Cheetah - Sterile Glove and Clean Instrument Change at the Time of Wound Closure to Reduce Surgical Site Infection
Last updated on July 2021Recruitment
- Recruitment Status
- Not yet recruiting
- Estimated Enrollment
- Same as current
Summary
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection
- Type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Design
- Allocation: RandomizedIntervention Model: Parallel AssignmentIntervention Model Description: Cluster randomised controlled trialMasking: Single (Participant)Masking Description: The Randomisation is at the hospital level and hospitals will be randomised to the intervention (of separating sterile surgical instruments and gloves at the time of wound closure). Patients will not be made aware of the hospital/theatre randomisation, as patients would also not be aware of the specifics of any operationPrimary Purpose: Other
Participation Requirements
- Age
- Younger than 125 years
- Gender
- Both males and females
Description
Internal Pilot The aim of the 12-month internal pilot is to assess: whether hospitals adhere to their allocation what proportion of patients who are eligible for ChEETAh can be followed up successfully at 30 days after their surgery Main Study To assess whether the practice of using separate sterile...
Internal Pilot The aim of the 12-month internal pilot is to assess: whether hospitals adhere to their allocation what proportion of patients who are eligible for ChEETAh can be followed up successfully at 30 days after their surgery Main Study To assess whether the practice of using separate sterile gloves and instruments to close wounds at the end of surgery compared to current routine hospital practice can reduce surgical site infection at 30-days post-surgery for patients undergoing clean-contaminated, contaminated or dirty abdominal surgery
Tracking Information
- NCT #
- NCT03980652
- Collaborators
- Not Provided
- Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Mr Aneel Bhangu University of Birmingham
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