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Topical Use of Vancomycin in Reducing Sternal Wound Infection in Cardiac Surgery (SWI Trial)

NCT02374853 ↗

Phase 2 Terminated 1037 enrolled University of Alberta
RandomizedParallel-groupTriple-blindPrevention

Summary

The purpose of this research is to determine if using the antibiotic vancomycin as a preventative topical (on the surface of the skin) treatment during open-heart surgery will reduce the risk of developing a sternal wound infection.

Timeline

Start
2015-03
Primary completion
2019-04
Completion
2019-04

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Vancomycin Other / unclassified 5 g Topical

Indications

infectious disease