Study of Bathing With Chlorhexidine Impregnated Cloths on Nosocomial Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Completed · Phase 2/Phase 3

Conditions studied: Nosocomial Infections

In brief

The investigators propose to conduct a large clinical study to determine if daily bathing with chlorhexidine impregnated cloths will reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU).

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00549393

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

5659

Starts

2008-02-01

Expected to finish

2012-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2017-06-14

Who can join

Age: 0 and older, up to 25. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Patients in pediatric intensive care unit

You may not qualify if…

• Patients with a history of an allergic reaction to chlorhexidine
• Patients less than 2 months of age
• Patients with severe skin disease or burn
• Patients with an indwelling epidural catheter or lumbar drain

Where it is running

• Seattle Children's Hospital — Seattle, Washington, United States
• Children's National Medical Center — Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States
• Johns Hopkins Hospital — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Saint Louis Children's Hospital — St Louis, Missouri, United States
• Children's Hospital of Philadelphia — Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Full record on ClinicalTrials.gov

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