ANTIBIOTIC PROPHYLAXIS IN PATIENTS UNDERGOING CAESAREAN SECTION IN MULAGO HOSPITAL UGANDA: EFFECT OF TIME OF PROPHYLAXIS A SINGLE BLINDED RCT

ANTIMICROBIAL PROPHYLAXIS IN CAESAREAN SECTION IN A UGANDAN HOSPITAL: A RANDOMISED CLINICAL TRIAL EVALUATING EFFECT OF TIME OF ADMINISTRATION ON INCIDENCE OF POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR201311000610495

Enrollment

464

Registered

2013-08-12

Start date

2013-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-09-14

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Conditions

Pregnancy and Childbirth Surgery Prophylaxis in caesarean section

Interventions

within 1 hour before skin incision

after skin incision

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Scheduled for emergency caesarean section Accepted and signed consent to be in study

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Evidence of current infection Already on antibiotics or received within 1 week Allergy to cephalosporins

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
presence or absence of infection	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
neonatal outcome	—

Countries

Uganda

Contacts

Public ContactAida Nakawunde

Secretary

rresearch9@gmail.com+256 41 533 541

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026