Status:
COMPLETED
Skin Cleansing With Chlorhexidine to Decrease Hospital Acquired Infections
Lead Sponsor:
Cook County Health
Collaborating Sponsors:
Sage Products, Inc.
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Conditions:
Nosocomial Infection
Bacteremia
Eligibility:
All Genders
16+ years
Phase:
PHASE1
Brief Summary
Patients in the intensive care unit are at risk for many infections because the severity of illness and the procedures necessary to care for them. This study is designed to look at a change in bathing...
Detailed Description
Patients admitted to the medical intensive care unit at John H Stroger Hospital are randomly assigned to Unit A or B. Unit B was randomly selected as the intervention unit. For 6 months, all patients ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Data collection will be compiled from all the participants admitted to the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU).
- For skin cultures: One randomly selected (intubated or non-intubated) patient in each intervention group
Exclusion
- Patients with greater than 20% of body surface area disruption in skin integrity will be excluded from participation in the 2% CHG Antiseptic Cloths arm of the study
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2005
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
July 26 2006
Estimated Enrollment :
208 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00130221
Start Date
June 1 2005
End Date
July 26 2006
Last Update
June 18 2023
Active Locations (1)
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John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County
Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60612