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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/08/092216 [Registered on: 01/08/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 01/08/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Drug 
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   In a patient operated for acute appenidicitis,this trial compares the infection rates at surgical sites in patients given wash with antibiotic or with saline 
Scientific Title of Study   Evaluation of surgical site infection rates RATES with or without metronidazole wound irrigation in appendicectomy for acute appendicitis -A randomised control study  
Trial Acronym  Nil 
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Deepinder Kaur 
Designation  Post Graduate student 
Affiliation  Maulana azad medical college and lok nayak hospital ,Delhi 
Address  Department of general surgery,2nd floor,BLT,Lok nayak hospital ,Delhi

New Delhi
DELHI
110002
India 
Phone  9877640910  
Fax    
Email  kaurdeepinder5721@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Director Professor Dr Sushanto Neogi 
Designation  Director professor 
Affiliation  Maulana azad medical college and lok nayak hospital ,Delhi 
Address  Department of general surgery,2nd floor,BLT,Lok nayak hospital ,Delhi

New Delhi
DELHI
110002
India 
Phone  9968604384  
Fax    
Email  sushantoneogi@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Deepinder Kaur 
Designation  Post Graduate student 
Affiliation  Maulana azad medical college and lok nayak hospital ,Delhi 
Address  Department of general surgery ,2nd floor,BLT,Lok nayak hospital ,Delhi

New Delhi
DELHI
110002
India 
Phone  9877640910  
Fax    
Email  kaurdeepinder5721@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Lok nayak hospital and maulana azad medical college ,near delhi gate ,new delhi ,Delhi 110002 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Maulana azad medical college 
Address  Maulana azad medical college and lok nayak hospital ,Delhi 
Type of Sponsor  Government medical college 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Deepinder Kaur  Maulana azad medical college  Room no 329,LNRDH hostel,Lok nayak hospital ,Delhi
New Delhi
DELHI 
09877640910

kaurdeepinder5721@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethics commitee  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: K358||Other and unspecified acute appendicitis,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Intervention  Metronidazole wash in open appedicectomy  Metronidazole wash(100ml) given after closing external oblique for 1 minute in open appendicectomy performed in case of acute appedicitis 
Comparator Agent  Saline wash in open appendicectomy  Saline wash(100ml) given after closing external oblique for 1 minute in open appendicectomy performed in case of acute appendicitis 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  65.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Only inclusion criteria include age 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Pregnancy,lactation and immunocompromised states 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Computer generated randomization 
Method of Concealment   On-site computer system 
Blinding/Masking   Participant Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Surgical site infection rates based on CDDC criteria within 1 month.
 
At baseline. 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
Association of wound culture with the intraperitoneal fluid culture.
 
At baseline 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="20"
Sample Size from India="20" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   13/08/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="2"
Days="20" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Yet Recruiting 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This trial tests the comparison of rates of metronidazole wash after emergency appendicectomy with normal saline wash in a  patient of acute appendicitis.Metronidazole wash is given after closure of external oblique,Single dose prophylactic antibiotic is given before open appendicectony to see the sole effect of wash on rates of surgical site infection.This trial also compares intraoperative and post operative cultures . 
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