Evaluating methods for effective decontamination of needleless connectors in adult patients: A pilot randomised control trial

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: eedleless connector care and maintenance; Bloodstream infection; Needleless connector care and maintenance; Infection - Other infectious diseases; Public Health - Health service research

• Registration Number: ACTRN12615001120561
• Lead Sponsor: Griffith University

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2015-10-23
• Study Completion: 2019-04-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 July 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

Patients greater than or equal to 18 years of age
Requiring a CVAD to be inserted for greater than or equal to seven days
Able to provide informed consent
CVAD inserted within 24 hours of recruitment

Exclusion Criteria

Non-English speaking without an interpreter
Current bloodstream infection
Previous enrolment in the study in current hospital admission

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The composite primary outcome of this pilot trial is to assess: feasibility (eligibility (proportion of screened patients eligible >80%), recruitment (proportion of eligible patients recruited >80%), retention and attrition (<5%), protocol adherence (>90%), missing data, staff satisfaction); data collection strategies; proposed methods; and to test the interventions with the control to determine an appropriate size for a future larger clinical trial. [At the completion of the research study]