Skin Cleansing With Chlorhexidine to Decrease Hospital Acquired Infections
Completed · Phase 1
Conditions studied: Nosocomial Infection, Bacteremia, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Urinary Tract Infection, Clostridium Infection
In brief
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 procedure as a method to reduce infections. Currently, patients at John H. Stroger Hospital are cleansed with soap and water. However, preliminary data from a previous study at Rush University Medical Center showed that a chlorhexidine (CHG)-impregnated cloth (2% CHG Antiseptic Cloth system, Sage Products, Inc.) decreased skin bacteria and may lessen bacteria in the blood stream. The 2% CHG Antiseptic Cloth system is a non-irritating, no-rinse, cleansing and moisturizing product that contains 2% chlorhexidine gluconate. The goal of this proposed study is to further evaluate the effectiveness of the 2% CHG Antiseptic Cloth system compared with soap and water in cleansing the skin and preventing bacteria from entering the bloodstream.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00130221
- Run by
- Cook County Health
- People needed
- 208
- Starts
- 2005-06-01
- Expected to finish
- 2006-07-26
- Last updated by the study team
- 2023-06-18
Who can join
Age: 16 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 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
You may not qualify if…
- 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
Where it is running
- John H. Stroger Hospital of Cook County — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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