NCT01330706

Efficacy of Intraoperative Surgical Scrubbing in Reducing Bacterial Load After Nail Removal Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 50 (actual)
• Sponsor: Universidad Complutense de Madrid · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 80 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The investigators conducted a controlled, prospective randomized study to examine the antiseptic efficacy of intraoperative irrigation methods during nail avulsion surgery.

Detailed description

The investigators conducted a controlled, prospective randomized study to examine the antiseptic efficacy of intraoperative scrubbing methods during nail avulsion surgery. The investigators compared intraoperative antiseptic scrubbing using 0.9% saline solution and 0.1% polihexanide. Swab samples were taken from each patient at 5 distinct stages throughout the surgical procedure, and bacterial culture analysis was performed (positive culture rate, total inocula count, reduction of bacterial load, and identification of specific microorganisms).

Conditions

• Skin Diseases
• Nail Diseases
• Nails, Ingrown

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Polihexanide	The investigators compared intraoperative antiseptic irrigation using 0.9% saline solution and 0.1% polihexanide.

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-02-01
• Primary completion: 2011-03-01
• Completion: 2011-03-01
• First posted: 2011-04-07
• Last updated: 2011-04-07

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain