Status:

UNKNOWN

Prevention of Gastrostomy-Related Wound Infection by Vancomycin in Carriers of Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus.

Lead Sponsor:

University Hospital, Geneva

Conditions:

Wound Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to determine whether vancomycin with cefazoline is superior to vancomycin with placebo in preventing gastrostomy-related wound infection in carriers of methicillin-resistant s...

Detailed Description

Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) provides an enteral route for long-term nutrition in patients unable to swallow. Peristomal wound infection occurs in 5 - 30 % of patients. Systematic antibio...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • PEG insertion in a patient with a swab positive for MRSA during the 4 weeks preceding PEG insertion

Exclusion

  • Age \< 18 years
  • No informed consent obtained either from the patient or from his legal representative
  • Contraindication to the administration of cefazolin or of vancomycin
  • Systemic administration of antibiotics effective against MRSA during the week prior to the procedure
  • Technique of PEG insertion different from the standard pull technique proposed by the physician in charge and the gastroenterologist
  • Patients requiring antibiotic prophylaxis of endocarditis

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2004

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

End Date :

Estimated Enrollment :

96 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00150852

Start Date

September 1 2004

Last Update

December 29 2005

Active Locations (3)

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1

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire (CHU)

Grenoble, France, 38000

2

Division of Gastroenterology, University Hospital

Geneva, Canton of Geneva, Switzerland, 1211

3

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois

Lausanne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland, 1011