NCT00665873View on ClinicalTrials.gov

Antibiotic Therapy is Not Necessary to Implant Totally Implantable Venous Access Devices: Randomized Prospective Study

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

100

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

January 31, 2004

Primary Completion Date

September 30, 2006

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2006

Conditions
Infections
Interventions
DEVICE

PORT-A-CATH (Smiths Medical Inc., MN)

Port a Cath implanted by surgical cut-down

DRUG

Amoxicillin and clavulanic acid

1 gr i.v. before the procedure

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Universita degli Studi di Catania

OTHER

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