Clinical trials: Healthcare-Associated Infections
Surgical Site Infections
St. Barbara Specialised Regional Hospital No. 5: Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Retrospective laboratory-based data collection study of surgical site infections: Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Unit in Sosnowiec, Poland;
- Trial name
- NCT03686553
- Testing
- laboratory-based data collection
- Volunteers
- 5,239 people
- Sponsor
- Polskie Towarzystwo Zakażeń Szpitalnych
Severe COVID-19
COVID-19 and VA-LRTI: Second Versus First Wave of the Pandemic
Multicenter observational retrospective cohort study aiming at comparing the incidence of ventilator-associated lower respiratory tract infections between COVID-19 patients from the first and the second wave of the pandemic.
- Trial name
- CoVAPid2 (NCT05256511)
- Where
- France
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
ISOLATION OF KLEB. by Culture on macConkey Agar, Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing of Different Antibiotics According to Clsi 25
Effect of Ceftazidime-Avibactam on Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae
Specimen Collection : Clinical specimens included blood, urine, bronchoalveolar lavage fluid, wound, peritoneal fluid, and tracheal aspirate obtained from patients with suspected bacterial infections collected in dry sterile…
- Conditions
- ISOLATION OF KLEB. by Culture on macConkey Agar, Antibiotic Sensitivity Testing of Different Antibiotics According to Clsi 25, Effect of Ceftazidime-Avibactam on Carbapenemase-Producing Klebsiella Pneumoniae, Detection of Resistance Gene in Isolates Using Conventional Pcr
- Trial name
- NCT07369518
- Testing
- . - Genotypic detection of carbapenemase genes by conventional PCR.
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Sepsis, ARDS
Early Severe Illness TrAnslational BioLogy InformaticS in Humans
Advanced stages of the response to life-threatening infection, severe trauma, or other physiological insults often lead to exhaustion of the homeostatic mechanisms that sustain normal blood pressure and oxygenation.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, ARDS, Critical Illness, Neurocognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- ESTABLISH (NCT05591924)
- Testing
- Phelebotomy, Broncheoalveolar Lavage, Tracheal Aspirate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Nosocomial Pneumonia
Oral Hygiene With Chlorhexidine and Incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Children Submitted to Heart Surgery
Hospital infections play an important role in the increase of patients' morbimortality and hospitalization costs, especially in the case of individuals admitted to intensive care units (ICU) during postoperative heart surgery.
- Conditions
- Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Nosocomial Pneumonia, Heart Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT00829842
- Testing
- oral hygiene
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Staphylococcus Aureus, Health Care Associated Infection
Reducing Perioperative S. Aureus Transmission
The purpose of this study is to prevent the spread of S. aureus, a dangerous bacterium, within the operating room and between patients undergoing surgery.
- Conditions
- Staphylococcus Aureus, Health Care Associated Infection, Health Care Worker Patient Transmission
- Trial name
- NCT03638947
- Testing
- Swab and decolonization using povidone-iodine cleansing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Randy Loftus
Nosocomial Infections
Study of Bathing With Chlorhexidine Impregnated Cloths on Nosocomial Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The investigators propose to conduct a large clinical study to determine if daily bathing with chlorhexidine impregnated cloths will reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit…
- Trial name
- NCT00549393
- Testing
- 2% Chlorhexidine gluconate cloth
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,659 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Herpes Zoster
Measuring Herpes Zoster and PHN Associated Burden of Illness and Health Care Utilization Costs in Thailand
Total 7 institutions will be recruited i.e. Clinical Infectious Disease Research Unit Department of Clinical Tropical Medicine, Faculty of Tropical Medicine Mahidol University,Bamrasnaradura Infectious Disease Institute…
- Trial name
- NCT00526864
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
The Pharmacodynamics of Doripenem Between 4-hour and 1-hour Infusion in Patients With Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
This is prospective and randomized study to assess the pharmacodynamics (t>MIC) of 0.5 g every 8 h of doripenem in patients with VAP following administration by a 4 h infusion or 1 h infusion.
- Trial name
- NCT01467648
- Testing
- Doripenem
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Sutep Jaruratanasirikul
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ( VAP)
Impact of Antibio Prophylaxis on Occurence of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Trauma Patients
The relevance of a short course of antibiotic prophylaxis for the prevention of ventilator assocaited pneumonia (VAP) in trauma patients, and its impact on bacterial ecology, remains to be clarified.
- Trial name
- antiVAP (NCT07059039)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,143 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Infections, Respiratory, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Comparison Between Different Ventilator Hyperinflation Maneuvers
The hyperinflation ventilator was performed in different modalities and ventilatory adjustments, with total pressure of 40cmH2O.
- Trial name
- NCT03631342
- Testing
- VCV20, VCV40, PCV
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Brazilian Institute of Higher Education of Censa
Oropharynx Abnormality, Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Microbial and Pharmacological Assessment of Chlorhexidine
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is the most frequent life-threatening nosocomial infection in the ICU. Oropharyngeal colonization with bacterial pathogens is the first step toward lung infection.
- Conditions
- Oropharynx Abnormality, Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated, Chlorhexidine, Bacterium; Agent
- Trial name
- NCT03290105
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Louis Mourier
Respiratory Insufficiency
Efficacy of Early Tracheostomy to Reduce Incidence of Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP)
The study aims to assess early (one to three days after intubation) tracheostomy effectiveness in terms of reduction in ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP) incidence.
- Trial name
- NCT00262431
- Testing
- Tracheostomy on day 3-5 in early group and 10-12 in late group
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- University of Turin, Italy
Severe Acute Malnutrition, Health Care Associated Infection
Prevention of Nosocomial Infections (CleanKids)
While the standardization of treatment protocols for Severe Acute Malnutrition (SAM) has helped to reduce historically high mortality, mortality in inpatient settings remains substantial, likely due to the severity of…
- Conditions
- Severe Acute Malnutrition, Health Care Associated Infection, Multi Drug Resistant Organisms
- Trial name
- CleanKids (NCT03360877)
- Testing
- Health-care associated infection (HCAI)
- Volunteers
- 4,944 people
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
Staphylococcal Infections
StaphVAX Immunogenicity and Safety in Orthopaedic Joint Surgery
Staphylococcus aureus (S. aureus) is the most common pathogen encountered in infections associated with orthopedic surgery. StaphVAX® is a bivalent S.
- Trial name
- NCT00211965
- Testing
- S. aureus Types 5 and 8 Capsular Polysaccharide Conjugate
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nabi Biopharmaceuticals
Hand Hygiene, Surgical Wound Infection
Surgical Handwashing: Drying With One or Two Surgical Towels
This study aims to determine whether the use of two sterile towels for drying after surgical handwashing results in fewer contamination events compared to the use of only one towel among healthcare personnel.
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene, Surgical Wound Infection, Healthcare Associated Infection, Medical Errors
- Trial name
- NCT06420934
- Testing
- Drying procedure after surgical handwashing
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto de Ortopedia Infantil Roosevelt
Cross Infection, Infection Control
A Randomized Trial Comparing Matt and Antimicrobial Cellomed Laminates
Sepsis contributes to nearly 20% of all hospital deaths and is the leading cause of death on non-coronary intensive care units. Contamination of the patient environment is common with organisms such as MRSA, VRE and C.difficile…
- Trial name
- NCT01245829
- Testing
- Swabbing of observation chart
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated, Pneumonia, Bacterial
A Safety and Tolerability Study of Doripenem in Patients With Abdominal Infections or Pneumonia
The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and tolerability of doripenem compared to imipenem in Ventilator-assisted pneumonia and complicated Intra-abdominal Infection.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated, Pneumonia, Bacterial, Pneumonia, Abdominal Abscess
- Trial name
- NCT00515034
- Testing
- Imipenem/cilastatin, Doripenem
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Critical Care
Delayed Antibiotic Therapy in Non-severe Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia (VAP)
This retro-prospective monocentric observational study compare the impact of the implementation of a restrictive (delayed) versus aggressive (immediate) antibiotic strategy for Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia suspicion without…
- Conditions
- Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Critical Care, Antibiotic Therapy
- Trial name
- DELAVAP (NCT05205525)
- Testing
- Restrictive antibiotic strategy, Aggressive antibiotic strategy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated
Biomarkers for Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
The purpose of this study is to evaluate different peptide biomarkers, variations in the microbiome and patterns in the bacterial transcriptome as prognostic or diagnostic biomarkers of VAP.
- Trial name
- VAPmarkers (NCT05117125)
- Testing
- Heparin-binding protein, Interleukin-26, Microbiome
- Where
- 5 sites in Norway, Portugal and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane