Decreasing Infection In Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery

• Status: Recruiting
• Trial end date: 2021-06-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

Despite the use of a standard preoperative skin disinfectant prior to shoulder surgery propionibacterium acne remains a leading cause of post-operative infections. The purpose of this study is to evaluate effectiveness of topical benzoyl peroxide as an adjuvant to chlorhexidine-impregnated skin preparation in attempting to lower the colonization propionibacterium acne prior to surgery. This study will take cultures from patients who are randomly assigned into groups that receive and do not receive benzoyl peroxide as additional skin prep prior to elective shoulder surgery and compare quantified culture results.

• Phase: Phase 3
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: McLaren Health Care
• Treatments: Benzoyl Peroxide; Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate

Criteria

Inclusion criteria:

1. Elective arthroscopic shoulder surgery

2. Ages > 18

3. Male and Female

Exclusion criteria:

1. Active Infection

2. History of ipsilateral prior shoulder surgery

3. History of prior shoulder infection

4. Current use of Antibiotics

5. History of immunosuppression

6. Open wounds

7. History of Inflammatory arthritis

8. Allergy to benzoyl peroxide

9. Allergy to chlorhexidine