Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Open Paediatric Groin Surgeries Using Intravenous Prophylactic Antibiotics and Antimicrobial-coated Sutures

Recruiting now · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Inguinal Hernia, Hydroceles, Surgical Site Infection

In brief

The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the use of prophylactic antibiotics and antimicrobial-coated sutures can prevent surgical site infection in children undergoing open groin surgeries. The main question it aims to answer is: • Does the use of intravenous prophylactic antibiotics or antimicrobial-coated sutures significantly reduce the occurrence of surgical site infection in children undergoing open groin surgeries? Researchers will compare no antibiotic use to the use of intravenous prophylactic antibiotics, or antimicrobial-coated sutures to see if the use of intravenous prophylactic antibiotics and antimicrobial-coated sutures significantly reduces the occurrence of surgical site infection following open groin surgeries in children. Participants will: * Undergo open groin surgery with either the use of intravenous prophylactic antibiotic or antimicrobial-coated sutures or without antibiotic use * Visit the clinic on postoperative days 5, 13 and 30 for review of the surgical wounds for any sign of infection.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07346742

Run by

Olawumi Olajide

People needed

174

Starts

2025-03-09

Expected to finish

2026-02-27

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-16

Who can join

Age: any, up to 15. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients with clinical conditions requiring daycase open groin surgery

You may not qualify if…

• Re-operations
• Immunocompromised patients
• Malnourished patients
• Complicated groin pathologies e,g obstructed inguinal hernia
• History of antibiotic usage in the last seven days

Where it is running

• Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex — Ile-Ife, Osun State, Nigeria (enrolling)

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