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Does Preoperative Hair Removal Reduce the Risk of Surgical Infections?

Shaving vs. No Shaving for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
PACTR
Registry ID
PACTR202601737608377
Enrollment
300
Registered
2026-01-27
Start date
2025-12-19
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-09-14

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

surgical site infection Surgery

Interventions

non shaving

Sponsors

Mongi Slim University Hospital
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients undergoing elective abdominal surgery The planned surgical procedure must be classified as Clean (Altemeier Class 1) or Clean-Contaminated (Altemeier Class 2). Provision of written informed consent for participation in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Non-Inclusion Criteria (Pre-operative): - Emergency procedures. - Planned surgery classified as Contaminated (Altemeier Class 3) or Infected (Altemeier Class 4). - Patients classified as immunocompromised (including those with chronic renal failure, or receiving long-term immunosuppressive therapy or corticosteroids). - Receipt of antibiotic therapy within the week preceding the operative act. Exclusion Criteria (Intra-operative or Post-randomization) - Significant intraoperative contamination by digestive content leading to a change in contamination class (Contaminated surgery). - Placement of a stoma during the procedure. - Withdrawal of consent by the participant.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Occurrence of Surgical Site Infection (SSI).

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Postoperative morbidity and mortality

Countries

Tunisia

Contacts

Public ContactZied Hadrich

M.D department of viscral surgery

zied.hadrich@fmt.utm.tn0021699696032

Outcome results

None listed

Source: PACTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Sep 19, 2026