Prophylactic Antibiotics or Placebo After Hypospadias Repair

Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine if routine use of prophylactic (preventive) antibiotics after repair of mid-to-distal hypospadias is beneficial.

Timeline

Start

2014-03

Primary completion

2018-12

Completion

2025-08

Publications

• Faasse MA, Farhat WA, Rosoklija I, Shannon R, Odeh RI, Yoshiba GM, Zu'bi F, Balmert LC, Liu DB, Alyami FA, Beaumont JL, Erickson DL, Gong EM, Johnson EK, Judd S, Kaplan WE, Kaushal G, Koyle MA, Lindgren BW, Maizels M, Marcus CR, McCarter KL, Meyer T, Qureshi T, Saunders M, Thompson T, Yerkes EB, Cheng EY. Randomized trial of prophylactic antibiotics vs. placebo after midshaft-to-distal hypospadias repair: the PROPHY Study. J Pediatr Urol. 2022 Apr;18(2):171-177. doi: 10.1016/j.jpurol.2022.01.008. Epub 2022 Jan 25.

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