The Epidemiology of Ventricular Assist Device-Related Infections
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Brief summary
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Infections often occur after ventricular assist devices (VADs) are placed. These infections can be very serious. The goal of this study is to understand why these infections occur. Bacteria (germs) normally live on our skin and in our noses. After surgery, they can infect the VAD. The investigators will collect cultures of your skin and nose before and after surgery. The investigators will compare these bacteria to bacteria that cause infections. Their genes will be compared to see which ones help the bacteria cause infection.
Study identification
- NCT ID
- NCT01471795
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not listed
- Enrollment
- 150 participants
Conditions and interventions
Conditions
Interventions
Not listed
Eligibility (public fields only)
- Age range
- 18 Years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Healthy volunteers not accepted
This page does not interpret eligibility. Detailed inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official ClinicalTrials.gov record.
Study timeline
- Start date
- Jan 2006 (Type not available)
- Primary completion
- Jan 2009 (Actual)
- Completion
- Jan 2009 (Actual)
- Last update posted
- Nov 16, 2011
2006 – 2009
United States locations
- U.S. sites
- 13
- U.S. states
- 11
- U.S. cities
- 13
| Facility | City | State | ZIP | Site status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Alabama at Birmingham | Birmingham | Alabama | 35294 | — |
| Sharp Memorial Hospital | San Diego | California | 92123 | — |
| Advocate Christ Medical Center | Oak Lawn | Illinois | 60453 | — |
| Jewish Hospital | Louisville | Kentucky | 40202 | — |
| University of Michigan | Ann Arbor | Michigan | 48109 | — |
| University of Minnesota | Minneapolis | Minnesota | 55455 | — |
| Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center | New York | New York | 10032 | — |
| Montefiore Medical Center | The Bronx | New York | 10467 | — |
| Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania | Philadelphia | Pennsylvania | 19104 | — |
| LDS Hospital | Salt Lake City | Utah | 84143 | — |
| Sacred Heart Medical Center | Spokane | Washington | 99204 | — |
| University of Wisconsin Hospital | Madison | Wisconsin | 53792 | — |
| St. Luke's Medical Center | Milwaukee | Wisconsin | 53215 | — |
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