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CompletedNCT01347593Updated Jan 17, 2013

Prophylactic Ceftizoxime (Cefizox) for Elective Cesarean Delivery

A Phase 4 interventional study of ceftizoxime in Caesarean, sponsored by University of Khartoum. Completed at 1 site in Sudan. Open to female participants aged 14 Years to 45 Years. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2013-01-17.

Sponsored by University of Khartoum · Phase 4, Interventional, and Prevention

Phase
Phase 4
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
220
Allocation
Randomized
Ages
14 Years to 45 Years
Sex
Female
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Study summary

Ceftizoxime (Cefizox) will reduce post Cesarean delivery febrile morbidity.

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Conditions studied

  • Caesarean

Keywords

  • ceftizoxime
  • Cesarean
  • post caesarean febrile morbidity
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In context

Lead sponsor

University of Khartoum is the lead sponsor of 14 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

Counted across the registry records on this site, refreshed daily.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
14 Years to 45 Years
Sexes eligible
Female
Accepts healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

  • Elective Cesarean section

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diabetes severe anaemia allergy
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Study design

Phase
Phase 4
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention model
Parallel assignment
Masking
None (open label)
Enrollment
220 participants (actual)

Study arms

  • Experimental
    ceftizoxime (cefizox) injection

    ceftizoxime (cefizox) as single dose of 1 g at the interval of 30-60 minutes before the incision

    Drug: ceftizoxime

Interventions

  • Drugceftizoxime

    ceftizoxime (cefizox) injection either after clamping the cord

    Also known as: cefizox

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. reducing post Cesarean section febrile morbidity

    reducing infection rate

    Time frame: 4 days

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Study locations

1 site
  • Soba Hospital
    Khartoum, 249, Sudan
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References and documents

Publications

  • Osman B, Abbas A, Ahmed MA, Abubaker MS, Adam I. Prophylactic ceftizoxime for elective cesarean delivery at Soba Hospital, Sudan. BMC Res Notes. 2013 Feb 8;6:57. doi: 10.1186/1756-0500-6-57. PubMed 23394621 ↗
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Updates

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Jan 17, 2013, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT01347593
Lead sponsor
University of Khartoum
Collaborators
Ministry of Health, Sudan
Responsible party
Ishag Adam (Professor, University of Khartoum) — Principal investigator
First posted
May 4, 2011
Start date
May 2011
Primary completion
Aug 2011
Completion
Aug 2011
Last update
Jan 17, 2013

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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