Trial · NCT02530528

Pilot Trial of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Skin Preparation

NCT02530528, Phase 1, Phase 2, Completed, Medline Industries; results first posted 2021-04-30

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Trial

As registered on ClinicalTrials.gov, in the graph's capture of the registry.

Title: Pilot Trial of Preoperative Chlorhexidine Gluconate (CHG) Skin Preparation
NCT number: NCT02530528
Status: Completed
Phases: Phase 1, Phase 2
Enrollment: 27 participants, actual
Lead sponsor: Medline Industries
Conditions: Surgery
Interventions: CHG
First posted: 2015-08-21
Last updated: 2021-04-30
Results first posted: 2021-04-30

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Registered outcomes1

Each outcome the trial registered, primary first, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

List	Outcome	Time frame	Description
Primary	Log Reduction of Bacterial Flora on Abdomen and Groin Sites	10 min, 6 hr and 8 hr	Evaluate the Log Reduction of Normal Flora at various sites and timepoints

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Outcomes1

Each outcome the trial posted results for, in ClinicalTrials.gov's words.

Type	Outcome	Time frame	Population	Units	Measured as
PRIMARY	Log Reduction of Bacterial Flora on Abdomen and Groin Sites	10 min, 6 hr and 8 hr	The data represents the number of sites (abdomen/groin) tested.	Log 10 Reduction	LOG_MEAN

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

Results by group24

Each measurement the trial posted, group by group, in the words and numbers it posted.

Outcome	Group	Category	Value	Spread	Units
Log Reduction of Bacterial Flora on Abdomen and Groin Sites	CHG 1 Min Abdomen	10 min	2.6	Standard Deviation 0.65	Log 10 Reduction
Log Reduction of Bacterial Flora on Abdomen and Groin Sites	CHG 1 Min Groin	10 min	3.4	Standard Deviation 0.85	Log 10 Reduction
Log Reduction of Bacterial Flora on Abdomen and Groin Sites	CHG 2 Min Abdomen	10 min	2.7	Standard Deviation 0.60	Log 10 Reduction
Log Reduction of Bacterial Flora on Abdomen and Groin Sites	CHG 2 Min Groin	10 min	4.2	Standard Deviation 1.3	Log 10 Reduction
Log Reduction of Bacterial Flora on Abdomen and Groin Sites	CHG 3 Min Abdomen	10 min	2.8	Standard Deviation 0.46	Log 10 Reduction
Log Reduction of Bacterial Flora on Abdomen and Groin Sites	CHG 3 Min Groin	10 min	4.3	Standard Deviation 1.2	Log 10 Reduction
Log Reduction of Bacterial Flora on Abdomen and Groin Sites	Comparator CHG Abdomen	10 min	2.6	Standard Deviation 0.71	Log 10 Reduction
Log Reduction of Bacterial Flora on Abdomen and Groin Sites	Comparator CHG Groin	10 min	3.1	Standard Deviation 0.79	Log 10 Reduction
Log Reduction of Bacterial Flora on Abdomen and Groin Sites	CHG 1 Min Abdomen	6 hour	2.0	Standard Deviation 0.86	Log 10 Reduction
Log Reduction of Bacterial Flora on Abdomen and Groin Sites	CHG 1 Min Groin	6 hour	2.7	Standard Deviation 0.67	Log 10 Reduction

1 to 10 of 24Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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Participant flow24

How many started, completed or left each group, period by period.

Period	Milestone	Group	Participants	Units counted
Overall Study	STARTED	CHG 1 Min Abdomen	13	13
Overall Study	STARTED	CHG 1 Min Groin	13	13
Overall Study	STARTED	CHG 2 Min Abdomen	14	14
Overall Study	STARTED	CHG 2 Min Groin	14	14
Overall Study	STARTED	CHG 3 Min Abdomen	13	13
Overall Study	STARTED	CHG 3 Min Groin	13	13
Overall Study	STARTED	Comparator CHG Abdomen	14	14
Overall Study	STARTED	Comparator CHG Groin	14	14
Overall Study	COMPLETED	CHG 1 Min Abdomen	12	12
Overall Study	COMPLETED	CHG 1 Min Groin	12	12

1 to 10 of 24Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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Adverse events0

Each adverse event the trial posted, group by group: the participants affected out of those at risk.

None in this release.

Adverse event totals12

The totals the trial posted for each group.

Total	Group	At risk
Total, all-cause mortality	CHG 1 Min	13
Total, all-cause mortality	CHG 2 Min	14
Total, all-cause mortality	CHG 3 Min	13
Total, all-cause mortality	Comparator CHG	14
Total, other adverse events	CHG 1 Min	13
Total, other adverse events	CHG 2 Min	14
Total, other adverse events	CHG 3 Min	13
Total, other adverse events	Comparator CHG	14
Total, serious adverse events	CHG 1 Min	13
Total, serious adverse events	CHG 2 Min	14

1 to 10 of 12Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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Papers0

The papers the trial lists on ClinicalTrials.gov.

None in this release.

Grants0

The grants NIH RePORTER links to the trial, newest funded first: NIH's, and some of AHRQ's, CDC's, FDA's and VA's. Each shows its title, principal investigators, organization and funder in its newest year.

None in this release.

Trial comparisons0

Comparisons of the trial's two groups, calculated by ConductScience from the counts it posted.

None in this release.

Tests0

The ConductCognition tests this trial's registered outcomes name, as ScienceGraph matched them in trial-tests-2026-11-12-0.2.1.

None in this release.

Data dates

The day each source was copied for this release.

ClinicalTrials.gov: 2026-11-12; ClinicalTrials.gov
Results, from AACT: 2026-03-23; AACT
NIH grant links: 2026-11-13; NIH RePORTER

Sources 3

ClinicalTrials.gov's posted results, through CTTI's AACTFreely available. Acknowledgement requested
ClinicalTrials.govNo license stated
NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain

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
NIH RePORTER's clinical studies and project filesPublic domain (NIH RePORTER)

ClinicalTrials.gov's data carry an international copyright outside the United States: https://clinicaltrials.gov/about-site/terms-conditions.

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