A randomised, open, comparison of penicillin and metronidazole for the treatment of tetanus
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- TetanusInfections and Infestations
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN57194591
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Oxford (UK)
- Brief Summary
2002 Abstract results in https://doi.org/10.1016/S0163-4453(02)90327-0 conference abstract (added 23/10/2019)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
1. Clinical diagnosis of tetanus
2. Aged more than one month
3. Informed consent from patient or attendant relative (if comatose or aged less than 16 years)
Exclusion Criteria
Lack of informed consent or age less than one month
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary endpoint was mortality.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The secondary endpoints were recovery times and complication rates.