Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Mr M. Barry
ORCID ID
Contact details
Orthopaedic Surgery
The Royal London Hospital
Whitechapel
London
E1 1BB
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7377 7415
matthew.barry@bartsandthelondon.nhs.uk
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0205157956
Study information
Scientific title
Hibiscrub as cleansing solution for pin site care
Acronym
Study hypothesis
To confirm the null hypothesis that there is no difference in the clinical effectiveness of water and hibiscrub versus the current standard of aseptic technique and Na CL 0.9% as cleansing agent for pin sites in patients with external fixators.
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Prevention
Patient information sheet
Not available in web format, please use the contact details to request a patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery: Orthopaedic
Intervention
Water and hibiscrub versus the current standard of aseptic technique and Na CL 0.9%
Intervention type
Procedure/Surgery
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
1. Patient infection rate: patients with more than 2 pin site infection in any of the five visits
2. The length of the hospital stay
3. Length of time spent by nursing staff performing pin site care and equipment used
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
20/12/2004
Overall trial end date
19/12/2008
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Patients aged over 16 with an external fixator in any of the Royal London Hospital wards - outpatients department
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Adult
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
Not provided at time of registration
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
20/12/2004
Recruitment end date
19/12/2008
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
The Royal London Hospital
London
E1 1BB
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
+44 (0)20 7307 2622
dhmail@doh.gsi.org.uk
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Hospital/treatment centre
Funder name
Barts and The London NHS Trust (UK)
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Funder name
NHS R&D Support Funding
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Location
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list