Comparison of Antibiotic Protocols in Spine Patients With Postoperative Drains

Completed

Conditions studied: Surgical Wound Infection, Spinal Deformity, Spinal Degeneration

In brief

In spine surgery, postoperative spinal drains are often utilized to prevent fluid buildup around the spinal cord. The purpose of this study is to determine whether postoperative antibiotic treatment continued for the duration of time a drain is in place results in a lower infection rate than antibiotics given for only 24 hours postoperatively.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01608854

Run by

NYU Langone Health

People needed

539

Starts

2008-11-01

Expected to finish

2012-04-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-06-10

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Must be scheduled to undergo spine surgery with likely drain placement (3 or more vertebral levels, dependent upon attending surgeon)
• Must be over the age of 18
• Must consent to randomized postoperative antibiotic treatment

You may not qualify if…

• Does not receive a drain at the time of surgery
• Surgery is cancelled
• Infection is present at the time of initial surgery

Where it is running

• NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases — New York, New York, United States

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