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ACTRN12615001045505
Completed
Not Applicable

Preoperative skin antisepsis with aqueous vs alcoholic chlorhexidine for the prevention of surgical site infection after minor skin excisions in general practice - a randomised controlled trial.

James Cook University0 sites920 target enrollmentOctober 7, 2015
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ConditionsSurgical Site InfectionSkin - Other skin conditionsInfection - Studies of infection and infectious agents

Overview

Phase
Not Applicable
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Surgical Site Infection
Sponsor
James Cook University
Enrollment
920
Status
Completed
Last Updated
6 years ago
OverviewInvestigatorsEligibility CriteriaOutcomesSimilar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
October 7, 2015
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • •All patients over the age of 18 undergoing minor skin procedures at the participating practices during the study period who have capacity to give informed consent and are able to return for removal of sutures.
  • •Patients who are not presenting for:
  • •Excision of sebaceous cyst
  • •Suturing of lacerations
  • •Excisions not requiring sutures, such as shave biopsies
  • •Excisions on body sites where adrenaline is contraindicated

Exclusion Criteria

  • •Allergy to alcohol or chlorhexidine
  • •Evidence of infection at or adjacent to the operative site
  • •Current use of antibiotics
  • •Clinical indication for antibiotic treatment following excision (besides SSI)
  • •Peri\-ocular excisions
  • •Patients with a primary language other than English for which certi?ed translation services for that language are not available

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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