NCT04656145

The Efficacy of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Gel Dressing in Preventing Surgical Drain Site Infection

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: NYU Langone Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This study aims to evaluate if the application of chlorhexidine gluconate dressing on surgical drain sites can decrease drain site infection vs the standard of care (dry, sterile gauze).

Conditions

• Drain Site Complication

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	3M™ Tegaderm™ CHG Chlorhexidine Gluconate I.V. Securement Dressing	On the day of the operation, after the procedure has concluded and the drains have been placed, the surgical drain site that has been randomized to be in the experimental group will receive the chlorhexidine gel dressing. The dressing will remain on the patient until the drain has been removed and the surgical site will be assessed for signs of infection.

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-01-01
• Primary completion: 2024-03-01
• Completion: 2024-03-01
• First posted: 2020-12-07
• Last updated: 2023-07-06

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Regulatory

• FDA-regulated device study