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Baby shampoo for Vaginal Surgery

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Led By Geoffrey Towers, MD

Research Sponsored by Wright State University

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Be older than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 2 timepoints: 10 min after surgical prep (prior to incision), and after incision closure

Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is comparing the effectiveness of 4 different solutions for vaginal prep on reducing bacterial colony counts during surgery.

Eligible Conditions

Vaginal Surgery
Surgical Site Infection

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 2 timepoints: 10 min after surgical prep (prior to incision), and after incision closure

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~2 timepoints: 10 min after surgical prep (prior to incision), and after incision closure

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 2 timepoints: 10 min after surgical prep (prior to incision), and after incision closure for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Secondary outcome measures

Vaginal colony counts (aerobic)

Vaginal colony counts (anaerobic)

Vaginal colony counts (fungal)

Trial Design

4Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Baby shampooExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Baby shampoo used for surgical site prep

Group II: Peridex (Chlorhexidine)Active Control1 Intervention

Peridex used for surgical site prep

Group III: TechniCare (chloroxynel)Active Control1 Intervention

TechniCare used for surgical site prep

Group IV: Betadine (Povidone- iodine)Active Control1 Intervention

Betadine used for surgical site prep

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Wright State UniversityLead Sponsor

41 Previous Clinical Trials

54,847 Total Patients Enrolled

Geoffrey Towers, MDPrincipal InvestigatorWright State Univeristy

Media Library

Vaginal Surgery Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT03854370 — N/A

Vaginal Surgery Research Study Groups: Peridex (Chlorhexidine), TechniCare (chloroxynel), Betadine (Povidone- iodine), Baby shampoo

Vaginal Surgery Clinical Trial 2023: Vaginal Surgery Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT03854370 — N/A

Vaginal Surgery 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT03854370 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is it possible to join the clinical trial at this stage?

"Unfortunately, the details hosted on clinicaltrials.gov confirm that this trial is no longer looking for participants - despite its original posting date of June 21st 2019 and last update of November 22nd 2022. Despite this outcome, there are a multitude of 71 other medical studies actively recruiting right now."

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To what extent do potential participants need to meet specified criteria in order to join this clinical study?

"This research project is looking for 60 participants aged 18-90 who are currently suffering from a post-surgical wound infection. Additionally, to qualify they must have had an applicable vaginal incision procedure such as hysterectomy or reconstructive surgery."

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Does this experimentation have any age restrictions, particularly for elderly participants?

"This trial requires applicants to be aged between 18 and 90. For those under the age of consent, there are 7 other clinical trials they can apply for while individuals over 65 have 66 studies that may fit their requirements."

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Recent research and studies

Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive SurgeryJournal

Baby Shampoo Versus Povidone-iodine or Isopropyl Alcohol in Reducing Eyelid Skin Bacterial Load

Garcia, Giancarlo A., Christine V. Nguyen, Marc A. Yonkers, and Jeremiah P. Tao. 2018. “Baby Shampoo Versus Povidone-iodine or Isopropyl Alcohol in Reducing Eyelid Skin Bacterial Load”. Ophthalmic Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery. Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health). doi:10.1097/iop.0000000000000850.

American Journal of Infection ControlJournal

Comparative Antibacterial Efficacy of a 2-minute Surgical Scrub with Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Povidone-iodine, and Chloroxylenol Sponge-brushes

Aly, Raza, and Howard I. Malbach. 1988. “Comparative Antibacterial Efficacy of a 2-minute Surgical Scrub with Chlorhexidine Gluconate, Povidone-iodine, and Chloroxylenol Sponge-brushes”. American Journal of Infection Control. Elsevier BV. doi:10.1016/0196-6553(88)90029-6.

Acta Obstetricia et Gynecologica ScandinavicaJournal

Vaginal Cleansing and Postoperative Infectious Morbidity in Vaginal Hysterectomy. A Register Study from the Swedish National Register for Gynecological Surgery

KJØLHEDE, PREBEN, SHEFQET HALILI, and MATS LÖFGREN. 2010. “Vaginal Cleansing and Postoperative Infectious Morbidity in Vaginal Hysterectomy. A Register Study from the Swedish National Register for Gynecological Surgery”. Acta Obstetricia Et Gynecologica Scandinavica. Wiley. doi:10.1111/j.1600-0412.2010.01023.x.

American Journal of Obstetrics and GynecologyJournal