CompletedPhase 4

Pre-surgical Antisepsis of Hands After Washing With Triclosan 0.5% Compared to Propan-1-ol 60%

Spain24 participantsStarted 2020-10-01

Plain-language summary

The present study evaluates the effects of bactericidal load reduction after surgical hand scrub antisepsis using the reference antiseptic product propanol- 1 60% as control versus a surgical hand scrub antisepsis with triclosan 0.5% in order to test if pass the standard european norm 12791.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 60 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

Reduction of bacterial load immediately after hand scrub

Timeframe: Change from bacterial load at 5 minutes

Trial details

NCT IDNCT04538365

SponsorCentro Ortopedico y Quirurgico del Pie

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2020-10-20

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