Completed NA INTERVENTIONAL 2-arm NCT00975377

Clipping Versus No Hair Removal and the Risk of Surgical Site Infections

Clipping vs. No Hair Removal and the Risk of Surgical Site Infection: A Randomized, Assessor Blinded Non-inferiority Clinical Trial Among Patients Undergoing General Surgical Procedures at a Community Hospital

Sponsor: Gundersen Lutheran Health System

Conditions Deep Surgical Site Infection Organ/Space Surgical Site Infection Superficial Surgical Site Infection Surgical Site Infection

Interventions Hair clipping

Updated 5 times since 2017 Last updated: Sep 4, 2015 Started: Oct 31, 2009 Primary completion: Feb 28, 2015 Completion: Feb 28, 2015

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Listed as NCT00975377, this NA trial focuses on Deep Surgical Site Infection and Organ/Space Surgical Site Infection and remains completed. Sponsored by Gundersen Lutheran Health System, it has been updated 5 times since 2009, reflecting limited change activity. This study is part of the global effort to build evidence for infectious disease interventions.

Status Flow

Change History

5 versions recorded

Sep 2024 — Present [monthly]

Completed NA
Jul 2024 — Sep 2024 [monthly]

Completed NA
Jan 2021 — Jul 2024 [monthly]

Completed NA
Jun 2018 — Jan 2021 [monthly]

Completed NA
Jan 2017 — Jun 2018 [monthly]

Completed NA

First recorded

Oct 2009

Trial started

Per CT.gov start date — pre-dates our first snapshot

Eligibility Summary

No eligibility information available.

Contact Information

Sponsor contact:

Gundersen Lutheran Health System
Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation

Data source: Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation

For direct contact, visit the study record on ClinicalTrials.gov .

Study Locations

• La Crosse, United States