EFFECTIVENESS OF PREOPERATIVE VAGINAL CLEANING IN REDUCING POST CAESAREAN INFECTIOUS MORBIDITY

Khyber Teaching Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Endometrial; Infection; Surgical Site Infection Following Cesarean Delivery

Treatments: Other: Non vaginal cleansing; Procedure: Vaginal cleaning

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT07053995

978

Details and patient eligibility

About

After obtaining an informed consent a detailed history and clinical examination was performed. Labs were carried out to fulfill inclusion and exclusion criteria. Women were randomly divided into two groups. In Intervention group vaginal cleaning was done with 50cc diluted antiseptic solution where as control group had abdominal scrub only. Participants were followed and incision site was checked at day 14.

Full description

After obtaining an informed consent a detailed history and clinical examination was performed. Labs were carried out to fulfill inclusion and exclusion criteria. Women were randomly divided into two groups. In Intervention group vaginal cleaning was done with 50cc diluted antiseptic solution as single push where as control group had abdominal scrub only. Participants were followed and incision site was checked at day 14. Data was recorded and analyzed.

Enrollment: 76 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 40 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Pregnant women between 18-40 years
• Gestational age greater than 36 weeks undergoing elective C section

Exclusion criteria

• Pregnant women with history of allergic reactions to chlorhexidine
• Placenta previa on ultrasound scan
• Diabetes Mellitus on fasting blood sugar
• Anemia (Hb less than 7g/dl)

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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76 participants in 2 patient groups

Participants with vaginal cleaning

Experimental group

Description:

Total of 38 participants included randomly after informed consent. Vaginal cleaning with 50cc (0.5cc chlorhexidine) along with abdominal scrubbing was done before giving incision for C-section. Prophylactic antibiotics were given. Participants were followed and incision site was inspected on day 14. Data was recorded.

Treatment:

Procedure: Vaginal cleaning

Participants with non vaginal cleansing

Other group

Description:

Total of 38 participants included randomly after informed consent. Only routine abdominal scrubbing was done before giving incision for C-section. Prophylactic antibiotics were given. Participants were followed and incision site was inspected on day 14. Data was recorded.

Treatment:

Other: Non vaginal cleansing