Continuous Infusion Versus Intermittent IV Bolus of Cefazolin: Prevention of Surgical Site Infection During Orthopedic Surgeries in Egyptian Patients.

June 13, 2026 updated by: Hebatallah Ali Abdeen, Helwan University

A randomozed control trial on adults who underwent orthopaedic surgery. To evaluate the effectiveness of intraoperative continuous infusion (CI) of cefazolin compared with intermittent (INT) cefazolin administration in preventing SSIs in the orthopaedic surgical population.

Eligible patients will be randomized using block randomization into 2 groups: intervention group and control group. The intervention group will use continuous infusion of cefazolin (CI), while the control group will follow the traditional presurgical prophylaxis protocol of intermittent cefazolin doses (INT).

Study Overview

Status

Not yet recruiting

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

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Study Contact

Participation Criteria

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Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Orthopaedic surgical ward patients who underwent major surgery.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients who require reoperation within 30 days.
  • Immunosuppressant patients.
  • Patients who are not adherent to the protocol time or dosing, either preoperatively, during, or postoperatively.
  • Pregnancy or breastfeeding.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Continuous infusion of cefazolin
Drug: Cefazolin 2 g Infusion
Intraoperative continuous infusion (CI) of cefazolin
Active Comparator: Intermittent cefazolin injection
Drug: Cefazolin 2 GM Injection
Administration of cefazolin 2 gm 30 minutes pre-surgery

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Incidence of surgical site infection
Time Frame: within 90 days after surgery.
To evaluate the effectiveness of intraoperative continuous infusion (CI) of cefazolin compared with intermittent (INT) cefazolin administration in preventing SSIs in the orthopedic surgical population.
within 90 days after surgery.

Collaborators and Investigators

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Sponsor

Helwan University

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start (Estimated)

July 1, 2026

Primary Completion (Estimated)

September 30, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

December 31, 2026

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 13, 2026

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 13, 2026

First Posted (Actual)

June 18, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 18, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 13, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1803062025

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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