Comparison · NCT00987402-3683d32b
Plain Soap and Water vs Alcohol Based Hand Rubs: Surgical Site Infection
Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.
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Measures6
Calculated by ConductScience from the counts the trial posted to ClinicalTrials.gov.
| Measure | Value | 95% interval, lower | 95% interval, upper | Method | Note |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Risk in group 1 | 0.0761 | 0.0644 | 0.0898 | wilson | |
| Risk in group 2 | 0.0777 | 0.0657 | 0.0917 | wilson | |
| Risk difference, group 1 minus group 2 | -0.00158 | -0.0198 | 0.0166 | newcombe hybrid score | |
| Risk ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.98 | 0.774 | 1.24 | log | |
| Odds ratio, group 1 over group 2 | 0.978 | 0.758 | 1.26 | log | |
| Number needed to treat, for one fewer participant with the outcome on Plain Soap and Water than on Alcohol Based Hand Rubs | 635 | from the risk difference interval | the interval includes no difference |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Groups2
Neither group, or both, names a comparator, so the groups keep ClinicalTrials.gov's order.
| Group | Title | Description | With the outcome | Analysed | ClinicalTrials.gov code |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Group 1 | Plain Soap and Water | Surgical hand preparation with plain soap and water | 128 | 1,682 | OG000 |
| Group 2 | Alcohol Based Hand Rubs | Surgical hand preparation with alcohol based alcohol hand rub | 127 | 1,635 | OG001 |
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Outcome
- Type
- PRIMARY
- Title
- Surgical Site Infection
- Description
- 255 (8.1%) patients developed SSIs. Rates for the two study arms were similar (8.3% for alcohol-based handrub versus 8.0% for plain soap and water; odds ratio, 1.03; 95% CI, 0.80 - 1.33).
- Time frame
- 30 days post-operatively
- Population
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Trial
- Title
- Study of the Efficacy of Plain Soap and Water Versus Alcohol-based Rubs for Surgical Hand Preparation
- NCT number
- NCT00987402
- Phases
- PHASE1, PHASE2
- Conditions
- Postoperative Wound Infection
- Interventions
- Plain soap and water (PSW), Alcohol-based hand rub (ABHR)
- Lead sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
- Results first posted
- 2012-08-21
- Results on ClinicalTrials.gov
- https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT00987402?tab=results
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Source
- Release
- trial-comparisons-2026-03-23-0.1.0
- Release manifest SHA-256
- f66225897fbf258b57ea10bdacfd0347d3cdfda93f7f5685234b7e06ea36fa57
- AACT copy
- 2026-03-23
- Tables read
- outcome_counts.parquet, outcome_measurements.parquet, outcomes.parquet, reported_event_totals.parquet, reported_events.parquet, result_groups.parquet, studies.parquet, ctgov_trial.parquet
Source ClinicalTrials.gov
Sources 2
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
- ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
Each source's terms
- ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTClinicalTrials.gov data via Aggregate Analysis of ClinicalTrials.gov (AACT), CTTI. CTTI makes its materials freely available and requests acknowledgement. https://aact.ctti-clinicaltrials.org/documentation/299
- ClinicalTrials.govnone stated
ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions. The measures are ConductScience's calculation from them.
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