Preoperative Decolonization and Surgical Site Infections - a Prospective Randomized Trial

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

1,300

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

November 30, 2015

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2017

Study Completion Date

February 28, 2018

Conditions
Orthopedic DisordersSurgical Site Infection
Interventions
DRUG

Mupirocin 2% nasal ointement

Mupirocin nasal ointement 2x/d for 5 days preoperatively

DRUG

Chlorhexidine sol 4%

Shower with Chlorhexidine sol 4% once a day for 5 days preoperatively

Trial Locations (1)

3006

Sonnenhofspital, Lindenhofgruppe, Bern

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Clinical Trials Unit Bern (CTU)

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Lindenhofstiftung

UNKNOWN

collaborator

Labormedizinisches Zentrum Dr. Risch

INDUSTRY

lead

Lindenhofgruppe AG

INDUSTRY