Emergency SurgeryDrugPhase 4
What this study is
This is a single institution, randomized study conducted to determine if irrigation with Irrisept in emergency general surgery patients results in lower surgical site infections compared to normal saline irrigation.
What's being tested
- Chlorhexidine
Intervention · DRUG
Intraperitoneal irrigation with Irrisept solution
- Normal Saline
Intervention · DRUG
Intraperitoneal irrigation with normal saline
Study details
- Official title
- Effects of Irrisept Irrigation in Emergency General Surgery Cases on SSI Rates
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
- Conditions
- Emergency Surgery · Surgical Site Infections
- Enrolling
- 400 people
- Starts
- 2024-09-04
- Est. completion
- 2026-04
- Design
- Single-blind, randomized, parallel groups, Phase 4
- Record
- View on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
Who can join
Age 18 Years and overSex ALLHealthy volunteers Not acceptedYou may qualify if
- All patients (>18 years old at time of enrollment) who are hospitalized at UT Tyler and undergo an open (or conversion to open) wound class 2-4 surgical procedure for an emergent surgical condition.
You can't join if
- Those <18 years of age
- Pressure wounds
- Superficial abscesses (as primary diagnosis)
- Intra-abdominal abscess due to previous technical failure
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Study locations (1)
1 openUT Health Tyler
Tyler, Texas, United States
Study team
Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Tyler
Study ID 2024-122
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Frequently asked questions
The sponsor hasn't published answers to common questions for this trial.