Effectiveness of Preoperative Surgical Scrubbing Using Clorhexidine Digluconate and Parachlorometaxylenol (ECP)

Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo

Status: Completed

Conditions: Surgical Site Infection; Skin Diseases

Treatments: Procedure: Preparatory handwash; Procedure: Preoperative surgical scrubbing using 4% CHG; Procedure: Preoperative surgical scrubbing using 3% PCMX

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02500758

RBLM

Details and patient eligibility

About

Despite the wide variety of products and antiseptic agents, no agent is ideal for every situation. The investigators would like to evaluate the difference in reducing bacterial load, using 4% chlorhexidine digluconate and 3% parachlorometaxylenol after a preoperative surgical scrubbing.

Full description

The investigators conducted a controlled, prospective, randomized study to evaluate the antiseptic effectiveness of preoperative surgical scrubbing using 4% chlorhexidine digluconate and 3% parachlorometaxylenol. Samples were taken from the hands of each volunteer after a preparatory handwash, pre-surgical scrubbing, post-surgical scrubbing and 3 hours after surgical scrubbing.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• No systemic diseases.
• Healthy skin on hands, without cuts or abrasions.
• Short and clean fingernails.
• No use of substances with antimicrobial action (e.g. medicated soaps or creams).

Exclusion criteria

• History of eczema.
• History of psoriasis.
• Allergies to any of the ingredients of the solutions or contraindication to its use.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Crossover Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Parachlorometaxylenol

Experimental group

Description:

Reducing bacterial load after preoperative surgical scrubbing using 3% PCMX. Both hands have been prepared by preparatory handwash.

Treatment:

Procedure: Preoperative surgical scrubbing using 3% PCMX

Procedure: Preparatory handwash

Clorhexidine digluconate

Active Comparator group

Description:

Reducing bacterial load after preoperative surgical scrubbing using 4% CHG. Both hands have been prepared by preparatory handwash.

Treatment:

Procedure: Preoperative surgical scrubbing using 4% CHG

Procedure: Preparatory handwash