MedTrace Logo

Control of MRSA in Nursing Homes: Decolonization vs Standard Precautions

NCT01138462 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 157

Last updated 2020-03-30

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the better approach between the currently procedure (i.e. standards precautions) and a reinforced strategy to control MRSA transmission in the institutionalized population of nursing homes in Canton of Vaud, Switzerland.

Conditions

  • Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus

Interventions

OTHER

intervention

5 days topical decolonisation including nasal mupirocin tid, chlorhexidine mouth wash tid, chlorhexidine body wash once daily. Daily direct resident's environmental disinfection during decolonisation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Lausanne Hospitals

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Giorgio Zanetti, MD · University Hospital of Lausanne, Switzerland

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-06-30
Primary Completion
2011-12-31
Completion
2011-12-31

More Related Trials

Read the full study record

This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

View NCT01138462 on ClinicalTrials.gov