Cheetah - Sterile Glove and Clean Instrument Change at the Time of Wound Closure to Reduce Surgical Site Infection — Cheetah  

Surgical Site Infection Clinical Trial

Official title: Cheetah - a Cluster Randomized Trial of Sterile Glove and Clean Instrument Change at the Time of Wound Closure to Reduce Surgical Site Infection (SSI). A Trial in Low and Middle Income Countries (LMICs) and A Trial in High Income Countries (HICs)

Status Not yet recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

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

Clinical Trial Description

Internal Pilot

The aim of the 12-month internal pilot is to assess:

1. whether hospitals adhere to their allocation

2. 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 ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Communicable Diseases
• Infection
• Surgical Site Infection
• Surgical Wound Infection

• NCT number: NCT03980652
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of Birmingham
• Contact: Donna Smith
• Phone: +44(0)121 415 9103
• Email: cheetah@trials.bham.ac.uk
• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 2020
• Completion date: December 2021