CompletedPhase 4

Oral Antibiotics After Obstetric Perineal Tear

Denmark442 participantsStarted 2023-03-21

Plain-language summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate if 3 dose of oral antibiotics administrated the first day after a vaginal delivery with a second degree obstetric tear will decrease the risk of infection and/or wound dehiscence compared to women with 3 doses of placebo treatment.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Danish speaking women above 18 years * Second degree perineal tear and/or episiotomy * Suturing of obstetric tear at Herlev Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * Allergies to the treatment. * Women who end up with a cesarean-section, including those who have obstetric tears that require stitching or have had an episiotomy * Women who receive antibiotics intra- or postpartum for other reasons.

What they're measuring

Infection in the obstetric tear

Timeframe: Infection will be evaluated 1-2 weeks after the delivery.

Wound dehiscence

Timeframe: Wound dehiscence will be evaluated 1-2 weeks after the delivery

Trial details

NCT IDNCT05830162

SponsorHanna Jangö

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2024-01-04

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