Status:

UNKNOWN

ROSSINI 2 - Reduction of Surgical Site Infection Using Several Novel Interventions

Lead Sponsor:

University of Birmingham

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute for Health Research, United Kingdom

University College, London

Conditions:

Surgical Site Infection

Surgical Wound Infection

Eligibility:

All Genders

16+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

ROSSINI 2 is a phase III, multi-arm, multi-stage (MAMS) pragmatic, blinded (patient and outcome assessor), multicentre, randomised controlled trial (RCT) with an internal pilot, to evaluate the use of...

Detailed Description

The primary objective of ROSSINI 2 is to determine whether several specific in-theatre interventions, used alone or in combination, result in decreased rates of surgical site infection (SSI) up to 30 ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patients undergoing colorectal, hepatobiliary, upper GI, urological, vascular, or gynaecological operations
  • Patients undergoing abdominal operations (open or laparoscopic extraction site) with a planned incision of at least 5cm.
  • Patients aged 16 years or older
  • Patients able and willing to undergo a wound assessment at day 30-37 after surgery
  • Patients able and willing to give written informed consent
  • All contamination strata, including clean, clean-contaminated, contaminated or dirty surgery.
  • Patients undergoing planned (elective or expedited) or unplanned (emergency) surgery.

Exclusion

  • Previous laparotomy within 3 months prior to randomisation
  • Known to be pregnant or currently breast feeding
  • Operations where the wound is not anticipated to be closed primarily
  • Patients with a new or documented allergy/ intolerance to any of the study interventions (chlorhexidine, iodine, collagen or gentamicin) will not be randomised to an arm containing this intervention, but will still be eligible for recruitment to other arms of the study.
  • Patients with end-stage renal failure where gentamicin administration would otherwise be contra-indicated (according to local policy) will not be randomised to arms containing the gentamicin-impregnated sponge.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

March 1 2019

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 1 2023

Estimated Enrollment :

6610 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03838575

Start Date

March 1 2019

End Date

August 1 2023

Last Update

November 28 2022

Active Locations (2)

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Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham

Birmingham, United Kingdom, B15 2GW

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Countess of Chester Hospital

Chester, United Kingdom, CH2 1UL