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The Effect Of Wound Irrigation With Irrisept™ Delivery System On Abscess Healing In Patients Presenting To The Emergency Department

NCT01302548 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 33

Last updated 2014-04-07

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if wound cleansing and irrigation using the IRRISEPT Chlorhexidine Gluconate(CHG)solution, applying a given volume with a pressurized stream, will improve the outcome for infected abscesses in patients that present in the emergency department.

Conditions

Interventions

DEVICE

IRRISEPT

Device containing sterile water and chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)

PROCEDURE

Usual Care

The usual care method will either be the saline irrigation or incision and drainage depending on the physicians discretion.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Irrimax Corporation

    collaborator INDUSTRY

  • University of Florida

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard F Petrik, MD · University of Florida

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
12 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2011-02-28
Primary Completion
2012-08-31
Completion
2012-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Entities

Diseases

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