Efficacy of Surgical Skin Preparation Solutions in Hip Arthroplasty Surgery

Summary

This study will assess the efficacy of two of the most commonly used surgical skin-preparation solutions: Chloraprep (chlorhexidine-alcohol) and Duraprep (iodine-alcohol) at eliminating bacteria from the hip site by evaluating the residual bacteria present following surgical skin-preparation.

Timeline

Start

2014-10-29

Primary completion

2016-01-07

Completion

2016-04-06

Drugs

Indications