Status:
COMPLETED
Vaginal Cleansing With Chlorhexidine Versus Iodine for Prevention of Endometritis
Lead Sponsor:
Federal Teaching Hospital Abakaliki
Conditions:
Endometritis
Vaginal Cleansing
Eligibility:
FEMALE
15-45 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Povidone has been approved for vaginal cleansing in the prevention of endometritis postcaesarean section. chlorhexidine solution which is cheap and readily available as shown to prevent endometritis.T...
Detailed Description
BACKGROUND: Maternal infectious morbidity is a common complication of caesarean section and is the third leading cause of maternal mortality in Nigeria. It accounts for 15% of maternal death worldwide...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All pregnant women at \> 28 weeks gestational age undergoing emergency caesarean section.
- Emergency caesarean sections for women in labour, with ruptured membrane or cord prolapse.
- Pregnant women that gave consent to participate in the study
Exclusion
- Elective caesarean sections
- Known allergy to povidone iodine or chlorhexidinegluconate
- Diabetes mellitus/ glucose intolerance undergoing elective caesarean section.
- Asymptomatic placenta praevia undergoing elective caesarean section
- Patients who have chorioamnionitis
- Immunosuppressive conditions like AIDS, steroid use
- Patients who have coexisting uterine fibroid.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2020
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 14 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
239 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT06936475
Start Date
June 1 2020
End Date
September 14 2020
Last Update
May 1 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Alex Ekwueme Federal University Teaching Hospital
Abakaliki, Ebonyi State, Nigeria, 480101