Comparing Skin Disinfectants Before Labour Epidural Analgesia
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2007-10-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the current standard skin disinfectant solution for
labour epidurals used at BC Women's Hospital to another common skin disinfectant and to the
skin disinfectant solution recommended by the Public Health Agency of Canada (PHAC) prior to
placing special intravenous lines. There is very little information available to guide
doctors in deciding which is the best skin disinfectant for epidural analgesia. The study
hypothesis is that the disinfectant solution recommended by the PHAC will be the most
effective.