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Cardiac SurgeryNCT00426894

Microbial Surveillance in Children Hospitalized for Cardiovascular Surgery

A study testing samples from nostrils, mouth, axillas, perianal area and postoperative wound in people with Cardiac Surgery and Perioperative Prophylaxis, run by Hadassah Medical Organization at 1 site in Israel.

Unknown status

Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

the purpose of this study is to determine whether children who are hospitalised waiting for cardiac surgery for several days in pediatric or pediatric surgery department acquire resistant microbial flora, thus necessitating broad spectrum antibiotics for perioperative prophylaxis. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any age
Conditions the study is for
Cardiac Surgery, Perioperative Prophylaxis
What is being tested?
samples from nostrils, mouth, axillas, perianal area and postoperative wound
Type of treatment
Surgery or procedure
How many people
Not given
Where
1 siteIsrael
Study dates
Jan 2007to not given
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • All children and infants who are hospitalized in general pediatrics or pediatric surgery department before they undergo cardiac surgery

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Dina Averbuch, MD contact

972-50-7874940

dina8282@walla.co.il

Hadas Lemberg, PhD contact

972 2 6777572

lhadas@hadassah.org.il

Israel1 site
  • Hadassah University Hospital

    Jerusalem, 91120

    Arik Tzukert, DMD, 00 972 2 6776095, arik@hadassah.org.il

    Hadas Lemberg, PhD, 00 972 2 6777572, lhadas@hadassah.org.il

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About this study

Official title: Longitudinal Microbial Surveillance in Children Hospitalized for Cardiac Surgery Before the Operation and During Hospitalization

the purpose of this study is to determine whether children who are hospitalised waiting for cardiac surgery for several days in pediatric or pediatric surgery department acquire resistant microbial flora, thus necessitating broad spectrum antibiotics for perioperative prophylaxis.

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Background

Guidelines for antimicrobial prophylaxis for cardiac surgery advise using first generation cephalosporin for those children coming from home. Large number of children that pass cardiac surgery in Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, are hospitalized for several days before the operation in Pediatric Surgery department due to administrative reasons. These children receive broad spectrum antibiotics, vancomycin and ceftazidime, as a peri-operative prophylaxis, in order to prevent infection with hospital acquired flora with which they could become colonized with during this period. This policy causes exposure to broad spectrum antibiotics from the beginning in these children, and also providing an antimicrobial pressure in the intensive care unit, influencing the development of resistant flora.

There is no documentation that these children acquire resistant flora during there hospitalization in the pre-operative period. We suggest checking microbial flora in those children hospitalized for cardiac surgery, in order to determine the need for broad spectrum antimicrobial prophylaxis.

Goals

To check microbial flora in children hospitalized for cardiac surgery on different time points: on admission and during hospitalization in Pediatric Surgery Department, on admission to PICU (immediately after operation),after 3 - 5 days,when drains are extracted.

To document if there is a change in resistance pattern of microbial pathogens during these periods

To determine the optimal regimen for antimicrobial prophylaxis for those children who need to be hospitalized in this department before the operation

Methods

Surveillance cultures would be taken from children who are hospitalized for cardiac surgery on several time points:

  1. on admission to Pediatric Surgery or other department pre-operatively
  2. once weekly afterwards, if they continue to be hospitalized without surgery
  3. on admission to PICU after surgery
  4. during their subsequent hospitalization in PICU after 3 - 5 days
  5. on the day of drains extraction

These cultures will include the cultures of nostrils, throat,axillas, perineum and rectum and post operative wound.

Being tested
samples from nostrils, mouth, axillas, perianal area and postoperative wound
Keywords
surveillance cultures, children, cardiac surgery, perioperative prophylaxis

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • samples from nostrils, mouth, axillas, perianal area and postoperative woundProcedure or surgery

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted25 Jan 2007 (estimated)
  2. Study startJan 2007

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Screening
Allocation
Non-randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00426894
Sponsor's protocol ID
yael01-HMO-CTIL
Status last verified
Jan 2007
First submitted
24 Jan 2007
Last updated
25 Jan 2007
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Bratzler DW, Houck PM; Surgical Infection Prevention Guideline Writers Workgroup. Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery: an advisory statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project. Am J Surg. 2005 Apr;189(4):395-404. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.01.015.

    PubMed 15820449

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing samples from nostrils, mouth, axillas, perianal area and postoperative wound in people with Cardiac Surgery and Perioperative Prophylaxis, run by Hadassah Medical Organization at 1 site in Israel.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 0 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 25 Jan 2007. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Israel. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

Results are not available in the source record.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

Contact Dina Averbuch, MD (972-50-7874940, dina8282@walla.co.il), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00426894, which also lists 1 linked publication.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 25 Jan 2007.

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