CompletedPhase 4

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

Spain24 participantsStarted 2020-07-12

Plain-language 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.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Participants without systemic pathologies, with healthy skin of the hands and short fingernails. * They do not use substances with antibacterial action. Exclusion Criteria: * Taken antibiotics before 10 days of the intervention. * Wear any jewellery on the hands

What they're measuring

Change of bacterial load measured in CFU immediately after hand scrub

Timeframe: Change from bacterial load at 5 minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04454619

SponsorCentro Ortopedico y Quirurgico del Pie

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-07-18

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