Chlorhexidine alcohol versus povidone iodine alcohol as pre operative antiseptic for prevention of surgical site infection in cesarean section a randomised control trial

Chlorhexidne alcohol versus povidone iodine+alcohol as pre-operative antiseptic for prevention of surgical site infection in cesarean section-a randomised control trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Phase 2Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

CTRI

Registry ID

CTRI/2024/05/067268

Enrollment

208

Registered

2024-05-14

Start date

Unknown

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2024-05-27

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Conditions

Health Condition 1: O82- Encounter for cesarean delivery without indication

Interventions

Control Intervention1: Povidone-iodine (10%) + spirit: GROUP B - Povidone-iodine (10%) + spirit (standard protocol) Patients will be preoperatively evaluated with detailed obstetric, demographic histo

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Singleton pregnancy Term pregnancy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Severe anemia less 8 Women with any skin lesions over the abdomen Any concurrent systemic infection History of allergy to chlorhexidine or iodine Evidence of infection at or adjacent to the operative site. Immunocompromised patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Rate of SSI in both the study groupsTimepoint: wound is seen on post operative day 2, on postoperative day 5 and at the time of discharge.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Organism growth on swabs takenTimepoint: wound pus swabs are taken & sent for culture & sensitivity. The growth of organism is noted & suitable antibiotics are added.	—

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Aruna M Biradar

shri b m patil medical college hospital and research centre

aruna.biradar@bldedu.ac.in8197191472

Outcome results

None listed

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