The Antiseptic Efficacy and Tolerability of Lavasept® 0.04% on Acute Traumatic Wounds
Summary
The primary objective of the study is to assess the antiseptic efficacy of Lavasept 0.04% when used as an antiseptic agent and to compare these with Ringers' solution in patients with acute traumatic wounds.
Study Design
Allocation: Randomized, Control: Placebo Control, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Treatment
Conditions
Wounds
Intervention
Lavasept 0.04%, Runger's Solution
Location
University Hospital of Zurich
Zurich
Switzerland
8091
Status
Not yet recruiting
Source
B. Braun Ltd. Centre of Excellence Infection Control
Results (where available)
Links
- Source: http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT01153620
- Information obtained from ClinicalTrials.gov on July 15, 2010
Medical and Biotech [MESH] Definitions
Head Injuries, Penetrating
Head injuries which feature compromise of the skull and dura mater. These may result from gunshot wounds (WOUNDS, GUNSHOT), stab wounds (WOUNDS, STAB), and other forms of trauma.
Saline Solution, Hypertonic
Hypertonic sodium chloride solution. A solution having an osmotic pressure greater than that of physiologic salt solution (0.9 g NaCl in 100 ml purified water).
Wounds, Stab
Penetrating wounds caused by a pointed object.
Wounds, Penetrating
Wounds caused by objects penetrating the skin.
Osmotic Pressure
The pressure required to prevent the passage of solvent through a semipermeable membrane that separates a pure solvent from a solution of the solvent and solute or that separates different concentrations of a solution. It is proportional to the osmolality of the solution.
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