# RCT to Investigate if Prophylactic Antibiotics Prevent Further Episodes of Cellulitis (Erysipelas) of the Leg

> **NCT00552799** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University of Nottingham** · enrollment: 274 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Cellulitis/Erysipelas of the Leg

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Penicillin VK
- **OTHER:** placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00552799
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Nottingham
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2006-07
- **Primary completion:** 2011-11
- **Final completion:** 2011-11
- **Target enrollment:** 274 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2012-07-24

## Collaborators

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## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00552799

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00552799, "RCT to Investigate if Prophylactic Antibiotics Prevent Further Episodes of Cellulitis (Erysipelas) of the Leg". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-10 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00552799. Licensed CC0.

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