CompletedNot Applicable

Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Ragged Placental Membranes

716 participantsStarted 2016-10-01

Plain-language summary

In some centres, women are routinely given a course of antibiotics postnatally if ragged placental membranes were present at delivery. The investigators examined the necessity such an intervention.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Exclusion criteria

✕. Fever, within 5 days preceding delivery (Axillary temperature \> 37.5oC on 2 or more occasions at least 1 hour apart or temperature \> 38oC on one occasion). This also includes intrapartum fever.
✕. Required oral or intravenous antibiotics for any other obstetric-related (ex. third or fourth degree tears, preterm prelabour rupture of membranes) or non- obstetric related (ex. pneumonia, acute pyelonephritis) reasons
✕. Prolonged rupture of membrane (\>18 hours)
✕. Retroviral disease, on long term oral or parenteral steroid or receiving other forms of immunosuppressants, including chemotherapy within the last one year.
✕. Vaginal delivery for an intrauterine death
✕. Penicillin allergy

What they're measuring

Incidence of postpartum endometritis

Timeframe: 6 weeks postpartum

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03459599

SponsorSarawak General Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-03-01

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