U.S., Nov. 21 -- ClinicalTrials.gov registry received information related to the study (NCT07239349) titled 'Acne Face Wash for Reducing the Contamination Rate in Arthroscopic Rotator Cuff Repair Surgery' on Nov. 16.
Brief Summary: Previous studies have shown that even when following standard sterilization protocols, the positive culture rate of Cutibacterium acnes can still be as high as 30%. In recent years, several studies have reported that preoperative skin preparation of the shoulder, such as applying benzoyl peroxide (BPO) to the skin, can effectively reduce the cutaneous bacterial load of C. acnes and even decrease its incidence in the shoulder joint or surgical sutures after surgery. However, most of the existing studies have focu...