Overview

Wound Antiseptic Study With Hypochlorous Acid & Iodopovidone

Status:
Unknown status
Trial end date:
2009-03-01
Target enrollment:
0
Participant gender:
All
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether hypochlorous acid is an effective antiseptic agent to prevent surgical site infection.
Phase:
Phase 2
Accepts Healthy Volunteers?
No
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Universidad Tecnológica de Pereira
Collaborator:
Hospital Universitario San Jorge de Pereira (HUSJ)
Treatments:
Anti-Infective Agents, Local
Povidone-Iodine
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:

- All patients over 18 years old, who are going to be operated

- Classification of surgical wounds according to the National Research Council as class
I or II

- Risk index classification of the American Society of Anaesthesiology (ASA) as ASA 1 or
2

Exclusion Criteria:

- Patients requiring mesh or prosthesis or orthesis