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Tissue Penetration of Antibiotics in Obesity

Tissue Penetration of Antibiotics in Obesity

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT00752908
Enrollment
27
Registered
2008-09-16
Start date
2008-02-29
Completion date
2011-06-30
Last updated
2019-09-09

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Conditions

Obesity

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate cefoxitin pharmacokinetics in obese surgical patients.

Interventions

None listed

Sponsors

Washington University School of Medicine
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Observational model
CASE_CONTROL
Time perspective
PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* BMI \<25 and \>40 * Scheduled for elective abdominal or pelvic surgery * Surgical plan for intraoperative cefoxitin prophylaxis * Able to provide informed consent

Exclusion criteria

* Allergy to Cefoxitin * Renal or Hepatic insufficiency

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cefoxitin Plasma Concentrations8 hoursCefoxitin plasma concentrations

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Cefoxitin Tissue Concentrations8 hoursCefoxitin tissue concentrations

Countries

United States

Participant flow

Participants by arm

ArmCount
Obese Patients
Obese patients
14
Normal Weight Patients and Volunteers
Normal weight patients and volunteers
13
Total27

Baseline characteristics

CharacteristicNormal Weight Patients and VolunteersTotalObese Patients
Age, Continuous28 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 12
40 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 10
52 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 8
Race and Ethnicity Not Collected0 Participants
Region of Enrollment
United States
13 Participants27 Participants14 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
7 Participants19 Participants12 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
6 Participants8 Participants2 Participants

Adverse events

Event typeEG000
affected / at risk
EG001
affected / at risk
deaths
Total, all-cause mortality
0 / 140 / 13
other
Total, other adverse events
0 / 140 / 13
serious
Total, serious adverse events
0 / 140 / 13

Outcome results

Primary

Cefoxitin Plasma Concentrations

Cefoxitin plasma concentrations

Time frame: 8 hours

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Obese PatientsCefoxitin Plasma Concentrations89 (µg/mL)Standard Deviation 20
Normal Weight Patients and VolunteersCefoxitin Plasma Concentrations81 (µg/mL)Standard Deviation 33
p-value: <0.05t-test, 2 sided
Secondary

Cefoxitin Tissue Concentrations

Cefoxitin tissue concentrations

Time frame: 8 hours

ArmMeasureValue (MEAN)Dispersion
Obese PatientsCefoxitin Tissue Concentrations8.8 (µg/mL)Standard Deviation 6.6
Normal Weight Patients and VolunteersCefoxitin Tissue Concentrations26 (µg/mL)Standard Deviation 20

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