Status:

COMPLETED

Safety and Efficacy of One Dose Prophylactic Antibiotic in Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery

Lead Sponsor:

National Cancer Center, Korea

Conditions:

Colorectal Surgery

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-80 years

Phase:

PHASE2

Brief Summary

In colorectal surgery, the use of prophylactic antibiotics is recommended. The standard use of antibiotics for colorectal surgery is three doses. It has been reported that the surgical site infection...

Detailed Description

In colorectal surgery, the use of prophylactic antibiotics is recommended. The standard use of antibiotics for colorectal surgery is three doses. One randomized controlled study reported that surgica...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients have laparoscopic colorectal surgery for cancer at National Cancer Center
  • Patients should sign a written informed consent
  • Age between 18-80 years
  • Adequate bone marrow function Hb ≥ 10g/dl (after treatment for simple iron deficiency anemia) WBC ≥ 3,000/mm3 PLT ≥ 100,000/mm3
  • Adequate kidney function Creatinine ≤ 1.5 mg/dl
  • No remarkable evidence of heart dysfunction and lung dysfunction

Exclusion

  • Patients undergo emergency surgery with multiple symptoms
  • Open colorectal surgery for cancer or conversion to an open procedure
  • Patients who undergo only ostomy surgery
  • Palliative surgery
  • Surgery combined with other organs
  • Patients on treatment with recurred cancer
  • Patients who have active bacterial infection and required parenteral antibiotics
  • Patients have an allergy to Cefoxitin
  • Other organ cancer history(except who had radical excision for skin cancer)
  • Presence of other serious disease
  • Mentally ill patients
  • Legally unable to participate in clinical trial
  • Lactating or pregnant women
  • Patients who will obviously fail to regular follow-up visit or will be off study voluntarily
  • Not eligible to participate for other reasons by doctor's decision

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2011

Estimated Enrollment :

312 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01220661

Start Date

October 1 2010

End Date

December 1 2011

Last Update

December 13 2011

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National Cancer Center Hospital

Goyang-si, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea, 410-769