Antibiotics for Postpartum Third and Fourth Degree Perineal Tear Repairs

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Pregnancy Complications, Infectious

In brief

This study is undertaken to find out whether prophylactic antibiotics can decrease the infection rate in third and fourth degree perineal tear repairs done in the immediate postpartum period.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00186082

Run by

Stanford University

People needed

147

Starts

2003-09-01

Expected to finish

2008-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2011-06-15

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• third and fourth degree perineal laceration

You may not qualify if…

• chorioamnionitis, HIV positive, inflammatory bowel disease

Where it is running

• Santa Clara Valley Medical Center — San Jose, California, United States
• Stanford University School of Medicine — Stanford, California, United States

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