Effectiveness of Chlorhexidine Impregnated Gauze Versus Povidone Iodine Dressing in Post Trauma Wound Care

Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Wound Healing; Wound Infection Post-Traumatic

Treatments: Procedure: Chlorhexidine impregnated paraffin gauze; Procedure: Povidone iodine dressing

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07456072

No.F.1-1/2015/ERB/SZABMU/1482

Details and patient eligibility

About

To compare rate of infection and wound healing between chlorhexidine impregnated paraffin gauze and dry povidone-iodine dressings in post-traumatic wounds.

Enrollment: 176 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18 to 65 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Patients 18-65 years of age with acute post-trauma wounds.
• Wounds that are clean contaminated at presentation.

Exclusion criteria

• Patients with the known allergies to Chlorhexidine or Povidone-Iodine.
• Chronic wounds or those with underlying chronic conditions, such as diabetes.
• Patients with compromised immune systems.
• Pregnant females

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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176 participants in 2 patient groups

Povidone iodine group

Active Comparator group

Treatment:

Procedure: Povidone iodine dressing

Chlorhexidine impregnated paraffin gauze group

Experimental group

Treatment:

Procedure: Chlorhexidine impregnated paraffin gauze