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A Comparison of Surgical Preparations and Wound Infection Rates for Elective Cesarean Sections

NCT00528008 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 268

Last updated 2012-11-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to find out if chlorhexidine gluconate solution is better at reducing the rate of wound infection after cesarean section compared to povidone-iodine.

Conditions

  • Wound Infection

Interventions

OTHER

povidone-iodine solution

Abdominal surgical field cleaned with 5% povidone-iodine detergent scrub, detergent cleaned from surgical area with sterile water, and then painted with 1% povidone-iodine solution.

OTHER

chlorhexidine gluconate

Abdominal surgical field painted once using 2% chlorhexidine in 70% alcohol.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eastern Health

    collaborator OTHER

  • Memorial University of Newfoundland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Paula Mallaley, MD · Resident, Obstetrics and Gynecology, Memorial University of Newfoundland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
19 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-12-31
Primary Completion
2010-02-28
Completion
2010-02-28

Countries

  • Canada

Study Locations

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