A study comparing antimicrobial sutures with regular sutures in prevention of infection following cranial surgery
Phase 4
Recruiting
- Conditions
- Nervous System Diseases
- Registration Number
- PACTR202308874091441
- Lead Sponsor
- Dr CHIZOWA OKWUCHUKWU EZEAK
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 100
Inclusion Criteria
Patients aged 2–80 years.
Consenting patients who are scheduled for cranial surgical procedures under general anaesthesia requiring scalp incisions
All patients for cranial surgical procedures with class I wounds as defined by the American College of Surgeons and without evidence of systemic focus of infection
Patients with controlled comorbidities
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with an intracranial or systemic infection before the procedure
Patients with contaminated or dirty surgical wounds
Patients who die within 30 days after surgery from complications unrelated to SSIs
Patients on long-term steroid use (> 1 month) or with uncontrolled co-morbidities
Patients undergoing surgery with the use of implants
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The primary outcome measure will be the surgical site infection rate reported by blinded assessors within 30 days of surgery, which will be compared in both groups.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method The length of hospital stay in those with surgical site infection and the pattern of causative microorganism