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Number of Necessary Paints of Preoperative Skin Disinfection to Prevent Surgical Site Infections

NCT03859375 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 239

Last updated 2020-07-01

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This observational study investigates whether 3 paints are superior compared to 2 paints in reducing microbial skin counts in the disinfection area of cardiac and abdominal surgery patients.

Conditions

  • Surgical Site Infection

Interventions

OTHER

microbial skin counts in the disinfection area after paints of skin disinfectants

microbial skin counts in the disinfection area after 2 and 3 paints of skin disinfectants (chlorhexidine in alcohol \[CHX\] and povidone iodine in alcohol \[PI\])

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Swiss National Science Foundation

    collaborator OTHER

  • University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Andreas Widmer, Prof. Dr. MD · University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-01-29
Primary Completion
2019-10-01
Completion
2019-10-08

Countries

  • Switzerland

Study Locations

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