# CAT BITE Antibiotic Prophylaxis for the Hand/Forearm (CATBITE)

> **NCT05846399** · PHASE4 · RECRUITING · sponsor: **University of Missouri-Columbia** · enrollment: 72 (estimated)

## Conditions studied

- Cat Bite
- Hand Injuries
- Arm Injury
- Infection, Bacterial
- Anti-bacterial Agents

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** Amoxicillin/clavulanate
- **DRUG:** Ciprofloxacin
- **DRUG:** Clindamycin
- **OTHER:** Placebo (microcrystalline cellulose)
- **PROCEDURE:** Wound management

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT05846399
- **Lead sponsor:** University of Missouri-Columbia
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** RECRUITING
- **Start date:** 2023-09-07
- **Primary completion:** 2027-07-01
- **Final completion:** 2027-08-01
- **Target enrollment:** 72 (ESTIMATED)
- **Last updated:** 2025-10-15


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT05846399

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT05846399, "CAT BITE Antibiotic Prophylaxis for the Hand/Forearm (CATBITE)". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-09-07 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT05846399. Licensed CC0.

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