FULL DETAILS (Read-only)  -> Click Here to Create PDF for Current Dataset of Trial
CTRI Number  CTRI/2021/12/038632 [Registered on: 15/12/2021] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 22/12/2022
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Other (Specify) [povidone iodine vs normal saline]  
Study Design  Randomized, Parallel Group Trial 
Public Title of Study   SURGICAL SITE INFECTION FOLLOWING WOUND IRRIGATION WITH POVIDONE-IODINE VS NORMAL SALINE  
Scientific Title of Study   SURGICAL SITE INFECTION FOLLOWING WOUND IRRIGATION WITH POVIDONE-IODINE VS NORMAL SALINE BEFORE SKIN CLOSURE IN CAESAREAN SECTIONS 
Trial Acronym   
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  Dr Rohan Sodhi 
Designation  junior resident 
Affiliation  PGIMER, Chandigarh 
Address  Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
150012
India 
Phone  8800468046  
Fax    
Email  rohansodhi94@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Minakshi rohilla 
Designation  Professor 
Affiliation  PGIMER, Chandigarh 
Address  Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
160015
India 
Phone  9914209354  
Fax    
Email  minurohilla@yahoo.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Rohan Sodhi 
Designation  junior resident 
Affiliation  PGIMER, Chandigarh 
Address  Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, PGIMER

Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH
150012
India 
Phone  8800468046  
Fax    
Email  rohansodhi94@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
PGIMER, CHANDIGARH 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  PGIMER Chandigarh 
Address  PGIMER Chandigarh 
Type of Sponsor  Research institution and hospital 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 1  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Dr Rohan Sodhi  PGIMER  Clean labour room, block D, level 3, nehru hospital, pgimer, chandigarh
Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH 
8800468046

rohansodhi94@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional ethics committee, PGIMER  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Patients  (1) ICD-10 Condition: O00-O9A||Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium,  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  wound irrigation before skin closure in caesarean section  wound irrigation will be done with normal saline ( 0.9%) before skin closure during caesarean sections, will be done only once 
Intervention  wound irrigation before skin closure in caesarean section  wound irrigation will be done with povidone-iodine (5%) before skin closure in caesarean section, will be done only once 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  15.00 Year(s)
Age To  49.00 Year(s)
Gender  Female 
Details  All emergency and elective caesarean sections 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  on immunosuppressant drugs
suspected or known allergy to iodine
class III or class IV wound
 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Random Number Table 
Method of Concealment   An Open list of random numbers 
Blinding/Masking   Participant and Investigator Blinded 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
to study incidence of SSI in elective and emergency caesarean section undergoing wound irrigation with povidone-iodine or normal saline  to study incidence of SSI in elective and emergency caesarean section undergoing wound irrigation with povidone-iodine or normal saline
assessment for SSI will be done at day 7 post op, 2 weeks and 4 weeks 
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
to study incidence of culture positive SSI in elective and emergency caesarean section

to measure incidence of specific organism cultured in SSI in elective and emergency caesarean 
to study incidence of culture positive SSI in elective and emergency caesarean section

to measure incidence of specific organism cultured in SSI in elective and emergency caesarean . Assessment will be done at day 7 postop, 2wks postop and 4 weeks postop 
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="476"
Sample Size from India="476" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "609"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="609" 
Phase of Trial   N/A 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   15/12/2021 
Date of Study Completion (India) 08/08/2022 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Date Missing 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="1"
Months="6"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)
Modification(s)  
Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Completed 
Publication Details    
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   To assess the incidence of SSI in women following wound irrigation with povidone iodine vs normal saline before skin closure in caesarean sections 
Close