Measures for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection

NCT ID: NCT03551561

Last Updated: 2018-06-11

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

170 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2017-06-30

Study Completion Date

2017-11-07

Brief Summary

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Among the causes associated with infection of hospitalized patients, surgical site infection is a complication that is potentially associated with any type of surgical procedure, it also represents an expressive burden in terms of morbidity and mortality, as well as additional costs for health care systems around the world. It is regarded that the efficiency of the pre, per, and postoperative skin preparation depends on both the adopted antiseptic and the application method, with Chlorhexidine currently being the most used drug in such preparation. However, the manner, timing, or timing of cutaneous antisepsis action is unclear. Objective: Comparing antisepsis techniques using chlorhexidine-based soap associated with ethyl alcohol and alcoholic chlorhexidine versus chlorhexidine-based soap associated with alcoholic chlorhexidine, in surgical orthopedic procedures.

Detailed Description

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Among the causes associated with infection of hospitalized patients, surgical site infection is a complication that is potentially associated with any type of surgical procedure, it also represents an expressive burden in terms of morbidity and mortality, as well as additional costs for health care systems around the world. It is regarded that the efficiency of the pre, per, and postoperative skin preparation depends on both the adopted antiseptic and the application method, with Chlorhexidine currently being the most used drug in such preparation. However, the manner, timing, or timing of cutaneous antisepsis action is unclear. Objective: Comparing antisepsis techniques using chlorhexidine-based soap associated with ethyl alcohol and alcoholic chlorhexidine versus chlorhexidine-based soap associated with alcoholic chlorhexidine, in surgical orthopedic procedures. Methods: It is a primary, randomized, analytical and single-center clinical trial, consisting of 170 patients, which were distributed between 2 randomized groups, where Chlorhexidine-based Soap + Alcoholic Chlorhexidine were tested on the group CSAC and Chlorhexidine-based Soap + 70% Ethyl Alcohol + Alcoholic Chlorhexidine were tested on the group CSAAC. Cultures were performed in the Mannitol and EMB (Eosin Methylene Blue) media after being collected at the pre, post-skin preparation and end of the surgical procedure

Conditions

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Infection

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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CSAAC group

The CSAAC group (chlorhexidine-based soap + ethyl alcohol + alcoholic chlorhexidine): skin preparation process with 4% chlorhexidine-based soap for a period of 5 minutes, followed by a sterile and soaked with 70% alcohol compress. After removing the chlorhexidine-based soap excess, antisepsis was performed with alcoholic chlorhexidine and surgical drapes and gowns. Cultures were performed in the mannitol and EMB (Eosin Methylene Blue) media after being collected at the pre-skin preparation, post-skin preparation process and end of the surgical procedure.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

CSAAC

Intervention Type DRUG

Skin preparation with 4% chlorhexidine-based soap for a period of 5 minutes, followed by a sterile and soaked with 70% alcohol compress. After removing the chlorhexidine-based soap excess, antisepsis was performed with alcoholic chlorhexidine and surgical drapes and gowns.

CSAC

Intervention Type DRUG

Skin preparation with 4% chlorhexidine-based soap for a period of 5 minutes and the of a simple, dry and sterile compress to remove the excess. After removing the excess, antisepsis was performed with alcoholic chlorhexidine and surgical drapes and gowns.

CSAC group

The CSAC group (chlorhexidine-based soap + alcoholic chlorhexidine): skin preparation process with 4% chlorhexidine-based soap for a period of 5 minutes and the of a simple, dry and sterile compress to remove the excess. After removing the excess, antisepsis was performed with alcoholic chlorhexidine and surgical drapes and gowns. Cultures were performed in the mannitol and EMB media after being collected at the pre-skin preparation, post-skin preparation process and end of the surgical procedure.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

CSAAC

Intervention Type DRUG

Skin preparation with 4% chlorhexidine-based soap for a period of 5 minutes, followed by a sterile and soaked with 70% alcohol compress. After removing the chlorhexidine-based soap excess, antisepsis was performed with alcoholic chlorhexidine and surgical drapes and gowns.

CSAC

Intervention Type DRUG

Skin preparation with 4% chlorhexidine-based soap for a period of 5 minutes and the of a simple, dry and sterile compress to remove the excess. After removing the excess, antisepsis was performed with alcoholic chlorhexidine and surgical drapes and gowns.

Interventions

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CSAAC

Skin preparation with 4% chlorhexidine-based soap for a period of 5 minutes, followed by a sterile and soaked with 70% alcohol compress. After removing the chlorhexidine-based soap excess, antisepsis was performed with alcoholic chlorhexidine and surgical drapes and gowns.

Intervention Type DRUG

CSAC

Skin preparation with 4% chlorhexidine-based soap for a period of 5 minutes and the of a simple, dry and sterile compress to remove the excess. After removing the excess, antisepsis was performed with alcoholic chlorhexidine and surgical drapes and gowns.

Intervention Type DRUG

Other Intervention Names

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chlorhexidine-based sopa+70% alcool+alcoholic chlorhexidine chlorhexidine-based sopa + alcoholic chlorhexidine

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* patients both males and females; older than 18 years old who will undergo orthopaedic surgical procedures;

Exclusion Criteria

* patients who do not follow the medical guidelines; that are non-collaborative and / or do not sign the terms of consent.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Universidade do Vale do Sapucai

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Eugenio C Mendes, MD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Universidade do Vale do Sapucai

Locations

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Universidade do Vale do Sapucai

Pouso Alegre, Minas Gerais, Brazil

Site Status

Countries

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Brazil

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Provided Documents

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Other Identifiers

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Surgical Site Infection

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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