NCT03813693

The Use of 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Impregnated Cloth Bathing in Preoperative Skin Preparation

Surgical Site Infection and the Use of 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Impregnated Cloth Bathing in Preoperative Skin Preparation: a Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Sao Paulo · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

To compare the use of towels impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in the traditional preoperative bath with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in preventing the occurrence of surgical site infection among patients undergoing potentially contaminated elective surgery.

Detailed description

This is a pilot randomized controlled clinical trial, composed of patients submitted to potentially contaminated elective surgeries, randomly assigned to an intervention group, consisting of those who used towels impregnated with pre-operative CHG 2% and control group, composed of by the pre-operative bath with 2% conventional / liquid CHG. Both used the products the night before and the morning of surgery and received verbal and written guidance.

Conditions

• Surgical Site Infection

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	towels impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate	The first TICHG should be used on the neck, chest and abdomen; The second TICHG should be used on the right upper limb, start at the shoulder; The third TICHG was intended for the upper left limb; The fourth TICHG should be used on the neck and chest; The fifth TICHG was for the right lower limb; The sixth TICHG should be used on the lower left limb. 2\) Time of application: use six TICHGs the night before surgery and the six remaining on the morning of surgery. 3\) After the hygiene of each member, discard the TICHG. After use of TICHG, allow the product to dry on the skin. Do not use bath towels to dry yourself and wear clean clothes.
OTHER	chlorhexidine gluconate 2% liquid	Spread the product on the skin during the bath and massage for 3 minutes, so that it is distributed equally to all parts of the body (except the face, hair and intimate area). Then rinse with water and dry with a clean, dry towel, and wear clean clothes.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-05-02
• Primary completion: 2018-08-28
• Completion: 2018-09-28
• First posted: 2019-01-23
• Last updated: 2019-01-23

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Brazil