandonment of treatment
- ASA > 3
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description placebo placebo - antibiotic prophylaxis Antibiotic -
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Surgical wound infection 30 days CDC protocol for surgical wound infection surveillance
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method