NCT00773864

Brief Summary

Medical staff will be screened for MRSA and ESBL (including: doctors, nurses, nurse aids, physical therapists, dietitians, Janitors and other medical staff). PURPOSE: To define the carriage of, and risk factors for carriage of resistant organisms among healthcare employees of carriers of resistant bacteria. To define activities of healthcare employees who likely to lead to dissemination of resistant bacteria in rehabilitation centers.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
150

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Oct 2008

Longer than P75 for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

October 1, 2008

Completed
5 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

October 6, 2008

Completed
10 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 16, 2008

Completed
12 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

October 1, 2009

Completed
4.3 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

October 16, 2008

Status Verified

October 1, 2008

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

October 6, 2008

Last Update Submit

October 15, 2008

Conditions

Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus AureusESBL

Keywords

Healthcare employees who work in the rehabilitation center

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Healthcare employees) including: doctors, nurses, nurse aids, physical therapists, dietitians, Janitors and other medical staff) who work in the rehabilitation center

    1 YEAR

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Healthcare employees) including: doctors, nurses, nurse aids, physical therapists, dietitians, Janitors and other medical staff) who work in the rehabilitation center

You may qualify if:

  • Health care employees

You may not qualify if:

  • Age 18 years or less

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Tasmc

Tel Aviv, 64239, Israel

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Albrich WC, Harbarth S. Health-care workers: source, vector, or victim of MRSA? Lancet Infect Dis. 2008 May;8(5):289-301. doi: 10.1016/S1473-3099(08)70097-5.

    PMID: 18471774BACKGROUND

  • Carmeli Y, Venkataraman L, DeGirolami PC, Lichtenberg DA, Karchmer AW, Samore MH. Stool colonization of healthcare workers with selected resistant bacteria. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1998 Jan;19(1):38-40. doi: 10.1086/647705.

    PMID: 9475348BACKGROUND

Study Officials

  • Yehuda carmeli, MD MPH

    TASMC

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

yaffa LERMAN, MD

CONTACT

97252-4266910yaffale@tasmc.health.gov.il

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
CASE ONLY
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

October 6, 2008

First Posted

October 16, 2008

Study Start

October 1, 2008

Primary Completion

October 1, 2009

Study Completion

January 1, 2014

Last Updated

October 16, 2008

Record last verified: 2008-10

Locations

IL(1)