NCT03508492

Surgeons' Satisfaction With Two Types of Tinted Chlorhexidine Applicators (Chloraprep® and Nex Clorex 2%)

Comparative Study to Asses the Satisfaction With Tinted Chlorhexidine Applicators (Chloraprep® and Nex Clorex 2%)

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 22 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Cristina Fernandez Perez · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The development of surgical site infections (SSI) in clean-contaminated surgery is regarded as being preventable. Known to be effective in the prevention of surgical site infection are the adequate sterilization of the surgical instruments, asepsis during operation, antibiotic prophylaxis where indicated, and certainly the preparation of the skin at the incision site. During the last decades the use of alcoholic chlorhexidine has replaced povidone iodine for preoperative skin preparation. In order to improve the way alcoholic chlorhexidine is applied, pharmaceutical industry has developed new applicators. This randomized study was conducted to know the surgeons' satisfaction within the use of two tinted applicators: Chloraprep® and Nex Clorex 2%

Conditions

• Satisfaction
• Product Quality

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Surgical tinted Chloraprep® applicators	We randomized knee, hip, cardiac and colon surgeons making them using two applicators of each brand in four of theirs surgeries. Randomization will be carried out in blocks of four for each surgeon.
OTHER	Surgical tinted Nex Clorex 2% applicators	We randomized knee, hip, cardiac and colon surgeons making them using two applicators of each brand in four of theirs surgeries. Randomization will be carried out in blocks of four for each surgeon.

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-01
• Primary completion: 2018-06-01
• Completion: 2018-06-01
• First posted: 2018-04-25
• Last updated: 2018-04-25