An Oral Doxycycline Regimen to Prevent Bacteremia Following Dental Procedures

Trial statusNot yet recruiting
Trial phasePhase 4
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-65
SponsorUniversity of Santiago de Compostela

About this trial

Although controversy exists regarding the efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis for patients at risk of infective endocarditis, expert committees continue to publish recommendations for antibiotic prophylactic regimens. The last American Heart Association (AHA) and European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidelines include several important changes, highlighting that clindamycin (CLI) is no longer recommended as an alternative to amoxicillin in those allergic to penicillin. This new project aims to evaluate the effectiveness of oral doxycycline in preventing post-dental extraction bloodstream infection.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Subjects must have at least 10 teeth.

Subjects must have the need for a dental extraction under general anesthesia (for behavioral reasons).

Subjects will be recruited regardless of the extent and severity of their dental and/or periodontal disease.

Disqualifiers

Age under 18 years

Body weight under 40 kg

Receipt of antibiotics in the previous 3 months

Routine use of oral antiseptics

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Clindamycin

    Drug

    Receiving 600 mg oral Clindamycin 1 hour before general anesthesia and before any dental manipulation

  • Doxycycline

    Drug

    Receiving 100 mg oral Doxycycline 1 hour before general anesthesia and before any dental manipulation

Treatment groups

150 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: No InterventionNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: ClindamycinActive comparator 1 intervention
Group C: DoxycyclineActive comparator 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Bacteremia in participants receiving a prophylactic dosage with oral doxycyclin

Positive cultures

Time frame
Changes from baseline at 30 seconds and 15 minutes after the final dental extraction

Secondary outcomes

1

Bacteremia in participants receiving a prophylactic dosage with oral clindamycin

Positive cultures

Time frame
Changes from baseline at 30 seconds and 15 minutes after the final dental extraction
2

Bacteremia in participants receiving no prophylaxis

Positive cultures

Time frame
Changes from baseline at 30 seconds and 15 minutes after the final dental extraction

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Santiago de Compostela

Lead sponsor

Hospital Clinico Universitario de Santiago

Collaborator

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