By InvitationPhase 4

Irrisept in Emergency General Surgery Patients

United States400 participantsStarted 2024-09-04

Plain-language summary

This is a single institution, randomized study conducted to determine if irrigation with Irrisept in emergency general surgery patients results in lower surgical site infections compared to normal saline irrigation.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

See this in plain English?

AI-rewrites the medical criteria so a patient or caregiver can understand them. Always confirm with the trial site.

Inclusion Criteria: * All patients (\>18 years old at time of enrollment) who are hospitalized at UT Tyler and undergo an open (or conversion to open) wound class 2-4 surgical procedure for an emergent surgical condition. Exclusion Criteria: * Those \<18 years of age * Pressure wounds * Superficial abscesses (as primary diagnosis) * intra-abdominal abscess due to previous technical failure

What they're measuring

Surgical Site Infection Rate

Timeframe: Time of enrollment to 30 days

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07048899

SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-12

View on ClinicalTrials.gov More Emergency Surgery trials