Effect of sterile versus non-sterile clean boxed gloves on surgical site infection during minor skin excisions in general practice: A prospective randomised control trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Presence of surgical site infection post minor skin excision in general practice setting; Infection - Studies of infection and infectious agents; Surgery - Other surgery

• Registration Number: ACTRN12612000698875
• Lead Sponsor: Shampavi Sriharan

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2012-06-29
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 410

Inclusion Criteria

All patients presenting to the participating general practice who require removal of minor skin excision anywhere on their body are eligible to participate

Exclusion Criteria

- patients who are already taking oral antibiotics
- those who require oral or topical antibiotics post-opratively
- immunocompromsed
- repair of lacerations
- having a flap procedure
- those with latex allergies
- excision not requring sutures such as shave biopsies
- lesions on body where adrenaline is contraindicated

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified