# Clorhexidine Versus Povidone for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Cesarean Section

> **NCT01741649** · NA · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama** · enrollment: 800 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Surgical Wound Infection

## Interventions

- **PROCEDURE:** Clorhexidine
- **PROCEDURE:** Povidone

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT01741649
- **Lead sponsor:** Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** NA
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2012-10
- **Primary completion:** 2013-03
- **Final completion:** 2013-04
- **Target enrollment:** 800 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2013-05-17


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT01741649

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT01741649, "Clorhexidine Versus Povidone for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Cesarean Section". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-28 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT01741649. Licensed CC0.

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