Contact information
Type
Scientific
Primary contact
Dr M Divekar
ORCID ID
Contact details
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Treliske
Truro
TR1 3LJ
United Kingdom
+44 (0)1872 253960
abc@email.com
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
N0202133839
Study information
Scientific title
Comparison of blood loss following the use of chlorhexidine acetate to saline for lavage during primary total knee replacement
Acronym
Study hypothesis
Is there an increase (statistically significant) in blood loss following use of chlorhexidine acetate to lavage the knee in total knee replacement?
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Double-blind randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Hospitals
Trial type
Treatment
Patient information sheet
Condition
Surgery: Knee arthroplasty
Intervention
130 volunteers will have saline or chlorhexidine acetate used to lavage and blood loss estimated at 48 hours.
Intervention type
Drug
Phase
Not Applicable
Drug names
Chlorhexidine acetate
Primary outcome measure
Excess of 50 ml blood loss in chlorhexidine acetate group will be considered significant.
Secondary outcome measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/07/2003
Overall trial end date
31/03/2006
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
130 patients
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Not Specified
Gender
Not Specified
Target number of participants
130
Participant exclusion criteria
Not provided at time of registration
Recruitment start date
01/07/2003
Recruitment end date
31/03/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Truro
TR1 3LJ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
Department of Health
Sponsor details
Richmond House
79 Whitehall
London
SW1A 2NL
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
Government
Website
Funders
Funder type
Government
Funder name
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust (UK)
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