A Comparison of Infection Rates Between Two Surgical Sites

Completed

Conditions studied: Corneal Toxicity, Ototoxicity, Surgical Site Infection

In brief

Does the use of chlorhexidine scrub prior to cutaneous surgery on the face increase the chances of toxicity to the eyes or ears? In addition, does the us eof chlorhexidine scrub on the face prior to cutaneous surgery decrease the chances of a post-operative wound infection?

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01263262

Run by

Mayo Clinic

People needed

600

Starts

2011-01-01

Expected to finish

2013-08-01

Last updated by the study team

2013-10-24

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients undergoing an outpatient cutaneous surgical procedure on the face.

You may not qualify if…

• Those who do not consent to participation
• Those undergoing cutaneous surgery for a lesion on the eyelid margin
• Patients with a history of ongoing eye pain
• History of a pre-existing corneal ulcer within 12 months prior to surgery
• History of a perforated tympanic membrane
• Patients with an active infection at the surgical site at the time of surgery.
• If post-operative follow-up is not completed, the study subject will be excluded from the analysis.

Where it is running

• Mayo Clinic in Rochester — Rochester, Minnesota, United States

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