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Randomized multicentre trial of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective colorectal surgery: Single dose of cefmetazole vs. three doses of cefmetazole

Randomized multicentre trial of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective colorectal surgery: Single dose of cefmetazole vs. three doses of cefmetazole - Randomized multicentre trial of antibiotic prophylaxis in elective colorectal surgery: Single dose of cefmetazole vs. three doses of cefmetazole

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-C000000069
Enrollment
500
Registered
2005-08-19
Start date
2004-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Colorectal diseases in which elective colorectal resection is necessary

Interventions

Single intravenous dose of 1 g cefmetazole just before skin incision, Three-dose group given an intravenous dose of 1 g cefmetazole just before skin incision, and two postoperative 1-g doses at 8 and

Sponsors

National Cancer Center Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Colorectal diseases (cancer, large polyp, cacinoid, lymphoma,sarcoma and so on) in which elective colorectal resection is necessary

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1) Age < 20, 80 < Age 2) Emergent operation 3) Ileus 4) No resection 5) Preoperative infectious diseases 6) Penicillin or cephalosporin allergy 7) Antibiotics administration before surgery 8) Inflammatory bowel diseases 9) Angina or myocardial infarction 10) Renal dysfunction 11) Diabetes mellitus 12) Steroid administration before surgery

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Incidence of incisional surgical site infection (SSI)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Incidences of organ/space SSI and other infectious diseases. Other postoperative complications and postoperative hospital stay

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactShin Fujita

National Cancer Center Hospital Colorectal Surgery Division

sfujita@ncc.go.jp03-3542-2511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026