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Efficacy of Copper in Reducing Health-Acquired Infections in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

NCT01678612 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1012

Last updated 2014-04-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Healthcare-acquired infections (HAI) cause substantial patient morbidity and mortality. Commonly touched items in the patient care environment harbor microorganisms that may contribute to HAI risk. The purpose of this study is to assess whether placement of copper-alloy surfaced objects in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) reduce risk of HAI in comparison with non-copper surfaced objects.

Conditions

  • Nosocomial Infections

Interventions

OTHER

Copper-alloy surfaced objects

Room assigned to the Experimental arm will be furnished with copper-alloy surfaced objects,i.e. bed-rails, bed-rail levers, IV poles, nurse workstation, HCW clipboards, sink handles.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Codelco

    lead INDUSTRY

Principal Investigators

  • Bettina von Dessauer, MD · Hospital Roberto del Rio

Study Design

Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
7 Days
Max Age
180 Months
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2012-11-30
Primary Completion
2013-12-31
Completion
2013-12-31

Countries

  • Chile

Study Locations

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