Chlorhexidine-Alcohol Versus Povidone-Iodine for Cesarean Antisepsis

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-07-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: Female

Summary

Primary Hypothesis: chlorhexidine gluconate alcohol skin antiseptic preparation is superior to povidone-iodine scrub and paint skin antiseptic preparation for prevention of cesarean related surgical site infection.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Edward Henry Springel, MD
• Treatments: Cadexomer iodine; Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Ethanol; Iodine; Povidone; Povidone-Iodine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• cesarean delivery

• age 18-65

• ability to consent in English or Spanish

Exclusion Criteria:

• inability or unwillingness to consent to study participation in English or Spanish

• current incarceration

• pre-operative diagnosis of chorioamnionitis

• perceived inability to complete follow up for data collection

• any prior known allergy or adverse reaction to either study preparation