The Risk for Clostridium Difficile Colitis During Hospitalization in Asymptomatic Carriers

NCT ID: NCT02063282

Last Updated: 2016-04-21

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

394 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2014-02-28

Study Completion Date

2014-12-31

Brief Summary

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The investigators hypothesize that development of symptoms characteristic of Clostridium difficile infection will be 2-3 times higher in asymptomatic carriers, compared to that of non carriers and expect to find risk factors for development of symptomatic clostridium difficile.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Clostridium Difficile Colitis

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

PROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Clostridium difficile carriers

No interventions assigned to this group

Clostridium difficile non carriers

No interventions assigned to this group

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* History of hospitalization in recent year, residence of a nursing home or institutions
* Expected more than 48 hours hospitalization

Exclusion Criteria

* Colitis/ diarrhea
* Rectal swab performed ≥48 hrs post arrival to hospital.
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Amos Yinnon

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Amos Yinnon

Professor

Responsibility Role SPONSOR_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Jerusalem, , Israel

Site Status

Countries

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Israel

Other Identifiers

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ShaareZMC

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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