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NCT00975377 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA
Clipping Versus No Hair Removal and the Risk of Surgical Site Infections
A NA study, sponsored by Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation.
- Completed
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 1,678
- Enrollment target
NCT00975377: Completed NA study, sponsored by Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation.
NCT00975377 is a NA study that has completed, run by Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation. The registered enrollment target is 1,678 participants, above the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (20% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.
The verdict
NCT00975377, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation.
- COMPLETED
- Registry status
- NA
- Development phase
- 1,678 participants
- Enrollment target
Study Summary
The objective of this study is to determine whether hair clipping is non-inferior to no hair removal in preventing superficial, deep, and organ space surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing various general surgical procedures, evaluated after surgery by an assessor blinded to treatment allocation. Additional goals include evaluating wound complications that arise in patients that have hair clipped and in patients that do not have hair removed and determining the impact of clipping versus no hair removal and SSI versus no SSI on length of hospital stay.
Interventions
- PROCEDURE Hair clipping
Trial Details
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Enrollment Target | 1,678 participants |
| Start Date | 2009-10 |
| Est. Completion | 2015-02 |
| Phase | NA |
What the finished NCT00975377 record still lists
NCT00975377 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 1,678 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (20% higher).
The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Hair clipping is the first listed.
NCT00975377 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is clinical trial NCT00975377 about?
NCT00975377 is a clinical study titled "Clipping Versus No Hair Removal and the Risk of Surgical Site Infections". The objective of this study is to determine whether hair clipping is non-inferior to no hair removal in preventing superficial, deep, and organ space surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing various general surgical procedures, evaluated after surgery by an assessor blinded to treatment...
What is the current status of trial NCT00975377?
This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 1,678 participants. The study started on 2009-10. Estimated completion is 2015-02.
What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00975377?
The interventions under investigation include: Hair clipping (PROCEDURE).
Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00975377?
This trial is sponsored by Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation, which has 7 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.
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How this trial's enrollment target compares
Where NCT00975377's enrollment target sits among peer trials
1,678 62nd of 2000 higher than 1,939 of 2,000 other NA trials
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08
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