Antiseptics' Magnitude and Influence for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections

Antiseptics' Magnitude and Influence for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections - SIMPSONS

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00011174

Enrollment

500

Registered

2016-10-19

Start date

2014-08-07

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

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

Conditions

Surgical Site Infection

Interventions

Group 1: Preoperative Skin antiseptic with Chloraprep Group 2: Preoperative Skin antiseptic with Polyalcohol (70% 2-Propanol) (historic control Group, Standard Treatment)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: elective midline incision in german patients older than 18

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Transplantation, re-operation, other abdominal operations within the last 6 months, participation in interfering studies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of Surgical Site Infections within 10 days	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Lenghts of hospital stay, intensive care unit stay, morbidity, mortality, incidence of re-operation because of SSI and day of first diagnosis	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactJulian Camill Harnoss

Universitätsklinikum HeidelbergKlinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral- und Transplantationschirurgie

julian-camill.harnoss@med.uni-heidelberg.de062215636139

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Mar 7, 2026