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Dilute Betadine Soak and Scrub for Foot and Ankle Surgery

NCT03926208 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 242

Last updated 2021-02-12

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Summary

Infection and wound complications are the most common complications following orthopaedic foot and ankle procedures, and the infection rate following these procedures is higher than in procedures involving other areas of the body.The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to determine whether a standard chlorhexidine prep can be augmented with a soak \& scrub of the foot in dilute betadine to reduce the rate of positive cultures from the hallux nail fold prior to surgery.

Conditions

  • Postoperative Infection
  • Postoperative Complications

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Soak and Scrub

Betadine soak and scrub in addition to standard clorhexadine scrub (standard of care).

PROCEDURE

Clorhexadine scrub

Clorhexadine scrub (standard of care).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rush University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kamran S Hamid, MD · Rush University Medical Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-05-24
Primary Completion
2019-12-10
Completion
2020-01-01

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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