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Pre-operative Versus Post-operative Vaginal Cleansing With Chlorhexidine Solution in Prevention Post-Cesarean Section Infection

NCT06176573 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2023-12-19

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Summary

Maternal infectious morbidity is a common complication of cesarean delivery, especially in a poor recourse setting like ours. This study was done to compare the effectiveness of preoperative vaginal cleansing with immediate postoperative vaginal cleansing with chlorhexidine solution in preventing post-cesarean infectious morbidities. Randomized trial involving 120 consented women who had elective or emergency cesarean sections at term, 60 in each group. Group 1 had preoperative while group 2 had postoperative vaginal cleansing with 1% chlorhexidine.

Conditions

  • Post Cesarean Infectious Morbidity

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Chlorhexidine

Pre-operative and post-operative vaginal cleansing.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki

    lead OTHER_GOV

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
44 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

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

Countries

  • Nigeria

Study Locations

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