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Prevention of Recurrent Infections Caused by Community Acquired Staphylococcus Aureus (CA-SA) in Children

NCT00901316 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 987

Last updated 2016-11-07

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Summary

The primary purpose of this study is to determine if adding bleach baths to routine ways for prevention of Staph infections is helpful. The amount added is a very weak amount. This would provide a relatively inexpensive method to help prevent recurrent skin infections caused by the Staph germ. The investigators will also be studying how often Staphylococcus aureus lives in the nose, throat, and groin area.

Conditions

  • Community-Acquired Staphylococcus Aureus

Interventions

PROCEDURE

Routine Measures Group

Cultures will be obtained from the anterior nares of the nose, the throat and the groin using separate culturette swabs. S. aureus isolates will be identified and antibiotic susceptibility determined. Isolates will subsequently undergo testing for susceptibility to methicillin to determine if the isolate is an MSSA or MRSA strain. All patients and parents will be instructed orally and provided written instructions about routine measures employed for the prevention of S. aureus skin infections. Please see supplemental material from the publication Randomized Trial of "Bleach Baths" plus Routine Hygienic Measures vs Routine Hygienic Measures Alone for Prevention of Recurrent Infections Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014;58:679-682 for the details regarding routine measures.

PROCEDURE

Bleach Bath Group (Bleach plus routine measures)

Cultures will be obtained from the anterior nares of the nose, the throat and the groin using culturette swabs. S. aureus isolates will be identified and antibiotic susceptibility determined. Isolates will subsequently undergo testing for susceptibility to methicillin to determine if the isolate is an MSSA or MRSA strain. Patients and parents will be instructed orally and provided written instructions about routine measures employed for the prevention of S. aureus skin infections. Patients will be given further oral and written instructions regarding clorox baths. Please see supplemental material from the publication Randomized Trial of "Bleach Baths" plus Routine Hygienic Measures vs Routine Hygienic Measures Alone for Prevention of Recurrent Infections Clinical Infectious Diseases 2014;58:679-682 for the details regarding instructions for bleach baths.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Baylor College of Medicine

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Sheldon L Kaplan, MD · Baylor College of Medicine

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
3 Months
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2009-06-30
Primary Completion
2012-01-31
Completion
2013-01-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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