Clinical trials: Contamination
Diarrhea, Enteric Pathogens
Rural Water Filtration and Health Study
The goal of this intervention trial is to learn if the use of drinking water filters will result in improved health outcomes for people living in homes with well water and spring water in rural regions of Central Appalachia.
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Enteric Pathogens, Gastrointestinal Disease, Waterborne Diseases
- Trial name
- RWELL (NCT07818902)
- Testing
- Water filter
- Volunteers
- 1,584 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Airway Aspiration, Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Benefit of the SALAD Technique on CPR Quality During Intubation in Contaminated Airway
Management of airways in contaminated environments can compromise the quality of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This study examined the effectiveness of SALAD (Suction Assisted Laryngoscopy Airway Decontamination) compared…
- Trial name
- NCT06427655
- Testing
- SALAD intubation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital
Aluminum Contamination of Parenteral Nutrition
Serum Aluminum Concentration of Pediatric Patients Receiving Long-Term Parenteral Nutrition
The purpose of this study is to determine whether children on long-term parenteral nutrition (>6 weeks) have serum aluminum concentrations that are higher than children (aged and gender matched) that have never received…
- Trial name
- NCT01371123
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Nicotine Exposure
Thirdhand Smoke Contamination in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
The purpose of the study is to quantify the efficacy of hand washing (HW) and ethyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer (S) for third-hand smoke (THS) removal in a sub-sample of non-staff smokers using nicotine wipes on adjacent fingers…
- Trial name
- NCT04155697
- Testing
- 2% Chlorohexidine Gluconate soap, 62% ethyl alcohol-based hand sanitizer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Pressure Ulcers
Silk-Like Fabric for the Prevention of Pressure Sores in a Long Term Care Setting
The primary purpose of this research study is to evaluate if DermaTherapy® bedding will significantly reduce pressure ulcer incidence by decreasing maceration, friction, and shearing among residents of Nursing Homes.
- Trial name
- NCT01355666
- Testing
- DermaTherapy® Linen and underpads.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.
Minimal Residual Disease, Fertility Preservation
Contamination of Ovarian Tissue by RT-PCR in Participants With Solid Tumors
For prepubertal patients, cryopreservation of ovarian tissue is the only option available to preserve their fertility before cancer treatment.
- Trial name
- OVAMAR (NCT02400827)
- Testing
- malignant cells
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Effectiveness of Charcoal-infused Versus Nylon Bristle Toothbrushes on Plaque Removal and Oral Bacterial Reduction in Children
Plaque Removal in Children Using Charcoal and Nylon Toothbrushes
This study will compare two types of toothbrushes in children: a charcoal-infused bristle toothbrush and a regular nylon bristle toothbrush.
- Trial name
- NCT07563400
- Testing
- soft charcoal infused bristle toothbrush (iLive) with bamboo handle, soft nylon bristle toothbrush (Oral B JUNIOR 6-12)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Environmental Microbiology, Equipment Contamination
Bacterial Contamination of Anaesthetists' Hands by Personal Mobile Phones Used in the Operating Theatre
The use of mobile phones in the operating room (OR) has become widespread, because of the lack of reports on serious problems. Since mobile phones are used in close body contact and since, as for most non-medical electronic…
- Conditions
- Environmental Microbiology, Equipment Contamination, Personnel, Hospital
- Trial name
- NCT00416936
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck
Pressure Ulcers
Evaluate the Efficacy of a Silk-Like Fabric for the Prevention of Pressure Sores in a Long Term Care Setting
The primary purpose of this research study is to evaluate if DermaTherapy® bedding will significantly reduce pressure ulcer incidence by decreasing maceration, friction, and shearing among residents of Nursing Homes.
- Trial name
- NCT01403272
- Testing
- DermaTherapy® Linen and underpads.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Precision Fabrics Group, Inc.
Microbial Colonization
Evaluation of Bacterial Flora Among Operation Theatre Staff at a Tertiary Care Hospital
Health care associated infection (HCAI) is a serious health hazard as it leads to increased morbidity and mortality of patients, length of hospital stay and costs associated with increased hospital stay.
- Trial name
- NCT04089683
- Testing
- Swab stick
- Volunteers
- 361 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kamineni Academy of Medical Sciences and Research Centre
Coronavirus, Coronavirus Infection
COVID-19 Infection and Transmission in Exposed, Confined and Community-based Infants
According to epidemiological models, the seroprevalence of SARS-CoV-2 infection in Île-de-France as of 11 May was between 10 and 15%.
- Conditions
- Coronavirus, Coronavirus Infection, Covid19, Sars-CoV2
- Trial name
- COVIDOCRECHE (NCT04413968)
- Testing
- Rapid detection test, Nasopharyngeal swab, Stool collection
- Where
- 11 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Bacterial Contamination
Bacterial Contamination on Obstetric Resident Surgical Scrubs
This study will determine if there is a difference in bacterial contamination (CFU/cm2) between obstetric resident surgical scrubs donned at home and those donned at the hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT02348866
- Testing
- method of laundering and donning scrubs
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Diarrhea
Meatsafe Food Storage and Diarrhea Prevention Trial in Urban Bangladesh
The goal of this clinical trial was to evaluate whether a simple household food storage cabinet called a "meatsafe" could reduce bacterial contamination of complementary foods and decrease diarrhea among children aged 6 to 24…
- Trial name
- NCT07332078
- Testing
- Meatsafe Food Storage Cabinet
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 290 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Berkeley
Surgical Glove, Total Knee Arthroplasty
Comparison of Surgical Glove Contamination During Total Knee Arthroplasty Procedure : a Randomized Controlled Trial
Total knee arthroplasty post-op surgical site infection rate about 0.5- 5% Pre-operative , perioperative and post-operative prevention are importance for reduce surgical site infection The prevention of surgical-site infections…
- Conditions
- Surgical Glove, Total Knee Arthroplasty, Contamination Rate
- Trial name
- NCT04308798
- Testing
- Surgical glove changing
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khon Kaen University
MRSA
Use of Disposable Stethoscope Covers for Reduction of Stethoscope MRSA Contamination
This is a prospective pilot study using a randomized, controlled, single blinded, crossover trial design, evaluating the effect of daily antimicrobial stethoscope diaphragm covers versus uncovered stethoscope.
- Trial name
- NCT03601741
- Testing
- Daily Antimicrobial Stethoscope Diaphragm Cover, Uncovered Stethoscopes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Infection, Bacterial
Effect of a Infection Control Program on the Reduction of Bacterial Contamination on NG Tube Feeding in RCHEs
Septicaemia is a potential complication of nasogastric (NG) tube feeding contamination (Leanne, 2014; Anderton, 2000) and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in residential care home for elders ( RCHEs) (Leanne, 2014).
- Trial name
- NCT04075344
- Testing
- Multimodal Infection control programme
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
Candle Burning, Cooking
Acute Health Effects Due to Ultrafine Particles From Candles and Cooking
People spend up to 90% of their life indoor, and the way we live and behave in our homes has substantial effects on our health and well-being.
- Conditions
- Candle Burning, Cooking, Lung Function Decreased, DNA Damage
- Trial name
- Ultrafine (NCT04315740)
- Testing
- Particles from candles, Particles from cooking, Clean Air
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Identification of the Mother or Fetus Contamination by SARS Cov-2, Research the Presence of Viruses at Different Sites of the Mother and the Fetus or Father
Study of Late Fetal Loss in Poitou-Charentes. GYNE-COVID
Maternal-fetal transmission in the second or third trimester of pregnancy of the SARS-COV-2 virus could explain some late fetal losses. Finding a cause in the context of fetal loss is essential for parents and caregivers.
- Conditions
- Identification of the Mother or Fetus Contamination by SARS Cov-2, Research the Presence of Viruses at Different Sites of the Mother and the Fetus or Father, The Survey Builds on a Network Work Already Organized Around the CPDPN of Poitou-Charentes, Analysis Laboratories of the Poitiers CHU
- Trial name
- NCT04387253
- Testing
- Identification by PCR of the SARS-COV-2 virus in samples taken from the fetus
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
Bacterial Contamination of Physician Attire
Bacterial Contamination of Workwear
Governmental agencies in the United Kingdom and Scotland have recently instituted guidelines banning physicians' white coats and wearing of long-sleeved garments to decrease hospital transmission of bacteria.
- Trial name
- NCT01192841
- Testing
- Physician uniform
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Surgical Site Infection
Bacterial Contamination: Iodine vs Saline Irrigation in Pediatric Spine Surgery
This study will evaluate the safety of povidone-iodine irrigation in pediatric spinal patients by collecting pre- and post-operative safety labwork.
- Trial name
- NCT02527512
- Testing
- Povidone-Iodine, Normal Saline
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 173 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital