Chlorhexidine Gluconate Versus Povidone-Iodine as Vaginal Preparation Antiseptics Prior to Cesarean Delivery

Completed · Phase 4

Conditions studied: Infection, Bacterial

In brief

Primary Hypothesis: chlorhexidine gluconate antiseptic vaginal preparation is superior to povidone-iodine vaginal preparation in decreasing the bacterial load within the vagina when prepping prior to a cesarean section.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03133312

Run by

Metro Health, Michigan

People needed

100

Starts

2017-05-02

Expected to finish

2017-12-30

Last updated by the study team

2019-03-11

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Scheduled low transverse cesarean section (can be primary or repeat)
• Term gestation ≥ 37 weeks

You may not qualify if…

• Allergy to either antiseptic
• Rupture of amniotic membranes
• Preterm gestation
• Active labor
• Emergency or unscheduled cesarean sections
• Infection diagnosis on admission
• Vaginal infection or any treatment of vulvovaginitis in prior 7 days
• Patients under the age of 18 years

Where it is running

• Metro Health — Wyoming, Michigan, United States

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