Status:
COMPLETED
Reduction in IV Associated Contamination
Lead Sponsor:
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Collaborating Sponsors:
PSI Medical
Conditions:
Post-operative Infections
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether implementing a novel syringe and IV stopcock cap system impregnated with alcohol will reduce IV catheter bacterial contamination and infections in p...
Detailed Description
Bacterial contamination of patient intravenous stopcock sets is a common intraoperative event associated with increased patient mortality, possibly via an infectious mechanism. The most common type of...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Adult patient undergoing surgery or procedure in operating room
- Undergoing general anesthesia
Exclusion
- Children (age \< 18 years)
- Lack of intravenous access
- failure of anesthesia provider to complete training on experimental device
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
594 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01426217
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
November 1 2011
Last Update
October 18 2018
Active Locations (1)
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States, 03756