A randomized controlled trial comparing intro-operative wound irrigation with normal saline versus aqueous chlorhexidine for surgical site infection preventio

Phase 4

• Conditions: Abdominal surgery; Wound irrigation; Normal saline; Aqueous chlorhexidine; Surgical site infection

• Registration Number: TCTR20211027010
• Lead Sponsor: avamindradhiraj University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-10-27
• Study Completion: 2022-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 260

Inclusion Criteria

Adult patients who are more than 18 years old.
-Abdominal surgery from any incision or gastrointestinal pathology
-Clean-contaminated, and contaminated wound Classification.
-American Society of Anaesthesiologists (ASA) patient classification < 5.

Exclusion Criteria

-Dirty wound classification
-Potential second-look operation or planned revisionary surgery
-Already participate in the other trials involving abdominal operation.
-Not willing to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Surgical site infection 1 month CDC criteria for SSI

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
wound seroma/hematoma/evisceration 2 week Clinical examination