| Trial name or title | Vaginal cleansing before cesarean delivery to reduce infection: a randomized trial |
| Methods | RCT |
| Participants | 608 women undergoing cesarean |
| Interventions | Vaginal cleansing with 2 sponge sticks soaked in 1% povidone‐iodine Control: no cleansing All will receive standard abdominal cleansing using chlorhexidine or Betadine per provider preference |
| Outcomes | Primary: composite postoperative infectious morbidity up to 30 days‐ fever, endometritis, infection or abscess, wound complications or infection |
| Starting date | August 2015 |
| Contact information | Lorene Temming, Washington University, St. Louis |
| Notes | Anticipated completion August 2018, verified 2/22/18‐ NCT02495753 |
RCT: randomized controlled trial