Efficacy of Surgical Skin Preparation Solutions in Hip Arthroplasty Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2016-04-06
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study will assess the efficacy of two of the most commonly used surgical skin-preparation solutions: Chloraprep (chlorhexidine-alcohol) and Duraprep (iodine-alcohol) at eliminating bacteria from the hip site by evaluating the residual bacteria present following surgical skin-preparation.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Lakehead University
• Collaborator: Thunder Bay Regional Health Sciences Centre
• Treatments: Chlorhexidine; Ethanol

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Has consented for primary total hip arthroplasty by any of the following orthopaedic surgeons: Drs. Kurt Droll, Dave Puskas or Claude Cullinan

• Are capable of providing their own consent

• Are able to adequately communicate in English to undergo informed consent

• Has provided written, informed consent for the study

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous hip arthroplasty

• Evidence of an open wound at the incision site

• Evidence of an abrasion in the vicinity of the planned incision

• Evidence of an active infection at or near the surgical site

• Evidence of an active infection elsewhere in the body

• Are chronically immunosuppressed e.g. transplant

• Is deemed not suitable for the study in the opinion of an investigator