NCT00990392

Topical Antibiotics for Prevention of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Central Line Infections

Pilot Study: Topical Antibiotics for Prevention of ICU Central Line Infections

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: Fraser Health · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if the overall central venous catheter related infection rate can be reduced by the application of Polysporin Triple Therapy ointment to the insertion site.

Detailed description

Previous studies in the dialysis population have found a reduction in local and system central venous catheter related infections with the application of topical antibiotics to the insertion point. One such study found a mortality benefit with Polysporin Triple Therapy ointment. We intend to determine if this preparation can reduce overall line infection rates in the ICU environment through its application at the time of line insertion and twice more the following week.

Conditions

• Blood Stream Infections
• Skin Diseases, Infectious

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DRUG	Polysporin Triple Therapy ointment	Polysporin Triple Therapy ointment applied to the insertion point at the time of CVC placement and twice within the first week.
OTHER	Petroleum Jelly	Petroleum jelly applied to the insertion point at the time of CVC placement and twice within the first week.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-11-01
• Primary completion: 2011-01-01
• Completion: 2011-01-01
• First posted: 2009-10-06
• Last updated: 2015-05-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada