Status:
TERMINATED
The Use of Antibiotics After Hospital Discharge in Septic Abortion
Lead Sponsor:
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Conditions:
Abortion, Septic
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-50 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The use of antibiotics in post-partum infection has been abbreviated. After 48 hours of clinical improvement, the patient is discharged from the hospital without antibiotics. No trials has been found ...
Detailed Description
Septic abortion is still a major cause of maternal mortality in developing countries. According to the WHO, 1 woman dies for every 270 illegal abortion (Ahman E, 2004). Infected abortion has an import...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients admitted at the hospital with a diagnosis of infected abortion and about to be discharged from the hospital.
- Use of intravenous antibiotics (gentamicin and clindamycin)
- Improvement of the clinical conditions for at least 48 hours (no fever, eating and walking normally, reduced vaginal bleeding)
Exclusion
- Unwilling to participate in the study.
- Use of antibiotics previously within one week.
- Presence of tubo-ovarian abscess.
- Known allergy to doxycycline or metronidazole.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2006
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
56 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00353743
Start Date
May 1 2006
End Date
December 1 2007
Last Update
December 19 2008
Active Locations (1)
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Hospital de Clínias de Porto Alegre
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90035-003