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

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

A randomozed control trial on adults who underwent CABG surgery. To evaluate the effectiveness of intraoperative continuous infusion (CI) of cefazolin compared with intermittent (INT) cefazolin administration in preventing SSIs in a CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting) 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

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Estimated)

100

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Contact

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Cardiothoracic ICU-admitted patients who underwent CABG on CPB.

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.
  • Patients who refused to sign the informed consent.

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: Intraoperative continuous infusion (CI) of cefazolin
To evaluate the effectiveness of intraoperative continuous infusion (CI) of cefazolin compared with intermittent (INT) cefazolin administration in preventing SSIs in a CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting) population.
Active Comparator: Intermittent (INT) cefazolin
To evaluate the effectiveness of intermittent (INT) cefazolin administration in preventing SSIs in a CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting) population.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Preventing SSIs in a CABG (coronary artery bypass grafting) population.
Time Frame: 3 months after surgery
3 months after surgery

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

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 22, 2026

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

June 22, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 13, 2026

Last Verified

June 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

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

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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