# Orally Administered Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and Metronidazole as Prophylaxis of Infection Following Elective Colorectal Surgery

> **NCT00613769** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Halmstad County Hospital** · enrollment: 1073 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Infection Prophylaxis in Colo Rectal Surgery

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole + metronidazole
- **DRUG:** cefuroxime and metronidazole

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT00613769
- **Lead sponsor:** Halmstad County Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2007-09
- **Primary completion:** 2011-12
- **Final completion:** 2012-05
- **Target enrollment:** 1073 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2012-09-28


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00613769

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT00613769, "Orally Administered Trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole and Metronidazole as Prophylaxis of Infection Following Elective Colorectal Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-26 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT00613769. Licensed CC0.

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