Preoperative Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing Could Prevent Post-obstetric and gynecologic Surgical-site Infections: A Pilot for a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Early Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

LBCTR

Registry ID

LBCTR2019121361

Enrollment

Registered

2019-12-24

Start date

2020-02-03

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-02-02

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Conditions

Infection post-surgery on the surgical site infection

Interventions

A daily visit to the named hospitals will be done by Researcher I to check the following day’s operating room schedule for any planned OBS/GYN abdominal surgeries. Participants with planned surgeries

Bathing with CHG from abdomen until two-thirds of the thighs

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Age

18 Years to 45 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Adult women presenting to the hospitals OBS/GYN pre-surgery wards during the study period; they will be included if they were presented for a planned surgery, consenting to participate and will be available for follow up, regardless of their nationality.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants will be excluded if they have known allergy to chlorhexidine or have a condition impeding them from participation such as blindness, deafness or cognitive impairment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Name: Infection;Timepoints: 10 and 30 days;Measure: inspection and blood tests	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Name: none;Timepoints: none;Measure: none	—

Countries

Lebanon

Contacts

Public ContactHiba Deek

BAU

h.deek@bau.edu.lb01300110

Outcome results

None listed

Source: LBCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 7, 2026