Reduction in IV Associated Contamination

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Post-operative Infections

In brief

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 patients.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01426217

Run by

Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

People needed

594

Starts

2011-08-01

Expected to finish

2011-11-01

Last updated by the study team

2018-10-18

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patient undergoing surgery or procedure in operating room
• Undergoing general anesthesia

You may not qualify if…

• Children (age < 18 years)
• Lack of intravenous access
• failure of anesthesia provider to complete training on experimental device

Where it is running

• Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center — Lebanon, New Hampshire, United States

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