NCT05210920View on ClinicalTrials.gov

RBG: Regular, Bare, Gel: Does Type of Nail Polish Affect Bacterial Counts After Surgical Scrubbing?

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

53

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

May 28, 2021

Primary Completion Date

May 31, 2023

Study Completion Date

May 31, 2023

Conditions
Bacterial InfectionsSurgical Site InfectionContaminated Medical or Biological Substances
Interventions
OTHER

Nail polish application

After application of nail polish as described, participants will have bacterial swabs collected from the under the fingernail and from the nail bed of the three assigned fingers on their dominant hand, both before and after scrubbing with a chlorhexidine surgical scrubbing brush.

Trial Locations (1)

27516

UNC Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill

All Listed Sponsors
lead

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

OTHER