NCT06190197 · University of Minnesota
Prophylactic Antibiotics in Cystectomy With Diversion
What this study is about
Using a randomly assigned 2 treatment group$1 design, this study is being conducted to test for non-inferiority of no prophylactic antibiotic therapy versus the prophylactic taken by mouth antibiotic, nitrofurantoin, through comparison of rates of postoperative urinary tract infections within the 90-day postoperative period in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer who undergo radical cystectomy with urinary diversion.
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Using a randomized 2 arm design, this study is being conducted to test for non-inferiority of no prophylactic antibiotic therapy versus the prophylactic oral antibiotic, nitrofurantoin, through comparison of rates of postoperative urinary tract infections within the 90-day postoperative period in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer who undergo radical cystectomy with urinary diversion.
Interventions
DRUG
Prophylactic antibiotics postoperatively.
Prophylactic antibiotics postoperatively. All participants in this arm will receive nitrofurantoin 100 milligrams by mouth daily for either 10 or 21 days based on whether they had an ileal conduit or orthotopic neobladder, respectively, for the diversion. Participants will be instructed to swallow the capsule whole, preferably with food and at the same time each day. If a dose is forgotten, participants will be asked to take it when they remember and then take the next dose as usual. However, if they do not remember until the next dose, do not take extra capsules to make up the missed dose.
Primary outcome measures
test for non-inferiority
Time frame: 90 days
Test for non-inferiority of no antibiotic therapy versus the prophylactic oral antibiotic, nitrofurantoin, through comparison of rates of postoperative urinary tract infections within the 90-day postoperative period in patients with muscle invasive bladder cancer who undergo radical cystectomy with urinary diversion.
Difference in risk
Time frame: 30 and 90 days
Difference in risk of UTI within the first 30 days postoperative between treatment and no treatment groups. 2-sample, 2-sided, t-test for a difference in proportions. Statistical hypothesis: H0: R1 - R2 = 0, Hα: R1 - R2 ≠ 0, where R1 is the risk (proportion) of UTI infection within the first 30 days, post operation, among those in the treatment group, and R2 among placebo.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- Presence of muscle invasive bladder cancer and planning to undergo radical cystectomy with either ileal conduit or neobladder diversion.
- 18 years of age or older
Exclusion criteria
- Currently receiving antimicrobials for active infection
- Poor renal function with GFR \< 30 ml/min
- Allergy to nitrofurantoin and unable to take an alternative antibiotic (cephalexin, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, or ciprofloxacin)
- Unable to provide Informed consent
- Prior pelvic radiation
Where
- Minneapolis, Minnesota
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