The Effect Of Wound Irrigation With Irrisept™ Delivery System On Abscess Healing In Patients Presenting To The Emergency Department
Stopped early · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Abscess
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine if wound cleansing and irrigation using the IRRISEPT Chlorhexidine Gluconate(CHG)solution, applying a given volume with a pressurized stream, will improve the outcome for infected abscesses in patients that present in the emergency department.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01302548
- Run by
- University of Florida
- People needed
- 33
- Starts
- 2011-02-01
- Expected to finish
- 2012-08-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-04-07
Who can join
Age: 12 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Immunocompetent individuals 12 years of age or older with an uncomplicated abscess
- Patient must be able to answer questions and be medically stable as defined by the Emergency Department physician
- Patient must voluntarily participate in the study
- Exclusion Criteria:Patients with any of the following are excluded:
- Currently receiving antibiotics or received antibiotics within last 72 hours
- Evidence of systemic infection (fever, aches, chills, nausea)
- Requires admission to the hospital for infection or for any other reason(s)
- Abscess caused by a human or animal bite
- Prior history of hypersensitivity or allergy to Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG)
- Immunodeficiency (Examples: HIV Positive, Crohns Disease, Systemic Lupus Erythematosus, Addison's disease, psoriasis, splenectomy, leukemia, cancer on chemotherapy)
- Currently on any immune-modifying medication (Examples: prednisone, antivirals)
- History of chronic skin infection (3 or more in the past year)
- Chronic medical problem, for example end-stage heart, liver, kidney, or lung disease, diabetes mellitus, peripheral vascular disease, history of organ transplant
- Mental illness including but not limited to substance abuse, dementia, schizophrenia or mentally handicapped or challenged
- Incarcerated
- Patient is pregnant or thinks she may be pregnant
Where it is running
- Shands Hospital at the University of Florida — Gainesville, Florida, United States
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