Prophylaxis Of Wound Infections- Antibiotics in Renal Donation
POWAR
Are Prophylactic Antibiotics Necessary Before Laparoscopic Living Kidney Donation? A Double Blind, Randomised, Controlled Trial.
2 other identifiers
interventional
284
1 country
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Brief Summary
The aim of this study is to see whether antibiotics given at the start of laparoscopic kidney donation surgery prevent infection.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_4
Started Jul 2012
Longer than P75 for phase_4
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
July 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
March 14, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
March 18, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2016
CompletedAugust 19, 2016
August 1, 2016
4.1 years
March 14, 2014
August 18, 2016
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Rate of infection after surgery
24 months
Secondary Outcomes (7)
Ultrasonic evidence of wound healing
24 months
Length of hospital stay
24 months
Readmission rates
24 months
Antibiotic associated side effects
24 months
Return to work and normal activities
24 months
- +2 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Drug: co-amoxiclav
EXPERIMENTALexperimental
Control
PLACEBO COMPARATORcomparator
Interventions
Will receive 1.2g co-amoxiclav at induction
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- All adult patients (over 18 years) undergoing hand-assisted laparoscopic donor nephrectomy, who have given written informed consent, will be included.
- Patients whose first language is not English will be included; they comprise a significant part of our patient population and we will use translation services as is our normal practice.
- Women of child-bearing age taking adequate contraception will be included.
You may not qualify if:
- Patients with a known allergy to penicillin or other antibiotics.
- Patients with MRSA colonisation.
- Participation in another investigational study within the previous 90 days.
- Pregnant or breast-feeding women.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
London, SE1 9RT, United Kingdom
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Nizam Mamode
Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 4
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- DOUBLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Consultant Transplant Surgeon
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
March 14, 2014
First Posted
March 18, 2014
Study Start
July 1, 2012
Primary Completion
August 1, 2016
Study Completion
August 1, 2016
Last Updated
August 19, 2016
Record last verified: 2016-08