NCT03656588

Does the Addition of Hydrogen Peroxide to Chlorhexidine Skin Prep to Treat P. Acnes in the Shoulder

Does the Addition of Hydrogen Peroxide to Chlorhexidine Preoperative Skin Preparation Reduce the Rate of Propionibacterium Acnes Positive Culture in the Shoulder

• Status: Unknown
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rothman Institute Orthopaedics · Academic / Other
• Sex: Male
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This is a prospective, randomized controlled trial to evaluate the ability of hydrogen peroxide preparation in addition to chlorhexidine to decrease the colonization of Propionibacterium acnes(a bacteria commonly found in the dermis of the skin surrounding the shoulder in order to decrease postoperative joint infection.

Conditions

• Propionibacterium Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	a. Standard iodine scrub, 3% hydrogen peroxide prep, follow by ChloraPrep (2% chlorhexidine gluconate and 70% isopropyl alcohol	a. Standard iodine scrub, 3% hydrogen peroxide prep, follow by ChloraPrep (2% chlorhexidine gluconate and 70% isopropyl alcohol
DRUG	Iodine scrub and ChloraPrep alone	Iodine scrub and ChloraPrep alone

Timeline

• Start date: 2018-04-16
• Primary completion: 2019-01-01
• Completion: 2019-02-01
• First posted: 2018-09-04
• Last updated: 2018-09-04

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States