Efficacy of Surgical Preparations in Lumbar Spine Surgery

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Infection

In brief

The purpose of this study is to 1) identify the common bacterial flora found on the skin overlying the lumbar spine, and 2) evaluate the efficacy of readily available skin-preparation solutions in the elimination of bacterial pathogens from the surgical site following skin preparation (DuraPrep versus ChloraPrep).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01105195

Run by

Northwestern University

People needed

100

Starts

2010-01-01

Expected to finish

2010-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2010-11-17

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• All patients undergoing lumbar spine surgery (discectomy, laminectomy, fusion, etc).

You may not qualify if…

• Open wound at the incision site,
• Abrasion in the vicinity of the incision site,
• An active infection at or near the surgical site, or
• An active infection elsewhere in the body.

Where it is running

• Northwestern Memorial Hospital — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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