Clinical trials: MRSA Infections
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
Staphylococcal Skin Infections
Daptomycin Versus Vancomycin in Participants With Skin Infections Due to MRSA
This was a real-world, prospective, open-label, multicenter study in which participants were randomized (1:1) to receive intravenous (IV) vancomycin or IV daptomycin.
- Trial name
- DAPHEOR1006 (NCT01419184)
- Testing
- Daptomycin, Vancomycin
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
Infections
Evaluation of Ceftaroline Fosamil Versus a Comparator in Adult Subjects With Community-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP) With Risk for Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
The purpose of this study is to determine whether ceftaroline is effective and safe for the treatment of patients with Community-acquired Bacterial Pneumonia (CABP) at risk for infection due to Methicillin-resistant…
- Trial name
- NCT01645735
- Testing
- Ceftaroline fosamil, Ceftriaxone plus vancomycin
- Where
- 31 sites in United States, Georgia and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- Forest Laboratories
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Cluster Randomized Trial of Hospitals to Assess Impact of Targeted Versus Universal Strategies to Reduce Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in Intensive Care Units (ICUs)
The Randomized Evaluation of Decolonization versus Universal Clearance to Eliminate MRSA (REDUCE MRSA) Trial is a cluster randomized trial of the comparative effectiveness of three strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant…
- Trial name
- REDUCE-MRSA (NCT00980980)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine bath and nasal mupirocin
- Where
- 42 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74,256 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Staphylococcus Aureus
Mupirocin-Iodophor ICU Decolonization Swap Out Trial
The Swap Out Trial is a cluster randomized controlled trial of HCA hospitals, evaluating the non-inferiority of two decolonization regimens: Arm 1 Routine Care: ICU nasal decolonization with mupirocin twice daily for 5 days in…
- Trial name
- NCT03140423
- Testing
- Arm 1. Routine Care (Mupirocin/CHG), Arm 2. Iodophor/CHG Decolonization
- Where
- 137 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 353,323 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Cystic Fibrosis, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Early Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis (CF)
Purpose: There has been a recent, rapid increase in prevalence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) among patients with Cystic Fibrosis (22% across US CF centers in 2009).
- Trial name
- STAR-Too (NCT01349192)
- Testing
- Rifampin, Trimethoprim/Sulfamethoxazole, Minocycline
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Abscess
Emergency Bedside Ultrasound for Pediatric Soft Tissue Infections
The purpose of this study is to determine if soft tissue infections in pediatric patients can be more accurately diagnosed (i.e.
- Trial name
- NCT00595881
- Testing
- Bedside emergency ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Staphylococcal Vaccine
Safety and Efficacy of SA4Ag Vaccine in Adults Having Elective Open Posterior Spinal Fusion Procedures With Multilevel Instrumentation
The purposes of the clinical trial are to determine whether the SA4Ag vaccine can prevent postoperative Staphylococcus aureus infections in patients who are undergoing elective spinal fusion surgery, and to evaluate the safety of…
- Trial name
- STRIVE (NCT02388165)
- Testing
- Staphylococcus aureus 4-Antigen (SA4Ag) Vaccine
- Where
- 301 sites in United States, Austria and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 3,450 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Obesity, Pharmacokinetics
Effect of Weight and/or Obesity on Sulfamethoxazole and Trimethoprim Concentrations
This study will find how weight affects the dosing of a drug called sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim. Currently, the amount of sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim a patient receives is the same regardless of the patient's weight.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Pharmacokinetics, MRSA, Tuberculosis
- Trial name
- NCT01167452
- Testing
- Sulfamethoxazole/trimethoprim
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Infective Endocarditis
Phase 4 Efficacy and Safety Study of Cubicin® With and Without Combination Therapy in S. Aureus Infective Endocarditis (SAIE)
multicenter, randomized, double blind study to describe the safety and efficacy of daptomycin (6 mg/kg q24h) with and without concomitant initial gentamicin combination therapy in the treatment of SAIE
- Trial name
- NCT00638157
- Testing
- daptomycin, daptomycin and gentamicin
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
Community-acquired Pneumonia
Swab Testing to Optimize Pneumonia Treatment With Empiric Vancomycin
This is a single center, pragmatic, randomized clinical trial (pRCT) examining whether reporting the results of a negative rapid PCR back to the provider via a pager alert results in decreased vancomycin utilization for…
- Trial name
- STOP-Vanc (NCT06272994)
- Testing
- MRSA Nasal Swab PCR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 277 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
MRSA Infections
Vancomycin and Daptomycin Plus Cefazolin for Preoperative Vascular Surgery Prophylaxis
This study prospectively selects the patients to examine the effectiveness of the investigators' current standard of prophylaxis prior to vascular surgery and to compare the effectiveness of vancomycin and daptomycin plus…
- Trial name
- NCT00967941
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CAMC Health System
Staphylococcal Infections, Surgical Site Infection
Effect of Exeporfinium Chloride (XF-73) Gel on Nasal S.Aureus in Patients at Risk of Post-op Staphylococcal Infection
This study looks at the difference between XF-73 and placebo in reducing the carriage of a bacteria S. aureus in the nose before, during and after heart surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03915470
- Testing
- XF-73
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Georgia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Destiny Pharma Plc
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
Skin Infections, Bacterial
Retapamulin Versus Linezolid in the Treatment of SITL and Impetigo Due to MRSA
The purpose of this study is to provide further evidence of the clinical and bacteriological efficacy of retapamulin in the treatment of subjects with SITL or impetigo due to MRSA.
- Trial name
- NCT00852540
- Testing
- Retpamulin Ointment, 1%, Linezolid
- Where
- 53 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 410 people
- Sponsor
- Stiefel, a GSK Company
Skin Infection
Phase 2a Study of CG400549 for the Treatment of cABSSSI Caused by Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Primary Objective: To make a preliminary assessment of the efficacy of CG400549 (960 mg daily) in subjects with cABSSSI (major cutaneous abscesses) due to MRSA.
- Trial name
- CG400549 (NCT01593761)
- Testing
- CG400549
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- CrystalGenomics, Inc.
Staphylococcal Infection, Abscess
Comparison of Cephalexin Versus Clindamycin for Suspected CA-MRSA Skin Infections
The purpose of this study is to help define the role of antibiotics in the treatment of pediatric skin infections caused by community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (CA-MRSA).
- Conditions
- Staphylococcal Infection, Abscess, Staphylococcal Skin Infection, Folliculitis
- Trial name
- NCT00352612
- Testing
- clindamycin, cephalexin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aaron Chen
Skin and Subcutaneous Tissue Bacterial Infections
Delafloxacin Versus Vancomycin and Aztreonam for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections
This study was designed to evaluate the efficacy of delafloxacin patients with acute bacterial skin and soft tissue infections (ABSSSI).
- Trial name
- NCT01811732
- Testing
- Delafloxacin, Vancomycin, Aztreonam
- Where
- 50 sites in United States, Croatia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 660 people
- Sponsor
- Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.
Staphylococcus Aureus
Staphylococcus Aureus Toxoids Phase 1-2 Vaccine Trial
This study involves the use of investigational vaccines. A vaccine is a medicine that causes the body to make antibodies. Antibodies help destroy foreign substances that enter the body.
- Trial name
- NCT01011335
- Testing
- Monovalent rAT, Monovalent rLukS-PV, Bivalent rLukS-PV / rAT
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
Epidemiology and Prevention of Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Transmission in the Community
The overall goal of this project is to elucidate the epidemiology of MRSA transmission in the community and test an intervention to prevent MRSA transmission in this setting.
- Trial name
- NCT00966446
- Testing
- Unsupervised Decolonization, Supervised Decolonization
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 223 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania