Effect of vaginal cleansing with Povidone Iodine solution on post operative infection rates

Effect of pre-operative vaginal preparation with Povidone Iodine before abdominal hysterectomy at AIIMS Rishikesh: A Randomised Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2019/10/021735

Enrollment

150

Registered

2019-10-22

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-11-24

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: N925- Other specified irregular menstruation

Interventions

Intervention1: vaginal preparation with povidone iodine: preoperative vaginal preparation with 5% povidone iodine solution Control Intervention1: nil: nil

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: reproductive age females

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1.Patients undergoing vaginal hysterectomy 2.Patients undergoing laparoscopic hysterectomy 3Patients undergoing emergency hysterectomy 4.Patients undergoing obstetric hysterectomy 5.Patients allergic to iodine containing solutions. 6.Patients undergoing hysterectomies for malignant indications.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
post operative infectionsTimepoint: 48 hours, 8 days,4 weeks	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
comparing the types of post operative infections in two groupsTimepoint: day 2, 8, 4 weeks post op	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactShagun Tiwari

AIIMS Rishikesh

jaya_sunil@yahoo.com9997310120

Outcome results

None listed

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