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The Antiseptic Outcome of Traditional Hand Scrubbing Versus Hand Rubbing in Surgical Room

NCT02294604 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 236

Last updated 2017-03-13

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Summary

Hand hygiene is the cornerstone of aseptic techniques to reduce surgical site infection. The traditional surgical antisepsis involves scrubbing the skin with povidone-iodine or chlorhexidine gluconate. Recently, a waterless surgical hand rub formulation containing 61% ethyl alcochol, 1% chlorhexidine and moisturizers was developed to provide a comparable antiseptic effect. The investigators perform a randomized controlled trial to compare the antiseptic effectiveness of the waterless hand rubbing, the classic surgical handwashing with povidone-iodine and chlorhexidine solutions.

Conditions

  • Hand Disinfection

Interventions

DEVICE

ethyl alcochol, chlorhexidine and moisturizers

DEVICE

chlorhexidine

DEVICE

povidone-iodine

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Ka-Wai Tam, MD, MS · Taipei Medical University Shuang Ho Hospital

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-04-30
Primary Completion
2015-05-31
Completion
2015-05-31

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