Does it Make Sense to Give Postoperative Antibiotics to Patients With an Uncomplicated Acute Cholecystitis

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00323648

Enrollment

Registered

2006-05-09

Start date

2006-05-31

Completion date

2013-08-31

Last updated

2014-12-05

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Conditions

Uncomplicated Acute Cholecystitis

Brief summary

Each patient is preoperatively treated once profylactic with intraveneous antibiotics. Postoperatively, one group will be treated with intraveneous antibiotics during 5 days. The other group will receive no antibiotics.

Interventions

DRUGWhether or not giving postoperatively antibiotics to patients with an uncomplicated acute cholecystitis

Whether or not giving postoperatively antibiotics to patients with an uncomplicated acute cholecystitis.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Uncomplicated acute cholecystitis \< 5 days(confirmed by echography and blood sample) * \> 18 years old

Exclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Postoperative complications (abces, infection of the wound)	day 2, day of discharge and dag 21

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Duration of hospitalisation	Day O to day of discharge

Countries

Belgium, Qatar

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026