Pre-operative Preparation Using 2% Chlorhexidine Cloth For Shoulder Surgery

• Status: Completed
• Trial end date: 2010-10-01
• Target enrollment: 0
• Participant gender: All

Summary

We intend to determine how effective the use of a 2% Chlorhexidine Cloth is in terms of eliminating the bacterial load on patients undergoing shoulder surgery. We will be comparing the Chlorhexidine Cloths with a control group which will be performing an ordinary shower prior to surgery. At this time, it is standard of care to only take an ordinary shower the evening prior, and the morning of surgery.

• Phase: N/A
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers?: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Details

• Lead Sponsor: Northwestern University
• Collaborator: Sage Products, Inc.
• Treatments: Chlorhexidine; Chlorhexidine gluconate

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Patient undergoing shoulder surgery (open or arthroscopic)

Exclusion Criteria:

• Patient unwilling to comply with instructions

• Active infection in the operative extremity

• Documented allergic reaction to chlorhexidine