Status:
COMPLETED
Trial of Septra for Uncomplicated Skin Abscesses in Patients at Risk for Community Acquired Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
Lead Sponsor:
59th Medical Wing
Collaborating Sponsors:
U.S. Air Force Office of the Surgeon General
Emergency Medicine Foundation
Conditions:
Abscess
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Patients will be enrolled in a multi-center study (Wilford Hall Medical Center and Brooke Army Medical Center) to prospectively evaluate outcome after treatment for an uncomplicated skin abscess.
Detailed Description
All patients will receive incision and drainage and wound cultures. Patients will then be randomized to 1) septa double strength two pills orally twice a day x 7 days or 2)placebo. Patients will then ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All patients age 18-65 who present to the emergency department with a skin abscess that requires incision and drainage.
Exclusion
- Patients with diabetes, HIV, cancer or other immunocompromised patients.
- Additionally, any patients who received antibiotics within one week of presentation or were hospitalized in previous month will be excluded to minimize potential confounding variables.
- Pregnant and breastfeeding patients will also be excluded due to possible safety concerns with antibiotic treatment.
- Patients with abscesses on head, face, perirectal, or periananal regions, abscesses with known tracks or fistulas to deeper structures, or abscesses requiring surgical drainage in an operating room are excluded.
- Finally, patients with sulfa allergy will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
July 1 2008
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
June 1 2009
Estimated Enrollment :
139 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00822692
Start Date
July 1 2008
End Date
June 1 2009
Last Update
December 21 2015
Active Locations (1)
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Wilford Hall Medical Center
Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, United States, 78236