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A Pilot Study to Evaluate Skin Swabbing With Chlorhexidine to Prevent Skin And Soft Tissue Infections Among People Who Inject Drugs

NCT06733506

Phase 4 Completed 56 enrolled Gabriel John Culbert
RandomizedFactorialSingle-blindPrevention

Summary

The study examined chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) swabs as a skin disinfectant in combination with a single-session safer injection training to prevent skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) in people who inject drugs.

Timeline

Start
2018-10-01
Primary completion
2019-05-01
Completion
2019-05-01

Drugs

EvaluationDrugModalityDoseRoute
Subject Chlorhexidine gluconate Other / unclassified 3.15 % Topical
Comparator Isopropyl alcohol Other / unclassified 70 % Topical