Status:

UNKNOWN

Can Additional Preoperative Skin Cleaning on Face, Neck and Chest With Chlorhexidine Reduce Cutibacterium Acnes Contamination on Sutures in Arthroscopy Rotator Cuff Repair?

Lead Sponsor:

National Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Conditions:

C. Acnes

Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-75 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of our study was to investigate whether preoperative skin cleaning on face, neck, and chest with chlorhexidine could reduce suture contamination of C. acnes in arthroscopic rotator cuff re...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • primary arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

Exclusion

  • younger than 18 years
  • having previous shoulder surgeries or shoulder infection episodes
  • having a history of allergy to chlorhexidine
  • who refused to participate

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 23 2020

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 30 2022

Estimated Enrollment :

90 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT04483063

Start Date

March 23 2020

End Date

June 30 2022

Last Update

July 23 2020

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National Cheng Kung University Hospital

Tainan, Taiwan, 70428