NCT00426894

Brief Summary

the purpose of this study is to determine whether children who are hospitalised waiting for cardiac surgery for several days in pediatric or pediatric surgery department acquire resistant microbial flora, thus necessitating broad spectrum antibiotics for perioperative prophylaxis.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 2007

Completed
23 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 24, 2007

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 25, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

January 25, 2007

Status Verified

January 1, 2007

First QC Date

January 24, 2007

Last Update Submit

January 24, 2007

Conditions

Cardiac SurgeryPerioperative Prophylaxis

Keywords

surveillance cultureschildrencardiac surgeryperioperative prophylaxis

Interventions

samples from nostrils, mouth, axillas, perianal area and postoperative woundPROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All children and infants who are hospitalized in general pediatrics or pediatric surgery department before they undergo cardiac surgery

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Hadassah University Hospital

Jerusalem, 91120, Israel

Location

Related Publications (1)

  • Bratzler DW, Houck PM; Surgical Infection Prevention Guideline Writers Workgroup. Antimicrobial prophylaxis for surgery: an advisory statement from the National Surgical Infection Prevention Project. Am J Surg. 2005 Apr;189(4):395-404. doi: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2005.01.015.

    PMID: 15820449BACKGROUND

Study Officials

  • Dina Averbuch, MD

    Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Dina Averbuch, MD

CONTACT

972-50-7874940dina8282@walla.co.il

Hadas Lemberg, PhD

CONTACT

972 2 6777572lhadas@hadassah.org.il

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
SCREENING
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 24, 2007

First Posted

January 25, 2007

Study Start

January 1, 2007

Last Updated

January 25, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-01

Locations

IL(1)