Surgical Hand Antisepsis With Propan-ol-1 60% Per Rubbing and Scrubbing

Surgical Hand Antisepsis With Propan-ol-1 60% Per Rubbing and Scrubbing in Accordance With European Norm Regulation 12791

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 4

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04446923

Enrollment

Registered

2020-06-25

Start date

2020-06-28

Completion date

2020-07-20

Last updated

2020-07-21

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Conditions

Skin Diseases, Surgical Site Infection

Keywords

hand antisepsis

Brief summary

The present study evaluates the effects of to compare bactericidal efficacy using the reference antiseptic product propan-ol-1 60% using the hand rub method versus hand scrub method in order to test if pass the standard european norm 12791.

Detailed description

The investigators conducted a crossover clinical trial to evaluate the antiseptic effectiveness of preoperative surgical scrubbing using propan-ol-1 60% by rub and scrub. Samples will be taken from the hands of each volunteer after a surgical hands antiseptic.

Interventions

DRUGHand antisepsis by scrub

Surgical Hand scrubbing using P-1 of both hands using a sterile disposable surgical scrub brush with plastic bristles on one side and a foam sponge on the other side.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

CROSSOVER

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)

Masking description

The samples will be sent to the laboratory with numbers.

Intervention model description

Crossover design is used

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Participants without systemic pathologies, with healthy skin of the hands and short fingernails. * They do not use substances with antibacterial action.

Exclusion criteria

* Taken antibiotics before 10 days of the intervention. * Wear any jewellery on the hands.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Reduction of bacterial load immediately after hand scrub	Change from bacterial load at 5 minutes.	Participants will scrub the liquid vigorously from hand to the wrists according with the standard handrub procedure.

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Reduction of bacterial load after 3 hours of hand scrub	Change from bacterial load at 3 hours.	Participants will scrub the liquid vigorously from hand to the wrists according with the standard handrub procedure after 3 hours

Countries

Spain

Outcome results

None listed

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