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Can Additional Preoperative Skin Cleaning on Face, Neck and Chest With Chlorhexidine Reduce Cutibacterium Acnes Contamination on Sutures in Arthroscopy Rotator Cuff Repair?

Taiwan90 participantsStarted 2020-03-23

Plain-language summary

The purpose of our study was to investigate whether preoperative skin cleaning on face, neck, and chest with chlorhexidine could reduce suture contamination of C. acnes in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. We hypothesized that preoperative skin cleaning on face, neck and chest with chlorhexidine can reduce C. acnes contamination on sutures in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * primary arthroscopic rotator cuff repair Exclusion Criteria: * younger than 18 years * having previous shoulder surgeries or shoulder infection episodes * having a history of allergy to chlorhexidine * who refused to participate

What they're measuring

Culture positive

Timeframe: Within 2 weeks postoperatively

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04483063

SponsorNational Cheng-Kung University Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-12-31

Contact for this trial

Chih-Kai Hong, MD

886-6-2353535 yayahong@gmail.com

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