Wound Irrigation With Saline Versus Hypodilute-chlorhexidine After Cesarean Section (WISHES Study)

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Cesarean Section Complications, Cesarean Section; Infection

In brief

This investigator-initiated, open-label, randomized controlled trial will explore the effects of two treatment arms, comparing standard treatment with normal saline against Irrisept, a jet lavage solution containing a low concentration of Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) at 0.05% in 99.95% sterile water for irrigation. The study aims to evaluate the impact on postoperative wound healing in patients who have undergone cesarean delivery.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06339203

Run by

Loma Linda University

People needed

400

Starts

2024-06-05

Expected to finish

2026-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-08

Who can join

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

You may qualify if…

• Age 18 or older
• Singleton pregnancy
• Planned cesarean delivery at gestational age 37 weeks or later at Loma Linda University Children's Hospital
• Planned post-operative follow up with Loma Linda OBGYN
• Speak English or Spanish
• At least one of the following medical complications: Obesity BMI>= 30kg/m2, Diabetes, Spontaneous rupture of membranes, Intraamniotic infection

You may not qualify if…

• Emergency cesarean delivery

Where it is running

• Loma Linda University — Loma Linda, California, United States (enrolling)

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