Topical Treatment and Prevalence of P. Acnes

Completed · Phase 2

Conditions studied: Surgical Site Infection

In brief

This study is about preventing surgical site infections of the shoulder. We hope to learn if clindamycin alone, benzoyl peroxide alone, or clindamycin and benzoyl peroxide together can affect growth of Propionibacterium acnes in the dermal layer.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT03257202

Run by

University of Southern California

People needed

12

Starts

2017-09-11

Expected to finish

2018-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2019-11-13

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• healthy volunteer
• age > 18

You may not qualify if…

• history of antibiotic use in the last month
• active acne on the back
• non-English speakers (the study personnel do not have adequate training to converse and consent in other languages)

Where it is running

• Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California — Los Angeles, California, United States

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