Skin bacteria as a source of surgical infections: molecular epidemiology and prevention of wound contaimination - Skin bacteria and surgical infections.
- Conditions
- o medical condition under investigation, investigation of surgical wound contamination in spinal patients.
- Registration Number
- EUCTR2009-016566-82-GB
- Lead Sponsor
- Belfast Health and Social Care Trust
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ot Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 450
Patient is undergoing spinal surgery.
Are the trial subjects under 18? no
Number of subjects for this age range: 0
F.1.2 Adults (18-64 years) yes
F.1.2.1 Number of subjects for this age range 0
F.1.3 Elderly (>=65 years) yes
F.1.3.1 Number of subjects for this age range 0
1) Patients who have had more than 7 days hospitalisation prior to surgery. 2) Patients who have been transferred from another hospital. 3) Patients with overt spinal infections suspected pre-operatively or where evidence of purulence in any part of the wound is observed during surgery. 4) Patients who are sensitive to the skin antiseptics. 5) Patients on antibiotics prior to surgery, other than surgical prophylaxis, as antibiotics can be excreted in sweat and could therefore affect the normal resident skin bacteria.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional clinical trial of medicinal product
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method