Clinical trials: Hospital Infection
Hand Hygiene, Health Care Associated Infection
Building an Optimal Hand Hygiene Bundle
Hand hygiene is the single most effective practice in preventing the spread of hospital-acquired infections. Despite the strength of the evidence, hospital staff continue to sanitize their hands less than half of the time…
- Conditions
- Hand Hygiene, Health Care Associated Infection, Compliance
- Trial name
- NCT02223455
- Testing
- Hand Hygiene Signs
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci Infection, Clostridium Difficile Infection
Hospital Design and Risk of Nosocomial Infections: A Prospective Controlled Trial
With the construction of a new medical teaching ward with features designed to reduce hospital-acquired infections, we hypothesized that the design of the new ward was the major factor that contributed to the improved outcomes…
- Conditions
- Vancomycin Resistant Enterococci Infection, Clostridium Difficile Infection, Nosocomial Infection, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection (MRSA)
- Trial name
- NCT00563186
- Testing
- Admission to a novel hospital ward
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,514 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia
Efficacy and Safety of Ceftazidime-Avibactam (CAZ-AVI) in Chinese Participants With HAP (Including VAP)
This is a prospective, single arm, open-label, multi-center clinical study evaluating the effectiveness and safety of CAZ-AVI in participants with HAP (including VAP), who have initiated treatment with CAZ-AVI in an inpatient…
- Trial name
- NCT04774094
- Testing
- Zavicefta, Ceftazidime-Avibactam
- Where
- 56 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 235 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Bacterial Pneumonia
Comparison of Telavancin and Vancomycin for Hospital-acquired Pneumonia Due to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Study 0019 (NCT00124020) compares the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug, telavancin, with vancomycin for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia.
- Trial name
- ATTAIN2 (NCT00124020)
- Testing
- Telavancin, Vancomycin
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 771 people
- Sponsor
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
Urinary Tract Infection Complicated, Acute Pyelonephritis
Efficacy, Safety, Tolerability of Vabomere Compared to Best Available Therapy in Treating Serious Infections in Adults
Vabomere™, (meropenem-vaborbactam) is being compared to the Best Available Therapy in the treatment of adults with selected serious infections due to Carbapenem Resistant Enterobacteriaceae
- Conditions
- Urinary Tract Infection Complicated, Acute Pyelonephritis, Hospital Acquired Bacterial Pneumonia, Ventilator-associated Bacterial Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT02168946
- Testing
- Vabomere, Best Available Therapy
- Where
- 50 sites in United States, Argentina and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Rempex (a wholly owned subsidiary of Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.)
Staphylococcal Infections
Cost-Effectiveness Study Comparing Chlorhexidine Bathing With Active Surveillance Cultures to Prevent Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus & Other Hospital Infections
This pilot study in our medical intensive care unit will evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an active surveillance program for methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA), compared to routine daily bathing…
- Trial name
- NCT00779246
- Testing
- Nasal swabs for MRSA culture, Chlorhexidine gluconate, Contact isolation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,518 people
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Infection, Hospital
Passive Disinfection Cap Compliance Study
Insertion and maintenance of central venous catheter (CVC) lines are common hospital procedures in patients, including those being treated for cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT03391960
- Testing
- Passive disinfection device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Solventum US LLC
Sepsis
Efficacy of Betalactam Antibiotics in Prolonged Infusion Compared to Intermittent in Pediatric Patients With Sepsis
This study evaluates the efficacy and safety of the administration of betalactam antibiotics in prolonged infusion compared to intermittent infusion in children with sepsis.
- Trial name
- NCT03019965
- Testing
- Intermittent Piperacillin/tazobactam, Continuous Piperacillin/tazobactam, Intermittent Imipenem
- Where
- 2 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 426 people
- Sponsor
- Coordinación de Investigación en Salud, Mexico
Bacterial Pneumonia
Comparison of Telavancin and Vancomycin for Hospital-acquired Pneumonia Due to Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Study 0015 (NCT00107952) compares the safety and effectiveness of an investigational drug, telavancin, with vancomycin for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia.
- Trial name
- ATTAIN1 (NCT00107952)
- Testing
- Telavancin, Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 761 people
- Sponsor
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
Complication of Surgical Procedure
Hand Hygiene and Hospital Acquired Infections
Healthcare-associated infections (HCAIs) and evolving bacterial resistance are major public health concerns that impact all areas of healthcare.
- Trial name
- NCT02252562
- Testing
- Sage Personal Hand Hygiene System
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,256 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
To Compare Safety and Efficacy of Doripenem Versus Imipenem-Cilastatin in Patients With Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
The purpose of this study is to show that doripenem is as effective as imipenem-cilastatin in the treatment of patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT00589693
- Testing
- Doripenem, Imipenem-Cilastatin
- Where
- 100 sites in United States, Argentina and 19 more
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Candidiasis
Early Clinical Experience With Anidulafungin In Patients With Liver Disease In The United Kingdom
The purpose of this study is to describe the real world effectiveness of anidulafungin in clinical practice in a large Liver Unit in the United Kingdom.
- Trial name
- NCT01202253
- Testing
- anidulafungin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Post-operative Complications, Surgical Site Infection
The Use of the Prevena™ Incision Management System on Post-Surgical Cesarean Section Incisions
The purpose of this study is to compare the post-surgical standard-of-care dressing to the Prevena™ Incision Management System in women undergoing Cesarean section surgery.
- Conditions
- Post-operative Complications, Surgical Site Infection, Surgical Wound Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01450631
- Testing
- Prevena™ Incision Management System (PIMS), Standard-of-care Dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- KCI USA, Inc
Healthcare Associated Infection, Clostridium Difficile Infection
Pulsed UV Xenon Disinfection to Prevent Resistant Healthcare Associated Infection
The objective is to conduct a prospective, sham controlled, double-blinded, interventional crossover trial to compare standard terminal cleaning plus PX-UV (intervention) with standard terminal cleaning plus sham PX-UV (control)…
- Conditions
- Healthcare Associated Infection, Clostridium Difficile Infection, Infection Due to Multidrug Resistant Bacteria
- Trial name
- NCT03349268
- Testing
- Pulsed xenon ultraviolet (PX-UV) Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25,732 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Ventilator Adverse Event, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Effect of Angulus on Patient-elevation Compliance
Ventilator-associated events (VAE) are a scourge of critical care settings and hospital systems at large. There is extensive evidence that ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) and related VAEs increase mortality rates in…
- Conditions
- Ventilator Adverse Event, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Hospital Acquired Condition, Hospital-acquired Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT03496220
- Testing
- Angulus
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Angulus, LLC
Hospital Acquired Pneumonia, Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia
Real-World Study of Ceftazidime Avibactam in China
This observational study will enroll approximately 450 in patients. Patients treated with CAZ AVI for at least 1 dose at around 20 research centers in China will be enroll.
- Conditions
- Hospital Acquired Pneumonia, Ventilator Acquired Pneumonia, Complicated Intra Abdominal Infections
- Trial name
- REACT (NCT05487586)
- Testing
- ceftazidime avibactam group
- Where
- 17 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
HIV/AIDS, Hospitalization
Re-engagement at Discharge 2
Early post-discharge mortality is high among Zambians living with HIV admitted to the hospital. This may be due to missed opportunities in post-discharge care, such as inadequate follow-up and treatment.
- Conditions
- HIV/AIDS, Hospitalization, Transitions of Care, Opportunistic Infections
- Trial name
- ReCharge2 (NCT05694546)
- Testing
- Community Health Worker Post-Discharge Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore