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The Epidemiology of Ventricular Assist Device-Related Infections

NCT01471795 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2011-11-16

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Infections often occur after ventricular assist devices (VADs) are placed. These infections can be very serious. The goal of this study is to understand why these infections occur. Bacteria (germs) normally live on our skin and in our noses. After surgery, they can infect the VAD. The investigators will collect cultures of your skin and nose before and after surgery. The investigators will compare these bacteria to bacteria that cause infections. Their genes will be compared to see which ones help the bacteria cause infection.

Conditions

  • Congestive Heart Failure

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Patrice Desvigne-Nickens · National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

  • Yoshifumi Naka, MD · Columbia University

  • Michael Parides, PhD · Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2006-01-31
Primary Completion
2009-01-31
Completion
2009-01-31

Countries

  • United States

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