Status:
UNKNOWN
Cesarean Section Skin Prep - Does Skin Preparation Pattern Affect Skin Bacterial Burden
Lead Sponsor:
Albert Einstein Healthcare Network
Conditions:
Cesarean Section Complications
Wound Infection
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Currently there is no study investigating best skin cleaning patterns prior to cesarean deliveries. As a result, doctors perform skin preparation using random unstudied techniques. Techniques vary fro...
Detailed Description
Currently there is no study investigating optimal skin preparations patterns prior to cesarean deliveries. As a result, there are many practitioners that perform skin preparation, cleaning of the surg...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Admitted to the hospital for scheduled C-section.
- C-section incision must be Pfannenstiel
- Preoperative antibiotics administered in accordance with ACOG recommendations
- BMI \>30
Exclusion
- Patient is currently on immunosuppression therapy.
- Patient is allergic to any medications or materials used during the research study
- BMI \>45 are excluded
- Patient refuses to participate in the study.
- Case is converted from plan to stat cesarean section
- Age less than 18
- If patient is determined to be unable to be consented
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
February 2 2021
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 1 2023
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04345562
Start Date
February 2 2021
End Date
September 1 2023
Last Update
January 31 2023
Active Locations (1)
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Albert Einstein Medical Center
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19130