PVP Iodine vs Chlorhexidine in Alcohol for Disinfection of the Surgical Site

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2020-06-30
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Prospective cluster-randomized multicenter cross-over trial to prove non-inferiority of PI compared to CHX in preoperative skin antisepsis

• Phase: Phase 4
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: No

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
• Collaborator: Swiss National Science Foundation
• Treatments: Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate; Iodine

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• undergoing cardiac or certain types of abdominal surgery (colorectal surgery, cholecystectomy, herniotomy, appendectomy and bariatric surgery) which are routinely followed up by the study Centers during the study period

Exclusion Criteria:

• contraindication to the use of either one of the compounds ( CHX: intolerance to any of the compounds of the preparation, application on cornea, wounds or mucosal Membrane. PI: hyperthyroid disease, intolerance to any of the compounds, iodine allergy, 2 weeks prior to radio- iodine treatment, Dermatitis herpetiformis Duhring, application on cornea, wounds or mucosal membranes)

• Emergency surgical Intervention

• Patients refusing General consent for use of personal data