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Active Bathing to Eliminate Infection (ABATE Infection) Trial

NCT02063867·52 sites·ClinicalTrials.gov

What this study is about

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Lead

University of California, Irvine

With

Harvard Medical School (HMS and HSDM)
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Hospital Corporation of America
Rush University
Cook County Health
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)

Age

12–any

Sex

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

You may be eligible if

All HCA hospitals that reside in the United States
Note: Unit of randomization is the hospital, but the participants are hospital units

You may not be if

Non-critical care units where chlorhexidine bathing or decolonization for MRSA+ non-critical care patients is routine
Pediatric, peri-partum, rehabilitation, psychiatry, and BMT units
Units with \>30% cardiac or hip/knee orthopedic surgeries
Unit average length of stay \<2 days
Patients \<12 years-old
Patients with known allergy to mupirocin or chlorhexidine

The record

StatusCompleted

PhaseNo phase

Taking part53

StartedApr 2014

UpdatedJul 12, 2019

Conditions

Healthcare Associated Infections Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Multi Drug Resistant Organisms

Where52

West Hills Hospital & Medical Center
West Hills, California, United States
North Suburban Medical Center
Thornton, Colorado, United States
Blake Medical Center
Bradenton, Florida, United States

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