Impact of Enhanced Daily Disinfection on Environmental Contamination in Hospital Rooms

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Disinfection

In brief

The purpose of this study is to determine if enhanced daily application of disinfectant with persistent 24-hour activity decreases the environmental bioburden compared to standard practice.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05739955

Run by

Duke University

People needed

475

Starts

2023-02-13

Expected to finish

2025-11-18

Last updated by the study team

2026-04-06

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Adult patient admitted to the room
• Patient spent ≥1 night in room prior to enrollment
• Anticipated patient stay of ≥48 hours
• On contact precautions (for any reason) and/or has positive culture for EIP at the time of room admission

You may not qualify if…

• Patient stay is expect to be <48 hours
• Patient age <18, even if on adult ward
• Patient admitted on respiratory precautions due to coronavirus disease (COVID-19), influenza, or respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)
• Patient on contact precautions due to C. difficile

Where it is running

• Duke University — Durham, North Carolina, United States

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