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Comparison of Standard Isolation With Targeted Isolation for Preventing Nosocomial Transmission of MRSA and VRE

ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03268122

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Official title

Comparison of Standard Isolation With Targeted Isolation for Preventing Nosocomial Transmission of MRSA and VRE: A Pilot Clinical Trial

Brief summary

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Hospital-acquired infections are common and frequently lead to poor outcomes, including death, in affected patients. Two common organisms that cause infections in the hospital are methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE). One strategy used to prevent these infections is contact isolation of hospitalized patients with MRSA and/or VRE. It is unclear whether contact isolation decreases the rate of infection with MRSA and/or VRE. The CONTACT-PILOT study is designed to test the hypothesis that contact isolation decreases the rate of infection with MRSA and/or VRE in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The study will enroll all adults in the Medical ICU and will run between September 2017 and April 2018. During some months, all patients in the Medical ICU patients will be placed in isolation for MRSA or VRE if they have a current infection or colonization with either organism, or a recent history thereof. During other months, patients will only be placed in isolation for MRSA or VRE if they have an active, highly-transmissible infection with either organism, such as a pneumonia or an open, draining wound.

Study identification

NCT ID
NCT03268122
Recruitment status
Completed
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Not applicable
Enrollment
1,974 participants

Conditions and interventions

Eligibility (public fields only)

Age range
18 Years and older
Sex
All
Healthy volunteers
Healthy volunteers not accepted

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Study timeline

Start date
Aug 31, 2017
Primary completion
May 29, 2018
Completion
May 29, 2018
Last update posted
Jun 13, 2018

2017 – 2018

United States locations

U.S. sites
1
U.S. states
1
U.S. cities
1
Facility City State ZIP Site status
Vanderbilt University Medical Center Nashville Tennessee 37209

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