Can Additional Preoperative Skin Cleaning on Face, Neck and Chest With Chlorhexidine Reduce Cutibacterium Acnes Contamination on Sutures in Arthroscopy Rotator Cuff Repair?

Status

UNKNOWN

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT04483063

Enrollment

Registered

2020-07-23

Start date

2020-03-23

Completion date

2022-06-30

Last updated

2020-07-23

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Conditions

Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair, C. Acnes

Brief summary

The purpose of our study was to investigate whether preoperative skin cleaning on face, neck, and chest with chlorhexidine could reduce suture contamination of C. acnes in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair. We hypothesized that preoperative skin cleaning on face, neck and chest with chlorhexidine can reduce C. acnes contamination on sutures in arthroscopic rotator cuff repair.

Interventions

DRUG2% chlorhexidine gluconate skin cleanser

2% chlorhexidine gluconate skin cleanser over shoulder region before shoulder surgery

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE (Subject)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 75 Years

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* primary arthroscopic rotator cuff repair

Exclusion criteria

* younger than 18 years * having previous shoulder surgeries or shoulder infection episodes * having a history of allergy to chlorhexidine * who refused to participate

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Culture positive	Within 2 weeks postoperatively	Culture positive for C. acnes from the suture used in the arthroscopy

Countries

Taiwan

Contacts

Primary ContactChih-Kai Hong, MD

yayahong@gmail.com886-6-2353535

Outcome results

None listed

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