Outcome of clean unsterile gloves in post repaired wounds infection rate

Comparison of infection rate for sterile vs unsterile but clean gloves in repairing of contaminated simple traumatic wounds in emergency department

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT201011175193N1

Enrollment

200

Registered

2011-02-05

Start date

2010-11-22

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-02-22

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Conditions

Traumatic simple and cotaminated wounds of body. Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention: use of clean unsterile gloves. Intervention 2: Control: use of sterile gloves.

Treatment - Devices

Intervention: use of clean unsterile gloves

Control: use of sterile gloves

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: presence of traumatic simple wounds with indication of antibiotic prophylaxis according to responsible physician’s opinion Exclusion criteria: presence of penetrating wound, longer than 12 hours, presence of diabetes, cirrhosis, or renal failure, current using of antibiotics or immunosuppressive agents, splenectomy, prosthetics heart valves, immunosuppressive disorders, fractures at the site of wound, bites, joint, neurovascular or tendon involvement

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Infection rate. Timepoint: for 10 days after repair. Method of measurement: Asking about infection symptoms by phone (redness, inflammation, warmth, pus discharge, fever).	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactShafea Jafar Zoofaghari

Tehran University Of Medical Science & Health Services

sh.zf9438@gmail.com00983112302940-00982166525327

Outcome results

None listed

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