Characterizing and Comparing the Profile of Microorganisms From Specific Body Sites and Environmental Surfaces in Newly Disinfected Patient Rooms

Completed

• Conditions: Bacterial Infection
• Interventions: Other: No intervention

• Registration Number: NCT01803100
• Lead Sponsor: Duke University

Brief Summary

Overall Aim: To describe and to assess the change in the temporal profile and transmission of microorganisms between patients and environmental surfaces after admission into a newly disinfected room.

Study Activities: Investigators will prospectively and concurrently perform microbiological sampling of body sites (nose, throat, axillae, perineal and wounds) high touch surfaces (e.g. bedside rail, bed surface, toilet seat, IV pump and tray table) for consented adult patients admitted to freshly cleaned patient rooms. The microbiological sampling of body sites is already performed in many units of the hospital as standard of care. Infection and readmission related data from enrolled patients will be collected for upto 1 year after enrollment.

Data analysis: Standard surveillance for hospital-acquired infections will be performed by the infection control group of the hospital. The identity and the nature of micro-organisms colonizing the high touch surfaces of rooms and of patient's body sites will be determined and compared. Risks involved is no more than minimal risk.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-01
• Study First Submitted: 2013-02-27
• Study First Submitted QC: 2013-03-01
• Study First Posted: 2013-03-04
• Primary Completion: 2015-07
• Status Verified: 2015-10
• Study Completion: 2015-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2015-10-23
• Last Update Posted: 2015-10-26

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

• Eligible patients who provide informed consent.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Pediatric patients under 18 years of age,
• Patients who cannot or do not provide consent

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Hospitalized inpatients	No intervention	Inpatients newly admitted into freshly-cleaned rooms.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Changes in the Profile of Epidemiologically-Important Organism	Day 3, 7 and each week after enrollment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to Change in the Profile of Epidemiologically Important Organism	Day 3, 7 and each week after enrollment

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Duke University Medical Center; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States

Durham Regional Hospital; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States