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Vaginal Cleansing Before Cesarean Delivery to Reduce Infection

NCT02495753 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 608

Last updated 2021-08-06

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that vaginal cleansing with povidone-iodine solution immediately prior to cesarean delivery reduces postcesarean infectious morbidity.

Conditions

  • Complications; Cesarean Section

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Vaginal Cleansing

The vagina will be prepped in two passes with sponge sticks soaked in 1% povidone-iodine solution from a prepackaged sterile pouch.

PROCEDURE

Abdominal Cleansing

The abdomen will be cleansed using chlorhexidine or betadine according to surgeon's preference prior to cesarean.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Washington University School of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2015-08-31
Primary Completion
2021-01-31
Completion
2021-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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