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Interest of Contact Precautions for Preventing Micro-organisms Acquisition in Patients Hospitalized in Infectious Disease Unit of University-affiliated Hospital in Rennes

NCT01562769 · Status: TERMINATED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 400

Last updated 2015-08-21

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Summary

Application of isolation (=contact precautions) in hospitalized patients is recommended when patient is colonized (or infected) by micro-organism known for its outbreak capacity or high pathogenicity. It allows the reinforcement of universal precautions (=standard precautions) in order to control patient-to-patient micro-organisms transmission. Recently, the efficacy of this measure is questioned and its impact on patient care seems deleterious.

In a particular context of Infectious Disease Unit, where standard precautions are handled (favorable architecture and appropriate practice for hand hygiene), assessment of contact precautions to reduce the incidence of acquired bacteria during hospitalization would be of interest.

The investigators design a non-inferiority comparative study to measure the colonization pressure in patients hospitalized in two different parts of the department: one unit only with standard precautions applied (intervention) and one unit with contact precautions (control) as current routine care.

Conditions

  • Patients Hospitalized in Infectious Disease

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Rennes University Hospital

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • jean-marc chapplain · Rennes University Hospital

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-04-30
Completion
2015-06-30

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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