# Intravenous Versus Combined Oral and Intravenous Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Elective Colorectal Surgery

> **NCT02618720** · PHASE3 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand** · enrollment: 920 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Elective Colorectal Surgery

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** ornidazole
- **DRUG:** Placebo

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT02618720
- **Lead sponsor:** University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE3
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2016-05-25
- **Primary completion:** 2019-11-26
- **Final completion:** 2020-06-30
- **Target enrollment:** 920 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2026-04-21


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT02618720

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT02618720, "Intravenous Versus Combined Oral and Intravenous Antimicrobial Prophylaxis for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection in Elective Colorectal Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-06-03 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT02618720. Licensed CC0.

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