NCT05077592

Brief Summary

A Randomized controlled trail to To assess the efficacy of povidone-iodine wash before wound closure in preventing surgical site infections.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
760

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started Sep 2021

Shorter than P25 for phase_4

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 18, 2021

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 19, 2021

Completed
25 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 14, 2021

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 18, 2021

Completed
1 month until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 18, 2022

Completed
Last Updated

October 14, 2021

Status Verified

October 1, 2021

Enrollment Period

3 months

First QC Date

September 19, 2021

Last Update Submit

October 10, 2021

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Surgical Site Infection Incidence

    Using the CDC Checklist for Superficial and deep Surgical site infection.

    30 days

Secondary Outcomes (7)

  • Post-operative morbidity and mortality

    30 Days

  • Length of hospital stay

    30 Days

  • Readmission and reoperations related to Surgical site infection

    30 Days

  • Infectious complications

    30 Days

  • Microbiology culture and sensitivity results

    30 Days

  • +2 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Control

NO INTERVENTION

Direct Wound closure

Intervention

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The use of 10% surgical povidone iodine to wash the wound directly after fascial closure and before wound closure

Drug: 10% Povidone Iodine

Interventions

Povidone-iodine is a topical antiseptic agent used for the treatment and prevention of infection in wounds.

Also known as: betadine
Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Adult patients (≥ 18 years old)
  • Open and minimally invasive surgeries
  • Emergency (any unplanned admission) and elective (planned admission) surgical procedures
  • Clean, Clean-Contaminated, Contaminated, Dirty wounds

You may not qualify if:

  • Povidone-iodine allergy
  • Surgeries for infected wounds.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Ain Shams University Hospital

Cairo, 11591, Egypt

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Surgical Wound Infection

Interventions

Povidone-Iodine

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Wound InfectionInfectionsPostoperative ComplicationsPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

IodophorsIodine CompoundsInorganic ChemicalsPolyvinylsVinyl CompoundsAlkenesHydrocarbons, AcyclicHydrocarbonsOrganic ChemicalsPovidonePyrrolidinonesPyrrolidinesHeterocyclic Compounds, 1-RingHeterocyclic CompoundsPlasticsPolymersMacromolecular SubstancesBiomedical and Dental MaterialsManufactured MaterialsTechnology, Industry, and Agriculture

Study Officials

  • Waleed AbdelGhany, Professor

    Ain Shams University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
TRIPLE
Who Masked
PARTICIPANT, INVESTIGATOR, OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Masking Details
A statistician not directly involved in the study or analysis will prepare a computer-generated randomization sequence. No blocking will be used. The sequence will be provided to the trialists in the form of serially numbered opaque envelopes containing details of either the intervention or the control and a random identifier.
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 19, 2021

First Posted

October 14, 2021

Study Start

September 18, 2021

Primary Completion

December 18, 2021

Study Completion

January 18, 2022

Last Updated

October 14, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-10

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations