Preoperative Decolonization and Surgical Site Infections - a Prospective Randomized Trial
Status:
Completed
Trial end date:
2018-02-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
Surgical site infections are a major postoperative complication and are mostly due to
colonization with endogenous germs, like Staphylococcus aureus, Staphylococcus epidermidis or
Propionibacterium acnes. In literature, preoperative decolonization procedures showed a trend
in lowering surgical site infection rates, but especially in orthopedic surgery data is
controversial and randomized controlled trials are lacking. In the main study, the study
investigators aim at performing a controlled prospective randomized interventional trial to
measure the impact of preoperative decolonization of nasal Staphylococcus aureus carriers on
surgical site infection rates in orthopedic surgery. In an alongside study a controlled
prospective randomized interventional trial to measure the impact of preoperative skin
decolonization of patients undergoing an orthopedic procedure will be conducted.
Phase:
N/A
Details
Lead Sponsor:
Lindenhof AG Lindenhofgruppe AG
Collaborators:
Clinical Trials Unit Bern (CTU) Labormedizinisches Zentrum Dr. Risch Lindenhofstiftung