Status:
COMPLETED
Comparing Skin Disinfectants Before Labour Epidural Analgesia
Lead Sponsor:
University of British Columbia
Conditions:
Skin Bacteria
Eligibility:
FEMALE
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the current standard skin disinfectant solution for labour epidurals used at BC Women's Hospital to another common skin disinfectant and to the skin disinfectan...
Detailed Description
Bacterial colonization of epidural catheters is known to occur and it has been suggested that catheter contamination occurs more frequently in the obstetric setting. Epidural catheters are usually col...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Request labour epidural analgesia. Able to understand English. No antibiotics taken in previous 24 hours. Membranes ruptured less than 24 hours. No current local or systemic infection. No contraindication to labour epidural analgesia
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
October 1 2007
Estimated Enrollment :
195 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00247897
Start Date
November 1 2005
End Date
October 1 2007
Last Update
April 12 2011
Active Locations (1)
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BC Women's Hospital Labour and Delivery Suite
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1