Staphylococcus Aureus Decolonization Study
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Staphylococcal Skin Infections, Abscesses, Furunculosis, Staphylococcus Aureus, MRSA Infection
In brief
The purpose of this study is to determine whether measures to eliminate the Staph germ from the skin of the index patient (with a special ointment and soap) are more effective when performed by everyone in the household rather than the patient alone, and whether these methods are effective in preventing future Staph infections. The investigators hypothesize that there will be a greater number of households who are successful in eradicating the staph germ from the index patient when all members of the household participate than households where only the index patient is treated.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT00731783
- Run by
- Washington University School of Medicine
- People needed
- 183
- Starts
- 2008-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2010-12-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2012-04-30
Who can join
Age: 1 and older, up to 21. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- Screening:
- Children aged 6 months to 21 years presenting with an active skin or soft tissue infection.
- Enrollment:
- Positive MRSA culture from the abscess and from either the axilla, anterior nares or groin area (signifying both infection and colonization with MRSA).
You may not qualify if…
- Infants less than 6 months of age
- Dialysis or residence in a long term care facility over the past year
- Use of chlorhexidine or mupirocin in the past one month
- Pregnancy
- Immunodeficiency
- History of an adverse reaction to chlorhexidine or mupirocin.
Where it is running
- St. Louis Children's Hospital — St Louis, Missouri, United States
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