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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12605000489695
ACTRN12605000489695
Recruiting
Phase 3

A prospective double blind randomised clinical trial of 70% ethanol to treat proven or suspected catheter related sepsis in haematology patients.

Dr Alan Pithie0 sites20 target enrollmentSeptember 23, 2005

Overview

Phase
Phase 3
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Proven or suspected central venous catheter sepsis.
Sponsor
Dr Alan Pithie
Enrollment
20
Status
Recruiting
Last Updated
6 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
September 23, 2005
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
6 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Dr Alan Pithie

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Proven catheter related sepsis (same organism in both the peripheral blood and central line culture or from the FAS brush). Suspected CRS \> 1000 organisms in either FAS sample or Central line blood culture. Consents to participate in the trial Haematological Malignancy Bone Marrow Transplantation.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Known allergy to Ethanol Elevated LFTs (2\.5 times above the upper normal range). Known history of Alcoholism. Pregnant of lactating women, Positive cultures both peripherally and centrally but NOT the same organism.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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