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CHLORHEXIDINE MOUTHWASH TO REDUCE RESPIRTAORY TRACT INFECTIONS AFTER ABDOMINAL SURGERIES

Phase 3
Conditions
Respiratory
Registration Number
PACTR202211513812190
Lead Sponsor
TAMALE TEACHING HOSPITA
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Pending
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
104
Inclusion Criteria

1.Participants who are 10 years and above
2.Participants presenting with either elective or emergency abdominal condition requiring midline laparotomy under general anaesthesia
3.Midline incision of at least 5cm long or more
4.Participants who have given written informed consent and/or assent

Exclusion Criteria

1.Non-midline abdominal incision
2.Emergency laparotomy for gynaecological conditions including caesarean sections
3.Patients who have documented allergy or hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine
4.Patients with documented evidence of pneumonia before surgery
5.Incisions less than 5cm
6.Those unable to complete follow up after surgery
7.Patients assessed to have ASA grade V, expected to die with or without surgery, before the commencement of surgery
8.Patients who have had abdominal surgery in another facility and referred to TTH for further management

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
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Secondary Outcome Measures
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