Use of Disposable Stethoscope Covers for Reduction of Stethoscope MRSA Contamination

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: MRSA
• Interventions: Other: Daily Antimicrobial Stethoscope Diaphragm Cover; Other: Uncovered Stethoscopes

• Registration Number: NCT03601741
• Lead Sponsor: NYU Langone Health

Brief Summary

This is a prospective pilot study using a randomized, controlled, single blinded, crossover trial design, evaluating the effect of daily antimicrobial stethoscope diaphragm covers versus uncovered stethoscope. Stethoscopes will be cleaned Sani-cloth germicidal disposable wipes which are effective against MRSA. Each participant will then be randomly assigned to 7 days in either the intervention or the control arm. At the end of the 7 days participants stethoscopes will be cleaned again. This will be followed by another 7 days in the arm that they are not in during the first 7 days.

The primary endpoint is MRSA colony count from stethoscope diaphragms cultures at 7 days, focusing on the difference between the intervention and the control periods. The secondary endpoint is the rate of hospital acquired MRSA infection in patients treated by residents during each period.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-05-02
• Study Start: 2018-06-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-07-24
• Study First Posted: 2018-07-26
• Primary Completion: 2019-04-05
• Study Completion: 2019-04-05
• Status Verified: 2019-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-09-12
• Last Update Posted: 2019-09-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1

Inclusion Criteria

• Internal Medicine Residents

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Exclusion Criteria

• NA

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Antimicrobial Stethoscope Diaphragm Covers	Uncovered Stethoscopes	-
Antimicrobial Stethoscope Diaphragm Covers	Daily Antimicrobial Stethoscope Diaphragm Cover	-
Uncovered Stethoscopes	Uncovered Stethoscopes	-
Uncovered Stethoscopes	Daily Antimicrobial Stethoscope Diaphragm Cover	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
MRSA colony count cultured from stethoscope diaphragms	7 Days	Total CFU of each selected pathogen at 7 days compared by paired Mann-Whitney U tests, with each patient serving as their own control

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Rate of hospital acquired MRSA infection in patients treated by participating residents	14 Days	Rates on nosocomial infection in each arm compared through use of Kaplan Meier curves

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

New York University School of Medicine; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States