CompletedNot Applicable

Effectiveness of Preoperative Surgical Scrubbing Using Clorhexidine Digluconate and Parachlorometaxylenol (ECP)

30 participantsStarted 2015-06

Plain-language summary

Despite the wide variety of products and antiseptic agents, no agent is ideal for every situation. The investigators would like to evaluate the difference in reducing bacterial load, using 4% chlorhexidine digluconate and 3% parachlorometaxylenol after a preoperative surgical scrubbing.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * No systemic diseases. * Healthy skin on hands, without cuts or abrasions. * Short and clean fingernails. * No use of substances with antimicrobial action (e.g. medicated soaps or creams). Exclusion Criteria: * History of eczema. * History of psoriasis. * Allergies to any of the ingredients of the solutions or contraindication to its use.

What they're measuring

Change in the Release of Skin Flora From the Hands From Baseline to 5 Minutes After Disinfection by Surgical Scrubbing (Time Frame- "Baseline and 5 Minutes").

Timeframe: 5 minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02500758

SponsorRicardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2015-07

Results submitted2016-01-04

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