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Chlorhexidine Versus Povidone-Iodine for Prevention of Epidural Needle Contamination in the Parturient

NCT00223002 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2009-02-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Infection after epidural catheter placement is fortunately rare. When it does happen, the affected person can become seriously ill.

This study examines which skin disinfectant, chlorhexidine or povidone-iodine, decreases the number of bacteria that can be grown from the skin washed with each disinfectant prior to placing an epidural catheter for pain control in labour.

Conditions

  • Asepsis
  • Analgesia, Epidural
  • Anesthesia, Epidural

Interventions

DRUG

Chlorhexidine

sample collected at time of procedure and then analysed for bacterial contamination

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Saskatchewan

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Susan A Shaw, MD · University of Saskatchewan College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2004-11-30
Primary Completion
2007-01-31
Completion
2008-01-31

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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