Could an extra scrub stop surgical infections?
NCT ID NCT05401292
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding a pre-surgery scrub with isopropyl alcohol and chlorhexidine soap to the standard cleaning routine can lower the number of germs on the skin and reduce infections after elective foot and ankle surgery. About 100 adults having planned foot or ankle surgery will take part. Half will get the extra scrub, and half will get the usual cleaning alone.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Phase 4
Runs after approval, following long-term safety and how well the treatment works in everyday use.
- Participants
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About 100 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Feb 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * patients undergoing elective foot and ankle surgeries * age over 18 Exclusion Criteria: * trauma as the indication for surgery * open injuries * non-elective procedures * amputations * prior surgical site infection through the planned incision * pregnancy. All potential participants of child-bearing potential follow the standard pre-operative protocol to ensure they are not in pregnant status prior to SOC surgical procedure.
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Missouri
RECRUITINGColumbia, Missouri, 65211, United States
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