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Surgical Site InfectionNCT01148030

Impact of Pre-surgical Nasal Bacterial Reduction on Postoperative Surgical Site Infections / Standard Care Change

An observational study of Surgical Site Infection, run by 3M at 1 site in United States.

Terminated

Stopped early. The study ended before it was planned to and will not resume.

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Trial summary

Patients presenting in the Emergency Department or admitted to the hospital with displaced hip fractures who require hemiarthroplasty or open reduction internal fixation or with spinal instability/fractures in need of urgent surgical intervention will receive treatment to reduce the number of microorganisms in their… Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 2 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Surgical Site Infection
What is being tested?
3M Skin and Nasal Antiseptic
How many people
333 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Jun 2010to Jul 2012
Phase
Observational
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 2 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Study population: Emergent Hip Fractures

Who may be able to join

  • Patients presenting in the Emergency Department or admitted to the hospital with displaced hip fractures who require hemiarthroplasty or open reduction internal fixation or with spinal instability/fractures in need of urgent surgical intervention will be enrolled in the study.

Who cannot join

None listed.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • Sharp Memorial Hospital

    San Diego, California, 92123

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About this study

Patients presenting in the Emergency Department or admitted to the hospital with displaced hip fractures who require hemiarthroplasty or open reduction internal fixation or with spinal instability/fractures in need of urgent surgical intervention will receive treatment to reduce the number of microorganisms in their nose prior to surgery. After surgery, the subjects will be observed for any surgical site infections.

Read the detailed description

Infection rate study.

Being tested
3M Skin and Nasal Antiseptic
Medical subject headings
Surgical Wound Infection

What participants receive

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

  • 3M Skin and Nasal AntisepticDrug

    Intra-nasal dosing

Study groups in NCT01148030
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Single3M Skin and Nasal Antiseptic
Receives: Drug: 3M Skin and Nasal Antiseptic

What is being measured

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

  1. Surgical Site Infection

    Measured: 1 year after surgery

Timeline

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

  1. First posted22 Jun 2010 (estimated)
  2. Study startJun 2010
  3. Primary completionJul 2012
  4. Study completionJul 2012

Why it stopped: Outcome measures for pre-intervention were much lower than anticipated.

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More details

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

Study design
Study type
Observational
Enrolment
333 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT01148030
Sponsor's protocol ID
11319
Status last verified
Feb 2014
First submitted
18 Jun 2010
Last updated
3 Mar 2014
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

An observational study of Surgical Site Infection, run by 3M at 1 site in United States.

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: stopped early, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Mar 2014. 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 United States. 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 was stopped early (reason given: Outcome measures for pre-intervention were much lower than anticipated.). Results are not available in the source record.

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?

Surgical Site Infection (time frame: 1 year after surgery). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 3 Mar 2014.

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