# Randomized Trial of 2% Chlorhexidine-70% Isopropanol vs 5% Povidone Iodine-69% Ethanol for Skin Antisepsis in Reducing Surgical-site Infection After Cardiac Surgery

> **NCT03560193** · PHASE4 · COMPLETED · sponsor: **Poitiers University Hospital** · enrollment: 3316 (actual)

## Conditions studied

- Cardiac Surgery in Adult Patient

## Interventions

- **DRUG:** 2%Chlorhexidine-70%Isopropanol
- **DRUG:** 5%Povidone Iodine- 69%Ethanol

## Key facts

- **NCT ID:** NCT03560193
- **Lead sponsor:** Poitiers University Hospital
- **Sponsor class:** OTHER
- **Phase:** PHASE4
- **Study type:** INTERVENTIONAL
- **Status:** COMPLETED
- **Start date:** 2018-09-10
- **Primary completion:** 2022-05-25
- **Final completion:** 2022-05-25
- **Target enrollment:** 3316 (ACTUAL)
- **Last updated:** 2022-06-13


## Primary source

ClinicalTrials.gov registry: https://clinicaltrials.gov/study/NCT03560193

## Citation

> US National Library of Medicine, ClinicalTrials.gov registration NCT03560193, "Randomized Trial of 2% Chlorhexidine-70% Isopropanol vs 5% Povidone Iodine-69% Ethanol for Skin Antisepsis in Reducing Surgical-site Infection After Cardiac Surgery". Retrieved via AI Analytics 2026-05-29 from https://api.ai-analytics.org/clinical/NCT03560193. Licensed CC0.

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