Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Simple Hand Lacerations

Stopped early · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Simple Hand Lacerations

In brief

Research Question: In emergency department patients with simple hand cuts, do prophylactic antibiotics reduce the risk of wound infections?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01155154

Run by

State University of New York - Downstate Medical Center

People needed

73

Starts

2010-02-01

Expected to finish

2012-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-11-07

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• All adult patients (≥ 18 years of age) presenting to the ED with simple hand lacerations. Anatomically, lacerations distal to the radial carpal ligament will be considered "hand" lacerations. "Simple" or "uncomplicated" laceration refers to one that does not involve any special tissue (bone, tendon, blood vessel, or nerve).

You may not qualify if…

• Immunocompromised patients (cancer, chemotherapy, transplant, HIV/AIDs)
• Current or recent (within two weeks) use of any antibiotics
• Allergy to clindamycin or cephalexin
• Bites (e.g. dog, cat, or human)
• Lacerations resulted from crush injury
• Lacerations involving bone, tendon, blood vessel, or nerve
• Lacerations inflicted more than 12 hours prior to ED visit
• Pregnant or breast-feeding women

Where it is running

• Kings County Hospital Center — Brooklyn, New York, United States
• State University of New York, Downstate Medical Center — Brooklyn, New York, United States
• Staten Island University Hospital — Staten Island, New York, United States

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