Status:
COMPLETED
The Use of 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Impregnated Cloth Bathing in Preoperative Skin Preparation
Lead Sponsor:
University of Sao Paulo
Conditions:
Surgical Site Infection
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
To compare the use of towels impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in the traditional preoperative bath with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in preventing the occurrence of surgical site infection am...
Detailed Description
This is a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial, composed of patients submitted to potentially contaminated elective surgeries, randomly assigned to an intervention group, consisting of those who...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- 18 years of age or over
- literate
- undergoing potentially contaminated elective surgeries
- admitted on the day before the surgical treatment or in the triple three-day hospital stay prior to surgery, without an infectious or otherwise infected process
- correctly follow the instructions for the use of towels impregnated with chlorhexidine gluconate 2%
- follow the instructions for the use of chlorhexidine gluconate 2%
Exclusion
- submitted to previous surgeries, in a period of less than thirty days, or ninety days in the case of a prosthesis implant
- present skin lesions or known allergy to chlorhexidine gluconate 2%
- patients submitted to videolaparoscopic surgeries and vaginal surgeries
- patients who had daily use of products containing antiseptics (creams and / or liquid or bar soaps containing CHG, triclosan or similar) in their daily activity; or who had used antibiotics or similar drugs two weeks before and during the period of data collection.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 2 2017
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 28 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
1 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03813693
Start Date
May 2 2017
End Date
September 28 2018
Last Update
January 23 2019
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Fernanda de Oliveira Andrade
Curitiba, Paraná, Brazil