Daily Chlorhexidine Bathing and Infection Rates in Critically-ill Patients
Completed · Phase 4
Conditions studied: Healthcare Associated Infections
In brief
Healthcare-associated infections are a major cause of morbidity among critically ill patients. Bathing critically ill patients with cloths impregnated with the broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent chlorhexidine-gluconate may decrease healthcare-associated infections. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of daily bathing with disposable chlorhexidine-impregnated bathing cloths, as compared to daily bathing with disposable standard non-chlorhexidine-impregnated bathing cloths, on the rates of healthcare-associated infections in critically-ill patients. Hypothesis: Daily bathing of the skin with chlorhexidine-impregnated bathing cloths will result in reduced rates of healthcare-associated infections in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT02033187
- Run by
- Vanderbilt University
- People needed
- 12000
- Starts
- 2012-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2013-07-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2014-01-10
Who can join
Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- All patients admitted to the medical, surgical, trauma, cardiovascular and neuro adult intensive care units at Vanderbilt University Medical Center
You may not qualify if…
- Being cared for in the burn ICU or patients with TEN/SJS or burns being cared for in one of the non-burn intensive care units.
- Patients with known allergy to chlorhexidine gluconate
- Age < 18 years old
- Patients where daily bathing would not be safe
Where it is running
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center — Nashville, Tennessee, United States
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