# Parenteral Antibiotics Compared to Combination of Oral and Parenteral Antibiotics in Colorectal Surgery Prophylaxis

> **NCT02505581** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute** · enrollment: 536 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Surgical Wound Infection

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Extra dosage - cefuroxime (750mg) I.V
- **PROCEDURE:** Colorectal Surgery
- **DRUG:** Ciprofloxacin 750 mg oral
- **DRUG:** Metronidazole 250 mg oral
- **DRUG:** Cefuroxime 1.5 g Intravenous
- **DRUG:** Metronidazole 1 g Intravenous

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02505581
- **Lead sponsor:** Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2015-05
- **Primary completion:** 2017-04
- **Final completion:** 2018-11-10
- **Target enrollment:** 536 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2020-01-14


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02505581

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02505581, "Parenteral Antibiotics Compared to Combination of Oral and Parenteral Antibiotics in Colorectal Surgery Prophylaxis". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-08-11 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02505581. Licensed CC0.

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