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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN34884569
ISRCTN34884569Completed未知

A randomised controlled trial comparing the effectiveness of heparin bonded or antibiotic impregnated central venous catheters (CVCs) with standard CVCs for the prevention of hospital acquired blood stream infection in children

Institute of Child Health (UK)0 sites1,200 target enrollmentStarted: August 12, 2010Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
未知
Status
Completed
Sponsor
Enrollment
1,200

Study Overview

Brief Summary

2016 results in: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26946925 2019 post-hoc analysis of thrombosis risk in: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30921401 (added 18/12/2019)

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
All

Inclusion Criteria

  • 1. Less than 16 years of age
  • 2. Admitted to or being prepared for admission to an intensive care unit participating in the trial
  • 3. Requires insertion of a central venous catheter
  • 4. Requires one of the central venous catheter sizes available to the trial
  • 5. Expected to require a central venous catheter for at least 3 days

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1. Previously enrolled in the CATCH trial
  • 2. Has a known allergy or hypersensitivity to tetracyclines (including minocycline), rifampicin or heparin?
  • 3. Patient known to be pregnant
  • 4. Patient known to have a history of heparin induced thrombocytopenia
  • 5. Patient is in a randomised controlled trial that excludes participation in CATCH

Investigators

Sponsor
Institute of Child Health (UK)

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