Povidone-iodine vs Saline Solution in Colorectal Surgeries and Its Effects on the Surgical Site Infection
Recruiting
Phase 3
Interventional Study
Surgical Site Infection
No Placebo Group
Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo.
Pivotal Trial
This treatment is in the last trial phase before FDA approval.
Prior Safety Data
This treatment has already been tested in at least one earlier human trial.
At a Glance
- Age
- 18 and older
- Sex
- Any
- Trial phase
- Phase 3
- Study type
- Interventional
- Purpose
- Prevention
- Participants needed
- 228 (estimated)
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre · Other
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About This Trial
Considering the relatively high incidence of surgical site infection (SSI) in colorectal surgery, this trial will compare rates of SSI in patients undergoing colorectal resections followed by surgical wound irrigation with povidone-iodine versus the group of patients undergoing surgical wound irrigation with saline solution. The trial will be conducted in a large university hospital in Southern Br…
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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Patients older than 18 years of age diagnosed with benign or malignant colorectal diseases undergoing elective open or video-assisted colectomy or proctectomy (resection) at the Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre - Division of Coloproctology.
Exclusion Criteria:
* age under …
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