Clinical trials: Blood Stream Infection
Catheter Related Infections, Short Bowel Syndrome
Trial of 70% Ethanol Versus Heparin to Reduce the Rate of Central Line Infections in Children With Short Bowel Syndrome
This study is designed to determine if the use of 70% ethanol lock solution in central lines decreases the rate of central line infections in children with short bowel syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT01263574
- Testing
- 70% ethanol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Blood Stream Infection
Topical Emollient Therapy
Almost all (99%) of the neonatal deaths occur in lower and middle income countries. Most of these deaths are attributable to prematurity and infection.
- Trial name
- NCT01396642
- Testing
- Topical Emollient
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 258 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Blood Stream Infections, MRSA Infections
Testing Spread and Implementation of Novel Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Aureus (MRSA)-Reducing Practices
The purpose of this study is to implement strategies for improved efficiency and waste reduction ("Toyota Lean") and positive deviance, a social behavioral change process, utilizing frontline healthcare personnel to reduce…
- Trial name
- NCT01255943
- Testing
- healthcare staff processes for infection prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- MaineHealth
Nosocomial Infection, Bacteremia
Skin Cleansing With Chlorhexidine to Decrease Hospital Acquired Infections
Patients in the intensive care unit are at risk for many infections because the severity of illness and the procedures necessary to care for them.
- Conditions
- Nosocomial Infection, Bacteremia, Sepsis, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT00130221
- Testing
- 2% chlorhexidine gluconate impregnated cloth, Daily bathing with Bar soap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Cook County Health
Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia, Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections
Ontario ICU Clinical Best Practices Demonstration Project
The pragmatic issue at hand how to get physicians and nurses to use best practices… and how to measure consequences of their implementation.
- Conditions
- Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia, Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections, Pressure Ulcer Prophylaxis, DVT Prophylaxis
- Trial name
- NCT00332982
- Testing
- Focused knowledge translation strategies
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Central Lines in ICU Patients
Ethanol Lock for Prevention of Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
Vascular access via central venous lines (CVL) is essential to the care of many patients in the intensive care setting. While the value of these lines for the management of critically ill patients is generally accepted, the…
- Trial name
- NCT01344590
- Testing
- Normal Saline, Ethanol 70% pharmaceutical grade
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Catheter-Related Infections
Peripheral Venous Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections
The aim of this work is to: 1. Study the impact of PIVC skin colonization on catheter tip colonization and the development of CRBSI 2.
- Trial name
- NCT05139628
- Testing
- microbiological identification of samples (skin and blood samples)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Catheter-Related Infections
Comparison of Chlorhexidine Impregnated Dressing and Standard Dressing
Investigators have designed a single-center randomized controlled trial to compare chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated dressing and standard dressing with respect to their effects on the infection outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04794231
- Testing
- Standard dressing, Chlorhexidine gluconate -impregnated dressing group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 307 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Candidemia
SIHAM Candidemia Network:An Observational Study
Title: A multicenter observational study of candidemia cases among ICU patients in India Objective: Primary objective: Determine epidemiological and also clinical parameters of candidemia cases among ICU patients in India.
- Trial name
- NCT01281345
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- Society of Indian Human & Animal Mycologist
Blood-stream Infections, Salmonella Infection Non-Typhoid
Treating Non-typhoidal Salmonella Bloodstream Infections in Children Under Five in DR Congo: a Cohort Study
With this study the researchers aim to provide observational data on the treatment efficacy of currently used antibiotic treatment regimens for NTS BSI in hospital-admitted children.
- Trial name
- TreNTS (NCT04850677)
- Testing
- Observational Cohort
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 1,884 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Bacteremia
Prevalence of CVC-associated Sepsis and Use of Blood Cultures in Berlin - Brandenburg
Structured web-based survey in selected hospitals with intensive care units in Berlin- Brandenburg to collect data on the overall number of blood cultures (used) and the prevalence of (positive blood cultures in patients with)…
- Trial name
- NCT01388686
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Blood Stream Infection, Blood Stream Infections
Evaluation of Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinical Performance of the UllCORE Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Test
This study is designed to evaluate the clinical performance of the UllCORE Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Test, an investigational molecular diagnostic test intended to detect microorganisms and selected antimicrobial resistance…
- Conditions
- Blood Stream Infection, Blood Stream Infections, Sepsis, Fungemia
- Trial name
- B-RAPID (NCT07859852)
- Testing
- UllCORE BSI Test
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Deepull Diagnostics S.L.
Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection
Long-term Hemodialysis Catheter Removal and Delayed Replacement, Versus Exchange Over a Guidewire to Treat Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection
Prospective, randomized Study of tunneled cuffed hemodialysis catheter removal and delayed replacement, versus exchange over a guidewire to treat catheter related blood stream infection
- Trial name
- NCT03054714
- Testing
- catheter replacement
- Volunteers
- 798 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Salmonella Infections, Infection of Bloodstream
Reservoir of Invasive Salmonellosis in Children, DRC
Bloodstream infections caused by non-typhoid Salmonella (NTS) are a major killing disease in Sub-Saharan Africa. Despite the high case fatality rate, the main reservoir -human, zoonotic or environmental- for invasive NTS rests…
- Trial name
- NCT03073707
- Testing
- Sample collection
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 96 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
HIV/AIDS, HIV-1-infection
Simplifying Treatment and Monitoring for HIV (STREAM HIV)
This study seeks to determine the clinical efficacy and cost effectiveness of implementing an integrated model for HIV monitoring using point of care (POC) tenofovir (TFV) adherence testing and POC viral load (VL) monitoring in…
- Trial name
- NCT04341779
- Testing
- Point-of-care viral load testing and tenofovir adherence testing
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 539 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Blood Stream Infections
Evaluation of MiSeq for Microbial Identification in Specimens
Background: Researchers are testing a new way to find out what causes infections in people in hospitals. Current techniques use chemical or biological tests on a person s samples.
- Trial name
- NCT02578875
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Central Line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI)
Comparing The Safety And Efficacy Of DEFENCATH® In Reducing Central-Line Bloodstream Infections (CLABSIs) In Adults And Adolescent Participants Receiving Total Parenteral Nutrition Through A Central Venous Catheter (CVC)
This is a Phase 3, randomized, double-blind, controlled, adaptive, 2-arm, multicenter study to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of DefenCath in adult and adolescent participants receiving home Total Parenteral Nutrition (TPN)…
- Trial name
- NCT06822426
- Testing
- (taurolidine and heparin) catheter lock solution, Heparin
- Where
- 24 sites in United States, Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- CorMedix Therapeutics
Infection
Study of Omiganan 1% Gel in Preventing Catheter Infections/Colonization in Patients With Central Venous Catheters
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with topical omiganan is more effective than treatment with topical povidone-iodine in preventing local catheter site infections and catheter colonization in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT00231153
- Testing
- Omiganan 1% gel, Povidone-Iodine 10%
- Where
- 57 sites in United States, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,859 people
- Sponsor
- Cadence Pharmaceuticals
Catheter-related Infections
CATCH - Catheter Infections in Children
Most children admitted to paediatric intensive care units (PICU) need to have medicines given to them into their veins using a narrow tube, so they do not need repeated injections. This tube is called a central venous catheter.
- Trial name
- NCT01029717
- Testing
- Standard polyurethane Central Venous Catheter, Antibiotic impregnated polyurethane CVC (minocycline and rifampicin), Heparin bonded polyurethane CVC
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,859 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Child Health
Microbial Colonization
Rifaximin for Infection Prophylaxis in Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Primary purpose of the study is to see if rifaximin can improve the balance of bacteria within the gut, which has been shown to improve transplant outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT03529825
- Testing
- Rifaximin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University