Prophylactic Antibiotics Useful With Antibiotic Impregnated External Ventricular Drains (EVDs)?
Recruiting
Phase 1
Interventional Study
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
Ventriculitis, Cerebral
Hydrocephalus
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Treatment
- Participants needed
- 84 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center · Other
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About This Trial
The principal objective of this study is to compare the incidence of ventriculostomy related infections (VRIs) in patients who receive twenty-four hours of antibiotics, beginning no more than sixty minutes prior to EVD placement, to the incidence of VRIs in patients who also receive a pre-procedural dose of antibiotics with continued dosing of antibiotics for the duration of the external ventricul…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
* patients over the age of 18 years
* patients diagnosed with a subarachnoid hemorrhage, intracerebral hemorrhage, or acute ischemic stroke who require an EVD for management of their underlying condition. In certain cases (a small minority), an EVD must be replaced due to failur…
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