NCT01678612

Efficacy of Copper in Reducing Health-Acquired Infections in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit

Efficacy of Copper in Reducing Health-Acquired Infections and Microbial Burden as Measured on High Touch Surfaces in a Pediatric Intensive Care Unit. A Controlled Clinical Trial.

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,012 (actual)
• Sponsor: Codelco · Industry
• Sex: All
• Age: 7 Days – 180 Months
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Healthcare-acquired infections (HAI) cause substantial patient morbidity and mortality. Commonly touched items in the patient care environment harbor microorganisms that may contribute to HAI risk. The purpose of this study is to assess whether placement of copper-alloy surfaced objects in a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) reduce risk of HAI in comparison with non-copper surfaced objects.

Conditions

• Nosocomial Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Copper-alloy surfaced objects	Room assigned to the Experimental arm will be furnished with copper-alloy surfaced objects,i.e. bed-rails, bed-rail levers, IV poles, nurse workstation, HCW clipboards, sink handles.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-11-01
• Primary completion: 2013-12-01
• Completion: 2013-12-01
• First posted: 2012-09-05
• Last updated: 2014-04-10

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Chile