The purpose of this study is to determine whether hypochlorous acid is an effective antiseptic agent to prevent surgical site infection.
A topical antimicrobial that decrease the bacterial bioburden of surgical wounds without impairing the wound's ability to heal is a need. A stabilized form of hypochlorous acid has been demonstrated in vitro and in animal studies to possess properties that could fulfill these criteria but it is imperative to assess its efficacy and safety in humans. To assess hypochlorous acid efficacy and safety, it was designed a clinical controlled randomized trial to compare hypochlorous acid to iodopovidone, the gold standard, in preoperative scrub of surgical area.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Enrollment
432
Hypochlorous acid for preoperative scrubbing to prevent surgical site infection in spray
Iodopovidone
Hospital Universitario San Jorge (HUSJ)
Pereira, Risaralda Department, Colombia
RECRUITINGSurgical site infection rates
Time frame: until one month (weekly)
Decreasing Colony Forming Unit count (CFU/mL) after using the skin topic antiseptic in surgical site
Time frame: one week
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