Surgical Prep in Hand Surgery

Efficacy of Surgical Preparation Solutions in Hand Surgery

Status

Completed

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01676051

Enrollment

240

Registered

2012-08-30

Start date

2012-12-31

Completion date

2017-10-31

Last updated

2017-10-31

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Conditions

Disinfection, Surgical Scrubbing

Brief summary

The purposes of this study are to identify the common bacterial flora on the hand and evaluate the efficacy of readily available skin-preparation solutions in the elimination of bacterial pathogens from the surgical site following skin preparation. The null hypothesis is that there is no difference in the efficacy of Chloraprep, Duraprep, and betadine in pre-operative skin preparation in clean, elective hand surgery cases.

Interventions

OTHERSkin culture

Culture swab used to culture skin adjacent to incision

Study design

Observational model

COHORT

Time perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 89 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* the following procedures (carpal tunnel release, trigger finger release, cyst excision, 1st dorsal compartment release)

Exclusion criteria

* prisoners * pregnant women

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Number of positive cultures	after skin prep solution has dried

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026