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A clinical trial to study the effect of changing surgical blades during orthopaedic surgeries.

Changing blade after skin incision reduces surgical site infection following orthopaedic surgeries- a scientific fact or surgical myth? A prospective double blind randomised controlled trial.

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2013/04/003599
Enrollment
170
Registered
2013-04-30
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2021-11-24

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: null- PATIENTS WITH ORTHOPAEDIC TRAUMA UNDERGOING SURGERY

Interventions

Intervention1: single surgical blade for entire surgical procedure: in intervention group patients shall be operated with only one surgical blade from start till end of surgery. Intervention2: SOFT T

Sponsors

DR VIVEK TRIKHA
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: CLEAN ORTHOPAEDIC SURGERIES CLOSED FRACTURES HEALTHY SKIN AT THE INCISION SITE

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: OPEN WOUNDS, SKIN DISEASE, INFECTED WOUNDS, COMPROMISED SOFT TISSUE AROUND THE SURGICAL SITE CHRONIC IMMUNO-SUPPRESSIVE PATIENTS DIABETIC PATIENTS UNABLE TO GIVE CONSENT REFUSED TO PARTICIPATE

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
SURGICAL SITE INFECTIONTimepoint: SURGICAL SITE INFECTION EVALUATED AT 48 HRS, 7,14,30 DAYS—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
CONTAMINATION OF SURGICAL BLADESTimepoint: TIME OF SURGERY—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Vivek Trikha

JPN Apex Trauma Centre, A.I.I.M.S., New Delhi-110029

vivektrikha@gmail.com9868397123

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026