Chlorhexidine alcohol versus povidone iodine alcohol as pre operative antiseptic for prevention of surgical site infection in cesarean section a randomised control trial
Phase 2
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: O82- Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2024/05/067268
- Lead Sponsor
- Shravanthi
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Yet Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 0
Inclusion Criteria
Singleton pregnancy
Term pregnancy
Exclusion Criteria
Severe anemia less 8
Women with any skin lesions over the abdomen
Any concurrent systemic infection
History of allergy to chlorhexidine or iodine
Evidence of infection at or adjacent to the operative site.
Immunocompromised patients
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Rate of SSI in both the study groupsTimepoint: wound is seen on post operative day 2, on postoperative day 5 and at the time of discharge.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Organism growth on swabs takenTimepoint: wound pus swabs are taken & sent for culture & sensitivity. The growth of organism is noted & suitable antibiotics are added. <br/ ><br>