A randomized controlled trial comparing pre-operative abdominal surgery skin preparation with aqueous versus alcoholic Chlorhexidine for surgical site infection preventio

Phase 4

• Conditions: Abdominal surgery; Pre-operative scrub; Alcoholic chlorhexidine; Aqueous chlorhexidine; Surgical site infection

• Registration Number: TCTR20211028001
• Lead Sponsor: avamindradhiraj university

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-10-28
• Study Completion: 2022-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 19 August 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending (Not yet recruiting)
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1300

Inclusion Criteria

1. Adult patients who are more than 18 years old.
2. All abdominal surgery, include both laparoscopy and open surgery, from any incision or gastrointestinal pathology
3. Any wound classification
4. American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) patient classification < 5.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Potential second-look operation or planned revisionary surgery.
2. Patient who had history of allergy with alcohol.
3. Already participate in the other trials involving abdominal operation.
4. Using prosthetic material in surgical wound
5. Not willing to participate

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
surgical site infection 1 month CDC criteria for SSI

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Wound separation 1 week Clinical examination