U.S., May 2 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07561541) titled 'Extended Oral Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Diabetic Fracture Patients' on April 24.
Brief Summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if taking an antibiotic pill for 7 days after surgery reduces the risk of wound infection in adults with poorly controlled diabetes who have surgery to fix a broken bone in the leg, ankle, or foot. It will also learn about the safety of the extended antibiotic course. The main questions it aims to answer are:
Does a 7-day antibiotic course after surgery lower the rate of wound infection within 90 days? What medical problems do participants have when taking the extended antibiotic course?
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