Title: Povidone-soaked Sutures Versus Ordinary Sutures for Reducing Surgical Site Infection

Universiti Sains Malaysia

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Efficacy Povidone Soaked Suture in Reducing Surgical Site Infection

Treatments: Other: ordinary suture; Other: povidone-soaked suture

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT05090176

fz03

Details and patient eligibility

About

To determine efficacy of using 3 minutes povidone-soaked suture in reducing surgical site infection during wound closure in elective surgery.

Full description

Participant recruitment and randomisation based on eligibility based on CONSORT.

Patient will get either package A or B which determine whether they are getting povidone-soaked suture or ordinary suture during wound closure.

Postoperative, follow up on D10 and D30 of patient well being and signs and symptoms of surgical site infection

Enrollment: 140 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age more than 12 years old
• Clean surgery or Clean- contaminated surgery
• Elective surgery

Exclusion criteria

• Age less than 12 years old
• Contaminated wound
• Dirty wound
• Allergy to povidone-iodine
• Pregnant
• Laparoscopic
• Emergency surgery

Trial design

Primary purpose: Other

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind

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140 participants in 2 patient groups

povidone-soaked suture

Experimental group

Description:

The patient is randomized, those with povidone-soaked suture group will be prepared for povidone-soaked suture during wound closure. The absorbable suture will be soaked into povidone for 3 mins before the wound closure.

Treatment:

Other: povidone-soaked suture

ordinary suture

Active Comparator group

Description:

the patient is randomized, those with ordinary suture group will proceed with wound closure as usual manner following the standard practice.

Treatment:

Other: ordinary suture