Safety and Efficacy of Bleach Baths in Non Critical Hospitalized Patients
- Conditions
- Safety Issues
- Registration Number
- NCT04904666
- Lead Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez
- Brief Summary
Non critical hospitalized patients were bathed daily with 4 substances: bleach at .005%, bleach at .0125%, clorhexidine 2% and soap and water.
76 patients were enrolled and divided 19 subjects per group. Each patient was cultured with swab technique in palm, antecubital fold and armpit at day 0, day 3 and day 7 of enrollment.
Bacterial cultures were incubated and compared if decolonization occurred. Adverse events were evaluated in all patients.
Only 1 patient had and adverse event and was dry skin. Before patient was enrolled, he had dry skin because of his baseline disease. Moisturizing lotion was applied and patient continue in the study.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 76
- Non critical hospitalized patients in internal medicine
- 18 years old and older
- Burn patients
- Pregnant women
- Chloride hypersensitivity
Study & Design
- Study Type
- OBSERVATIONAL
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Safety of Bleach baths as determined by the incidence of adverse or serious adverse events November 26, 2019 - October 25, 2020
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Percentage of patients remaining colonized 3, 5 and 7 days after daily baths November 26, 2019 - October 25, 2020 Identification of bacterial colonization from pathogens belonging to the ESKAPE group November 26, 2019 - October 25, 2020 Identification of colonization by Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter species
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Hospital Universitario José E. Gonzalez
🇲🇽Monterrey, Nuevo Leon, Mexico