Surgical Prep in Hand Surgery

Completed

Conditions studied: Surgical Scrubbing, Disinfection

In brief

The purposes of this study are to identify the common bacterial flora on the hand and evaluate the efficacy of readily available skin-preparation solutions in the elimination of bacterial pathogens from the surgical site following skin preparation. The null hypothesis is that there is no difference in the efficacy of Chloraprep, Duraprep, and betadine in pre-operative skin preparation in clean, elective hand surgery cases.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01676051

Run by

University of Pittsburgh

People needed

240

Starts

2012-12-01

Expected to finish

2017-10-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-10-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 89. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• the following procedures (carpal tunnel release, trigger finger release, cyst excision, 1st dorsal compartment release)

You may not qualify if…

• prisoners
• pregnant women

Where it is running

• Montefiore Hospital — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States
• University of Pittsburgh Medical Center — Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States

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