Trial of 2% Chlorhexidine Bathing on Nosocomial Infections in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Collaborators:

Texas Southern University

The Methodist Hospital System

Information provided by (Responsible Party):

Joshua Swan, The Methodist Hospital System

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01640925

First received: July 5, 2012

Last updated: September 21, 2016

Last verified: September 2016

History of Changes

Results First Received: April 15, 2015

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Allocation: Randomized; Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment; Masking: None (Open Label); Primary Purpose: Prevention
Conditions:	Cross Infection Pneumonia, Ventilator-associated Catheter-related Infections Infection Due to Indwelling Urinary Catheter Surgical Wound Infection
Interventions:	Drug: Chlorhexidine gluconate Other: Standard bathing

Participant Flow

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Recruitment Details

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Pre-Assignment Details

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing	Upon study enrollment, patients will be bathed with a 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution on study day 1 and every 48 hours until study completion. The patient will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) on study day 2 and every 48 hours after that. Chlorhexidine gluconate: Chlorhexidine gluconate 2% solution applied topically for full body bathing once every 48 hours
Standard Bathing	Upon study enrollment, patients will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) daily. Standard bathing: The patient will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) daily.

Description

Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing

Upon study enrollment, patients will be bathed with a 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution on study day 1 and every 48 hours until study completion. The patient will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) on study day 2 and every 48 hours after that.

Chlorhexidine gluconate: Chlorhexidine gluconate 2% solution applied topically for full body bathing once every 48 hours

Standard Bathing

Upon study enrollment, patients will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) daily.

Standard bathing: The patient will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) daily.

Participant Flow: Overall Study

	Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing	Standard Bathing
STARTED	175	175
COMPLETED	161	164
NOT COMPLETED	14	11
Withdrawal by Subject	1	0
Previously enrolled in this trial	13	11

Baseline Characteristics

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Population Description

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Reporting Groups

	Description
Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing	Upon study enrollment, patients will be bathed with a 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution on study day 1 and every 48 hours until study completion. The patient will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) on study day 2 and every 48 hours after that. Chlorhexidine gluconate: Chlorhexidine gluconate 2% solution applied topically for full body bathing once every 48 hours
Standard Bathing	Upon study enrollment, patients will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) daily. Standard bathing: The patient will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) daily.
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Description

Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing

Chlorhexidine gluconate: Chlorhexidine gluconate 2% solution applied topically for full body bathing once every 48 hours

Standard Bathing

Upon study enrollment, patients will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) daily.

Standard bathing: The patient will be bathed using standard bathing (non-medicated cloths or soap and water) daily.

Total

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Baseline Measures

	Chlorhexidine Gluconate Bathing	Standard Bathing	Total
Overall Participants Analyzed [Units: Participants]	161	164	325

Age [Units: Years] Mean (Standard Deviation)	59.4 (15.9)	60.2 (16.5)	59.8 (16.2)

Gender [Units: Participants]
Female	63	78	141
Male	98	86	184

Outcome Measures

1. Primary:

Incidence of Nosocomial Infection [ Time Frame: Up to 28 days ]

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2. Secondary:

Incidence of Skin Irritation [ Time Frame: up to 28 days ]

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3. Secondary:

Blood Culture Contamination Rate [ Time Frame: up to 28 days ]

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4. Secondary:

ICU Length of Stay in Days [ Time Frame: up to 28 days ]

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5. Secondary:

Number of Patients With In-hospital Mortality [ Time Frame: up to 28 days or until first hospital discharge ]

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Limitations and Caveats

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Certain Agreements:

All Principal Investigators ARE employed by the organization sponsoring the study.

Results Point of Contact:

Name/Title: Dr. Joshua Swan
Organization: Houston Methodist Hospital
phone: 713-441-0165
e-mail: jtswan@houstonmethodist.org

Publications of Results:

Swan JT, Bui LN, Pham VP, Shirkey BA, Graviss EA, Hai SA, Ashton CM, Wray NP. "RCT of chlorhexidine versus soap & water bathing for prevention of hospital-acquired infections in SICU". Critical Care Medicine. 2014;42(12 supplement):abstract 4.

Swan JT, Ashton CM, Bui LN, Pham VP, Shirkey BA, Blackshear JE, Bersamin JB, Pomer RM, Johnson ML, Magtoto AD, Butler MO, Tran SK, Sanchez LR, Patel JG, Ochoa RA Jr, Hai SA, Denison KI, Graviss EA, Wray NP. Effect of Chlorhexidine Bathing Every Other Day on Prevention of Hospital-Acquired Infections in the Surgical ICU: A Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial. Crit Care Med. 2016 Oct;44(10):1822-32. doi: 10.1097/CCM.0000000000001820.

Responsible Party:	Joshua Swan, The Methodist Hospital System
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01640925 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	Pro00006876 1211-0239 ( Other Identifier: HMRI IRB )
Study First Received:	July 5, 2012
Results First Received:	April 15, 2015
Last Updated:	September 21, 2016

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