Prevention of Nosocomial Infection by Decontamination of the Naso- and Oropharynx With Chlorhexidine (NONI Trial)

NCT00272675 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2/PHASE3 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1000

Last updated 2006-01-09

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Does chlorhexidine gluonate, a simple broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent with virtually no adverse-effects lower the incidence of NI after cardiac surgery, especially with respect to LTI and SSI?

Conditions

  • Nosocomial Infection
  • Respiratory Tract Infection
  • Surgical Site Infection

Interventions

DRUG

Chlorhexidine gluconate (drug) vs placebo

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis

    collaborator OTHER
  • Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Patrique Segers, Drs. · Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-08-31
Completion
2005-09-30

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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