The possible benefit of prophylactic antibiotic use in patients undergoing unilateral elective inguinal hernia repair with prosthetic material.

ISRCTN ISRCTN85660082
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN85660082
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
21/01/2010
Registration date
04/03/2010
Last edited
04/03/2010
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Infections and Infestations
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Not provided at time of registration

Contact information

Prof Hakan Kulacoglu
Scientific

Bahcelievler, 1.cadde, 109/5
Ankara
06490
Türkiye

Email hakankulacoglu@hotmail.com

Study information

Study designProspective interventional double blind randomised active controlled trial.
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Hospital
Study typePrevention
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet. (in Turkish)
Scientific titleProspective randomized controlled trial on the use of single dose antibiotic prophylaxis in patients undergo unilateral elective primary inguinal hernia repair with standard polypropylene mesh.
Study objectivesTension-free repairs with prosthetic materials has lowered the recurrence rates in inguinal hernia repairs. As a foreign material polypropylene mesh may increase surgical site infection rate in early and late period. Some prospective randomised studies were done in this subject to reveal the benefit of antibiotic prophylaxis in these operations. However, no consensus does exist and every institution runs its own protocol to manage the cases.
Ethics approval(s)Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital Ethics Committee approved on the 24th of June 2009 (ref: 0016)
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedinguinal hernia; surgical site infection; wound infection
InterventionEligible patients will be randomised by using sealed envelopes (equally numbered) to the control arm (no antibiotic prophylaxis) or to the intervention arm (antibiotic prophylaxis). The patients in the intervention arm will receive single dose intravenous cefazolin at the induction of anaesthesia. No topical antibiotic or antiseptic agents will be used within the surgical field after the repair is completed. No patients in either group will be given any additional antibiotic postoperatively. Dressings put in the operation room will be changed on day 1 and totally removed on day 3. Control examination for infection follow-up will take place on day 1, day 3, day 7 and day 30. The late surgical site infection rates will be measured after one postoperative year for each patient and will be announced in a further report.
Intervention typeOther
Primary outcome measureSurgical site infection:
1. Superficial infection
2. Deep infection
Secondary outcome measuresComponents of the primary outcome:
1. Day of infection first recognised
2. Microbial culture for identification of the microorganism
3. Therapeutic antibiotic regimen according to antibiogram results
4. Final result for the wound and prosthetic material
Overall study start date01/07/2009
Completion date30/06/2010

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Patient
Age groupAdult
Lower age limit18 Years
SexBoth
Target number of participants200
Key inclusion criteria1. Patients with primary unilateral hernia
2. Patients undergo unilateral primary hernia repair with a previously repaired or leave for interval repair on the contralateral side.
3. Age greater than 18 years, both female and male
Key exclusion criteria1. Patients undergo simultaneous bilateral hernia repair
2. Patients with newly diagnosed or uncontrolled diabetes mellitus
3. Patients who do not accept the registry and randomisation
4. Incarcerated or strangulated hernias requiring emergency repair
5. Known severe coagulation disorder
6. Patients who use aspirin, clopidogrel (Plavix®) or warfarin (Coumadin®)
7. Recurrent hernias
Date of first enrolment01/07/2009
Date of final enrolment30/06/2010

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Türkiye

Study participating centre

Bahcelievler, 1.cadde, 109/5
Ankara
06490
Türkiye

Sponsor information

Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital (Turkey)
Hospital/treatment centre

c/o Hakan Kulacoglu, MD, FACS
Associate Professor of Surgery
Department of Surgery
Ankara
06000
Türkiye

Email hakankulacoglu@hotmail.com
Website http://www.diskapieah.gov.tr/english.htm
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Funders

Funder type

Hospital/treatment centre

Diskapi Teaching and Research Hospital (Turkey) - Department of Surgery

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Results and Publications

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Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
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Publication and dissemination planNot provided at time of registration
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