Daily Chlorhexidine Bathing and Infection Rates in Critically-ill Patients

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE4

Total Enrollment

12000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-07-31

Study Completion Date

2013-07-31

Brief Summary

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Healthcare-associated infections are a major cause of morbidity among critically ill patients. Bathing critically ill patients with cloths impregnated with the broad-spectrum antimicrobial agent chlorhexidine-gluconate may decrease healthcare-associated infections. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of daily bathing with disposable chlorhexidine-impregnated bathing cloths, as compared to daily bathing with disposable standard non-chlorhexidine-impregnated bathing cloths, on the rates of healthcare-associated infections in critically-ill patients.

Hypothesis: Daily bathing of the skin with chlorhexidine-impregnated bathing cloths will result in reduced rates of healthcare-associated infections in patients admitted to intensive care units (ICU).

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Healthcare Associated Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Chlorhexidine bathing

Patients in an ICU randomized to treatment arm 1 will be bathed with single use, no rinse, disposable cloths impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution (Sage® 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloths). Bathing of the skin of the arms, chest, abdomen, back, both legs, perineum, and buttocks will be performed daily and as needed after patients become soiled. The face and neck will not be bathed in this manner but will be bathed with water-moistened washcloths. All other infection control and cleaning procedures will be performed per the current practice in each intensive care unit.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Chlorhexidine bathing

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients in an ICU randomized to treatment arm 1 will be bathed with single use, no rinse, disposable cloths impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution (Sage® 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloths). Bathing of the skin of the arms, chest, abdomen, back, both legs, perineum, and buttocks will be performed daily and as needed after patients become soiled. The face and neck will not be bathed in this manner but will be bathed with water-moistened washcloths. All other infection control and cleaning procedures will be performed per the current practice in each intensive care unit.

Non-chlorhexidine bathing

Patients in an ICU randomized to treatment arm 2 will be bathed with single use, no rinse, disposable cloths that do not contain chlorhexidine gluconate solution (Sage Comfort Bath® Cleansing Washcloths). Bathing of the skin of the arms, chest, abdomen, back, both legs, perineum, and buttocks will be performed daily and as needed after patients become soiled. The face and neck will not be bathed in this manner but will be bathed with water-moistened washcloths. All other infection control and cleaning procedures will be performed per the current protocols in each intensive care unit.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Non-chlorhexidine bathing

Intervention Type OTHER

Patients in an ICU randomized to treatment arm 2 will be bathed with single use, no rinse, disposable cloths that do not contain chlorhexidine gluconate solution (Sage Comfort Bath® Cleansing Washcloths). Bathing of the skin of the arms, chest, abdomen, back, both legs, perineum, and buttocks will be performed daily and as needed after patients become soiled. The face and neck will not be bathed in this manner but will be bathed with water-moistened washcloths. All other infection control and cleaning procedures will be performed per the current protocols in each intensive care unit.

Interventions

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Chlorhexidine bathing

Patients in an ICU randomized to treatment arm 1 will be bathed with single use, no rinse, disposable cloths impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate solution (Sage® 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloths). Bathing of the skin of the arms, chest, abdomen, back, both legs, perineum, and buttocks will be performed daily and as needed after patients become soiled. The face and neck will not be bathed in this manner but will be bathed with water-moistened washcloths. All other infection control and cleaning procedures will be performed per the current practice in each intensive care unit.

Intervention Type OTHER

Non-chlorhexidine bathing

Patients in an ICU randomized to treatment arm 2 will be bathed with single use, no rinse, disposable cloths that do not contain chlorhexidine gluconate solution (Sage Comfort Bath® Cleansing Washcloths). Bathing of the skin of the arms, chest, abdomen, back, both legs, perineum, and buttocks will be performed daily and as needed after patients become soiled. The face and neck will not be bathed in this manner but will be bathed with water-moistened washcloths. All other infection control and cleaning procedures will be performed per the current protocols in each intensive care unit.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* All patients admitted to the medical, surgical, trauma, cardiovascular and neuro adult intensive care units at Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Exclusion Criteria

1. Being cared for in the burn ICU or patients with TEN/SJS or burns being cared for in one of the non-burn intensive care units.
2. Patients with known allergy to chlorhexidine gluconate
3. Age \< 18 years old
4. Patients where daily bathing would not be safe

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No