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Effects of Chlorhexidine solution, Alcohol and Alcohol-Chlorhexidine on complications of Peripheral venous catheter

Comparison of the effects of Chlorhexidine solution, Alcohol and Alcohol-Chlorhexidine on complications of Peripheral venous catheter (phlebitis and local infections)

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
IRCT
Registry ID
IRCT2017050532293N2
Enrollment
147
Registered
2017-10-29
Start date
2017-06-22
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2018-02-22

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Conditions

Condition 1: Local infection. Condition 2: Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis. Other local infections of skin and subcutaneous tissue Phlebitis and thrombophlebitis of unspecified site

Interventions

Intervention 1: The catheter injection site was initially disinfected by application of alcohol with the brand of “Manicol” which is a product of “Sina Fariman Chemical Industry” and then the cannulat
Prevention
The catheter injection site was initially disinfected by application of alcohol with the brand of “Manicol” which is a product of “Sina Fariman Chemical Industry” and then the cannulation was conducte
The catheter injection site was initially disinfected by application of Chlorhexidine with the brand of “Epimax U” which is a product of “Emad Pharmaceutical company” and then the cannulation was cond
The catheter injection site was initially disinfected by application of alcohol-Chlorhexidine with the brand of “Epimax” which is a product of “Emad Pharmaceutical company” and then the cannulation wa

Sponsors

Vice Chancellor for research of Zahedan University of Medical Sciences
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 60 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Inclusion criteria: Age over 18 years; At least for 72 hours need to have an intravenous catheter; Does not have underlying diseases, such as leukemia, immune deficiency, diabetes and dermatitis; Do not sensitive to adhesive or injection; No blood transfusion; Not been in hemodialysis; Have a healthy upper limbs and healthy upper extremity skin with natural color; have Systolic pressure above 90 mm Hg. Exclusion criteria: Accidents that lead to early replacement of the catheter; injecting a drug solution that is effective on duration of catheter replacement as hypertonic solutions (manitol, dextrose 50%, dextrose20%, dextrose saline, etc.)

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria:

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Phlebitis. Timepoint: 12 Hour after venous catheterization;24Hour after venous catheterization;36Hour after venous catheterization;48;60Hour after venous catheterization. Method of measurement: Phlebitis Grading Scale.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Local catheter site infection. Timepoint: After removing the IV catheter. Method of measurement: Based on the test results and the number of colonies grown culture from the catheter tip.

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactHamed Sarani

Zahedan University of Medical Sciences

sarani@zaums.ac.irhamedsarani@gmail.com+98 54 3344 2481

Outcome results

None listed

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