Effectiveness of 5% Chlorhexidine versus 10%Povidone iodine in preventing pin sites infections in tibia external fixation- A randomized controlled trial.

Percutaneous pin site care in tibia external fixators: chlorhexidine or povidone iodine as dressing agent

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

PACTR

Registry ID

PACTR202212494403386

Enrollment

Registered

2022-12-15

Start date

2020-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-08-03

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Conditions

Surgery Orthopaedics

Interventions

Chlorhexidine dressing agent

Povidone iodine dressing agent

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Patients with open tibia fractures (Gustilo-Anderson II and IIIA) that meet the indication for placement of an external fixator. 2. Consenting patients who give both verbal and written informed consent for the study. 3. Absence of immunosuppressive co-morbidities such as diabetes mellitus or steroid therapy

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Open fractures with an associated vascular deficit 2. Patients with significant peripheral vascular disease 3. Diabetic patients 4. Patients on corticosteroids

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of pin site infection in the control and experimental group	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
commonest organism from culture;range of time of onset of infection;grades of clinical infection	—

Countries

Nigeria

Contacts

Public ContactOluwatoyin Adetan

Chief Consultant Orthopaedic surgeon

detantoyin@gmail.com+2348033062594

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026