Antibiotic Prophylaxis Before Percutaneous Gastrostomy

Completed

Conditions studied: Infection

In brief

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of antibiotics (i.e. Kefzol) before percutaneous gastrostomy performed in interventional radiology. Patient will be randomized to receive antibiotics or placebo before the procedure, and the rates of skin infection after the procedure will be determined between the two groups. This has never been studied in our population of patients undergoing the procedure. However, antibiotics are routinely given despite the lack of evidence. The investigators hypothesize that patient receiving prophylactic antibiotics will have a decreased number of infections compared to placebo.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01424085

Run by

University of Washington

People needed

124

Starts

2012-05-01

Expected to finish

2016-02-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-07-11

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 90. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Anyone over the age of 18 years who is not currently on antibiotics for other reasons

You may not qualify if…

• Anyone on antibiotics for the treatment of other infections.
• Anyone under the age of 18 years
• Pregnant patients

Where it is running

• Harborview Medical Center — Seattle, Washington, United States

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