Status:

COMPLETED

Ecological Effects of Decolonisation Strategies in Intensive Care

Lead Sponsor:

MJM Bonten

Collaborating Sponsors:

Paris 12 Val de Marne University

Conditions:

ICU-ecology (Multidrug Resistant Bacteria)

ICU-acquired Bacteraemia

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE3

Brief Summary

Previous research has shown that applying certain treatments can reduce both the number of infections and the presence of resistant bacteria in the intensive care (ICU) and its patients. These treatme...

Detailed Description

Introduction The "R-GNOSIS: Ecological Effects of Decolonization Strategies in Intensive Care" study assesses three decolonization interventions against standard care to evaluate unit wide ecological...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • mechanical ventilation (only invasive ventilation: i.e. intubated patients or patients with tracheostomal ventilation)
  • no planned extubation within 24 hours When mechanical ventilation is not started directly after admission but later in the course of their ICU stay, patients are still eligible to participate.

Exclusion

  • patients under the age of 18
  • patients with known allergy to any of the medications or agents used (i.e. colistin, tobramycin, nystatin or chlorhexidine )
  • pregnancy
  • Participation ends as soon as the patient is extubated or after tracheostomal ventilation has stopped (weaning completed).

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

December 1 2013

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 27 2017

Estimated Enrollment :

8665 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT02208154

Start Date

December 1 2013

End Date

October 27 2017

Last Update

November 1 2017

Active Locations (13)

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1

Universitair Ziekenhuis Antwerpen

Edegem, Belgium, B-2650

2

Algemeen Ziekenhuis Sint Lucas

Ghent, Belgium, 9000

3

Universitair Ziekenhuis Gent

Ghent, Belgium, 9000

4

CHU Liege

Liège, Belgium, 4000