STRIPES Study: Study To Reduce Infection Post cEsarean Section

Completed · Not applicable · Has a placebo group

Conditions studied: Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloths, Infection; Cesarean Section, Infectious Morbidity, Surgical Site Infections, Endometritis

In brief

The objective of this study is to determine if the use of chlorhexidine gluconate cloths prior to cesarean section reduce the rate of infectious morbidity (i.e. surgical site infections, endometritis). The study will be offered to women who present for a scheduled primary or repeat cesarean section at Mount Sinai Medical Center. The eligible women will be randomized to use of a 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) cloth or placebo cloth (a fragrance free cleansing cloth) the night before and the morning of their scheduled procedure. Participants will be blinded to the arm in which they have been assigned. This study intends to show that the use of 2% CHG cloths prior to cesarean section will reduce the rate of surgical site infections.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02402907

Run by

Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

People needed

1356

Starts

2015-04-01

Expected to finish

2019-10-11

Last updated by the study team

2020-11-09

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• women
• > 24 weeks gestation
• scheduled for a primary or repeat cesarean section

You may not qualify if…

• allergy to chlorhexidine
• unplanned or emergency cesarean section

Where it is running

• Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai — New York, New York, United States

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