NCT00896402 - Chlorhexidine Versus Betadine in Preventing Colonization of Femoral Nerve Catheters After Total Joint Arthroplasty (TJA) | Biotech Hunter

Timeline

Start Date

July 31, 2014

Primary Completion Date

January 31, 2015

Study Completion Date

June 30, 2015

Conditions

Infection

Interventions

DRUG

Skin antisepsis with chlorhexidine

Chlorhexidine swabs will be used to antiseptically clean the skin, then cultures of the skin and femoral nerve block catheters will be analyzed via standard microbiological techniques

DRUG

povidone-iodine

Povidone-iodine swabs will be used to antiseptically clean the skin; then cultures of the skin and femoral nerve catheters will be performed by standard microbiologic techniques

Trial Locations (2)

11580

Franklin Hospital, Valley Stream

11791

Syosset Hospital, Syosset