Clinical trials: Blood Stream Infections
Blood Stream Infections, MRSA Infections
Testing Spread and Implementation of Novel Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Aureus (MRSA)-Reducing Practices
The purpose of this study is to implement strategies for improved efficiency and waste reduction ("Toyota Lean") and positive deviance, a social behavioral change process, utilizing frontline healthcare personnel to reduce…
- Trial name
- NCT01255943
- Testing
- healthcare staff processes for infection prevention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- MaineHealth
Blood Stream Infection, Gut Microbiota
Application of Nanopore Sequencing in Newly Diagnosed Acute Myeloid Leukemia Patients With Bloodstream Infection
Acute myeloid leukemia (AML) patients are prone to blood stream infection (BSI) due to bone marrow suppression, oral and gastrointestinal mucositis, endovascular tubes, and the application of a large number of broad-spectrum…
- Conditions
- Blood Stream Infection, Gut Microbiota, Acute Myeloid Leukemia
- Trial name
- NCT05016752
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University
Central-line Associated Blood Stream Infections (CLABSI)
CLABSI Prevention With Tissue Adhesive
Our aim is to test the effect of tissue adhesive application at the Central-line exit-site on CLABSI rates in high-risk pediatric congenital heart disease patients.
- Trial name
- Cya-No-CLABSI (NCT05721677)
- Testing
- 2-octyl cyanoacrylate based topical skin adhesive
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Infection
Study of Omiganan 1% Gel in Preventing Catheter Infections/Colonization in Patients With Central Venous Catheters
The purpose of this study is to determine whether treatment with topical omiganan is more effective than treatment with topical povidone-iodine in preventing local catheter site infections and catheter colonization in patients…
- Trial name
- NCT00231153
- Testing
- Omiganan 1% gel, Povidone-Iodine 10%
- Where
- 57 sites in United States, France and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,859 people
- Sponsor
- Cadence Pharmaceuticals
Central Lines in ICU Patients
Ethanol Lock for Prevention of Central Line-Associated Blood Stream Infections
Vascular access via central venous lines (CVL) is essential to the care of many patients in the intensive care setting. While the value of these lines for the management of critically ill patients is generally accepted, the…
- Trial name
- NCT01344590
- Testing
- Normal Saline, Ethanol 70% pharmaceutical grade
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Device Related Infection, Vascular Access Complication
The IVCare Adaptive Platform Trial
The IVCare trial is a multicentre adaptive platform study evaluating interventions to prevent infections and other complications associated with central venous access devices (CVADs) in patients with newly inserted or existing…
- Conditions
- Device Related Infection, Vascular Access Complication, Device Related Sepsis, Catheter Infection
- Trial name
- NCT07587593
- Testing
- Connectors/Caps Domain - Standard of Care, Curos™, ClearGuard™ HD
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
Blood-stream Infections, Salmonella Infection Non-Typhoid
Treating Non-typhoidal Salmonella Bloodstream Infections in Children Under Five in DR Congo: a Cohort Study
With this study the researchers aim to provide observational data on the treatment efficacy of currently used antibiotic treatment regimens for NTS BSI in hospital-admitted children.
- Trial name
- TreNTS (NCT04850677)
- Testing
- Observational Cohort
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 1,884 people
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
Blood Stream Infections, Skin Diseases, Infectious
Topical Antibiotics for Prevention of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Central Line Infections
The purpose of the study is to determine if the overall central venous catheter related infection rate can be reduced by the application of Polysporin Triple Therapy ointment to the insertion site.
- Trial name
- ToPICL (NCT00990392)
- Testing
- Polysporin Triple Therapy ointment, Petroleum Jelly
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- Fraser Health
HIV/AIDS, HIV-1-infection
Simplifying Treatment and Monitoring for HIV (STREAM HIV)
This study seeks to determine the clinical efficacy and cost effectiveness of implementing an integrated model for HIV monitoring using point of care (POC) tenofovir (TFV) adherence testing and POC viral load (VL) monitoring in…
- Trial name
- NCT04341779
- Testing
- Point-of-care viral load testing and tenofovir adherence testing
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 539 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Catheter Related Infections, Short Bowel Syndrome
Trial of 70% Ethanol Versus Heparin to Reduce the Rate of Central Line Infections in Children With Short Bowel Syndrome
This study is designed to determine if the use of 70% ethanol lock solution in central lines decreases the rate of central line infections in children with short bowel syndrome.
- Trial name
- NCT01263574
- Testing
- 70% ethanol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Blood Stream Infection, Blood Stream Infections
Evaluation of Diagnostic Accuracy and Clinical Performance of the UllCORE Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Test
This study is designed to evaluate the clinical performance of the UllCORE Bloodstream Infection (BSI) Test, an investigational molecular diagnostic test intended to detect microorganisms and selected antimicrobial resistance…
- Conditions
- Blood Stream Infection, Blood Stream Infections, Sepsis, Fungemia
- Trial name
- B-RAPID (NCT07859852)
- Testing
- UllCORE BSI Test
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, France and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Deepull Diagnostics S.L.
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Bloodstream Infection
The Role of NK Cells to Detect Blood Infection in ALL.
1. Assess possibility of prediction of blood stream infections in ALL patients by profiling of NK cells using flow cytometry. 2. Assess the role of NK cells in development of drug resistance post chemotherapy.
- Trial name
- NCT06160115
- Testing
- Flow cytometry
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Candidiasis
The Safety and Efficacy of Anidulafungin Versus Comparator in Patients With Candidemia and Invasive Candidiasis
Anidulafungin is a medicine being developed for treatment of patients with certain kinds of fungal infections. These infections due to yeast (a type of fungus) in the mouth/esophagus, in the blood or in other areas within the…
- Trial name
- NCT00056368
- Testing
- Anidulafungin, Fluconazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Bacteremia
Prevalence of CVC-associated Sepsis and Use of Blood Cultures in Berlin - Brandenburg
Structured web-based survey in selected hospitals with intensive care units in Berlin- Brandenburg to collect data on the overall number of blood cultures (used) and the prevalence of (positive blood cultures in patients with)…
- Trial name
- NCT01388686
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Catheter-Related Infections
Comparison of Chlorhexidine Impregnated Dressing and Standard Dressing
Investigators have designed a single-center randomized controlled trial to compare chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated dressing and standard dressing with respect to their effects on the infection outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04794231
- Testing
- Standard dressing, Chlorhexidine gluconate -impregnated dressing group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 307 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections
Optimization of Therapeutic Drug Monitoring of Vancomycin in Pediatric Patients With an Implanted Port Catheter
The goal of this study is to verify whether extensive flushing of the port catheter in patients with catheter related blood stream infection will lead to correct vancomycin trough levels, taken via the port catheter and compared…
- Trial name
- NCT03720132
- Testing
- Extensive flushing of the port catheter
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia, Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections
Ontario ICU Clinical Best Practices Demonstration Project
The pragmatic issue at hand how to get physicians and nurses to use best practices… and how to measure consequences of their implementation.
- Conditions
- Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia, Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections, Pressure Ulcer Prophylaxis, DVT Prophylaxis
- Trial name
- NCT00332982
- Testing
- Focused knowledge translation strategies
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection
Long-term Hemodialysis Catheter Removal and Delayed Replacement, Versus Exchange Over a Guidewire to Treat Catheter Related Blood Stream Infection
Prospective, randomized Study of tunneled cuffed hemodialysis catheter removal and delayed replacement, versus exchange over a guidewire to treat catheter related blood stream infection
- Trial name
- NCT03054714
- Testing
- catheter replacement
- Volunteers
- 798 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Blood Stream Infections
Evaluation of MiSeq for Microbial Identification in Specimens
Background: Researchers are testing a new way to find out what causes infections in people in hospitals. Current techniques use chemical or biological tests on a person s samples.
- Trial name
- NCT02578875
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Nosocomial Infection, Bacteremia
Skin Cleansing With Chlorhexidine to Decrease Hospital Acquired Infections
Patients in the intensive care unit are at risk for many infections because the severity of illness and the procedures necessary to care for them.
- Conditions
- Nosocomial Infection, Bacteremia, Sepsis, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT00130221
- Testing
- 2% chlorhexidine gluconate impregnated cloth, Daily bathing with Bar soap
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Cook County Health