Topical Treatment and Prevalence of P. Acnes

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2018-01-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

This study is about preventing surgical site infections of the shoulder. We hope to learn if clindamycin alone, benzoyl peroxide alone, or clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide together can affect growth of Propionibacterium acnes in the dermal layer.

• Phase: Phase 2
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: University of Southern California
• Treatments: Benzoyl Peroxide; Clindamycin; Clindamycin palmitate; Clindamycin phosphate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• healthy volunteer

• age > 18

Exclusion Criteria:

• history of antibiotic use in the last month

• active acne on the back

• non-English speakers (the study personnel do not have adequate training to converse and consent in other languages)