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BacteremiaNCT00973063

Effectiveness of Routine Sterile Gloving in Blood Culture

A study testing Routine sterile gloving in people with Bacteremia, run by Seoul National University Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether routine sterile gloving can lower contamination rates in blood culture. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 18 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Bacteremia
What is being tested?
Routine sterile gloving
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,854 participants
Where
1 siteSouth Korea
Study dates
Mar 2009to Dec 2009
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 18 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • The patients in whom Blood culture is medically needed

Who cannot join

  • Blood sample is obtained through central venous catheter or arterial line
  • No consent to this study

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

South Korea1 site
  • Seoul National University Hospital

    Seoul, 110-744

Other trials in South Korea

About this study

Official title: Influence of Routine Sterile Gloving on Contamination Rates in Blood Culture

The purpose of this study is to determine whether routine sterile gloving can lower contamination rates in blood culture.

Read the detailed description

Because contamination during sampling for blood culture may interfere in interpreting the results of blood culture, lowering the contamination rates in blood culture is very important. According to current guideline, routine sterile gloving is not recommended. We hypothesized that routine sterile gloving can lower contamination rates in blood culture.

Conditions
Bacteremia
Being tested
Routine sterile gloving
Keywords
bacteremia, blood culture, contamination
Medical subject headings
Bacteremia

What participants receive

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

  • Routine sterile glovingBehavioural

    routinely new sterile gloving just before sampling

Study groups in NCT00973063
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
conventional glovingNo interventionNot described
routine sterile glovingExperimentalNot described
Receives: Behavioral: Routine sterile gloving

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. contamination rate in blood culture

    Measured: at the time of identification of organisms

Timeline

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

  1. First posted9 Sep 2009 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2009
  3. Primary completionDec 2009
  4. Study completionDec 2009

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
Diagnosis
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Crossover
Masking
Single blind
Who is masked
Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
1,854 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00973063
Sponsor's protocol ID
0906-029-283
Other IDs
SNUHIMI01
Status last verified
Dec 2013
First submitted
7 Sep 2009
Last updated
4 Dec 2013
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Publications

  • Kim NH, Kim M, Lee S, Yun NR, Kim KH, Park SW, Kim HB, Kim NJ, Kim EC, Park WB, Oh MD. Effect of routine sterile gloving on contamination rates in blood culture: a cluster randomized trial. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Feb 1;154(3):145-51. doi: 10.7326/0003-4819-154-3-201102010-00003.

    PubMed 21282693

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Routine sterile gloving in people with Bacteremia, run by Seoul National University Hospital at 1 site in South Korea.

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 2 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: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 4 Dec 2013. 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 South Korea. 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?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

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

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

contamination rate in blood culture (time frame: at the time of identification of organisms). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00973063, 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 4 Dec 2013.

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