Chlorhexidine Gluconate Versus Saline for Flushing the Surgical Area During Colorectal Cancer Surgery

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Conditions studied: Colorectal Cancer, Surgical Site Infection, Chlorhexidine, Complications

In brief

The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of chlorhexidine versus saline in flushing the surgical area during colorectal cancer surgery. The primary outcomes included surgical site infection, postoperative complication rates, et al.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06869096

Run by

Nanchong Central Hospital

People needed

532

Starts

2024-07-02

Expected to finish

2026-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2026-03-31

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 85. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients aged 18-85 years,
• Patients with surgically resectable colorectal tumors confirmed by CT/MRI before surgery
• All patients had a performance status score of 0 or 1 in the Eastern Tumor Cooperative group
• American Society of Anesthesiology grade I-III

You may not qualify if…

• The tumor may have distant metastasis
• History of previous abdominal surgery
• The patient has a history of other malignant tumors diagnosed in the past 5 years and has received radiotherapy and chemotherapy in the past
• There are obvious contraindications to surgery (obvious abnormal liver and kidney function, pregnancy)
• Participated in other clinical trials within the past 6 months

Where it is running

• Nanchong Central Hospital — Nanchong, Sichuan, China (enrolling)

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