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COMPLETEDPhase 1/2NCT00987402

Study of the Efficacy of Plain Soap and Water Versus Alcohol-based Rubs for Surgical Hand Preparation

Surgical site infections (SSI) constitute a significant health-economic and clinical challenge. The investigators conducted a cluster-randomized, cross-over study to compare the efficacy of plain soap...

Lead sponsor: University Hospital, Geneva•1 locations•View source on ClinicalTrials.gov

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Lead Sponsor

University Hospital, Geneva

Collaborators

World Health Organization
AIC Kijabe Hospital

Age

All ages

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Inclusion Criteria

•All patients undergoing clean or clean-contaminated surgery at AIC Kijabe Hospital

Exclusion Criteria

•All patients undergoing contaminated, dirty surgeries and those undergoing repeat procedures within 2 weeks after the initial surgical intervention.
•Patients who did not consent to participate in the study

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Data from ClinicalTrials.govLast updated on ClinicalTrials.gov: August 21, 2012Terms

Trial snapshot

StatusCOMPLETED

PhasePHASE1/PHASE2

Enrollment3,317

Start dateJan 2007

Last updatedAug 21, 2012

Condition

Postoperative Wound Infection

Locations shown

Africa Inland Church Kijabe Hospital

Kijabe, Central

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This clinical trial information is sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov, a service of the U.S. National Institutes of Health.

ClinicalTrials.gov last update: August 21, 2012Data synced to Clareo: May 25, 2026

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