Study on the Infection Risk of Long Dwell Period Catheters in High Risk Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients

NCT00136097 · Status: TERMINATED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 142

Last updated 2007-12-28

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This is an evaluation of the use of silver impregnated catheters in burn patients to reduce catheter colonisation compared to the standard central venous catheter without antiseptic activity.

Conditions

  • Burns

Interventions

DEVICE

Placement of a silver impregnated central venous catheter

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University Hospital, Ghent

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Kirsten Colpaert, MD · University Hospital, Ghent

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2005-08-31
Completion
2006-06-30

Countries

  • Belgium

Study Locations

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