NCT04454619

Pre-surgical Antisepsis Using an Alcoholic Solution of Chlorhexidine Digluconate and Potassium Sorbate

Effectiveness of Pre-surgical Hand Washing in Reducing Bacterial Load, Using an Alcoholic Solution of Chlorhexidine Digluconate and Potassium Sorbate

• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 4
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 24 (actual)
• Sponsor: Centro Ortopedico y Quirurgico del Pie · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years – 75 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The present study evaluates the effects of bactericidal load reduction after surgical hand scrub antisepsis using the reference antiseptic product propan-ol-1 60% as control versus a surgical hand scrub antisepsis with addition of a solution of chlorhexidine digluconate and potassium sorbate in order to test if pass the standard european norm 12791.

Detailed description

The investigators conducted a crossover clinical trial to evaluate the antiseptic effectiveness of preoperative surgical scrubbing using propan-ol-1 60% by scrub using the reference antiseptic product propan-ol-1 60% as control versus a surgical hand scrub antisepsis with addition of a solution of chlorhexidine digluconate and potassium sorbate in order to test if pass the standard european norm 12791. Samples will be taken from the hands of each volunteer after a surgical hands antiseptic.

Conditions

• Antisepsis

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Hand antisepsis with Clorhexidine and solution	Hand antisepsis by scrub Surgical Hand scrubbing using chlorhexidine digluconate with the addition of an alcoholic solution of chlorhexidine digluconate and potassium sorbate. both hands using a sterile disposable surgical scrub brush with plastic bristles on one side and a foam sponge on the other side

Timeline

• Start date: 2020-07-12
• Primary completion: 2020-07-18
• Completion: 2020-08-15
• First posted: 2020-07-01
• Last updated: 2020-08-31

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Spain