NCT02446158

Brief Summary

Chlorhexidine is used in central line dressing changes and is effective in reducing line infections. It is unclear if daily chlorhexidine care at the exit site in peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients can reduce the risk of Staphylococcus aureus (SA) colonization or exit site infection.

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

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Enrollment
89

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for phase_4

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2010

Shorter than P25 for phase_4

Status
completed

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2010

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

May 1, 2011

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

May 1, 2011

Completed
4 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 10, 2015

Completed
8 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 18, 2015

Completed
Last Updated

May 18, 2015

Status Verified

May 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

May 10, 2015

Last Update Submit

May 13, 2015

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • exit site bacterial colonization status

    We performed swab cultures at the exit site and nasal site every month during follow-up at the hospital and analyzed the bacterial colonization status at 6 and 12 months as the primary outcome.

    1 year

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • The exit-site infection rate

    1 year

Study Arms (2)

Chlorhexidine gluconate

EXPERIMENTAL

PD (peritoneal dialysis) paitents with daily chlorhexidine exit site care

Drug: Chlorhexidine gluconate

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

PD (peritoneal dialysis) patients with usual (Normal saline) exit site care

Interventions

The intervention group received daily cleaning of the exit site and application of 4% chlorhexidine (Antigerm Solution, Shining BioMedical Com. Ltd) with a swab. The chlorhexidine was rinsed off after 3 min of air drying and then gauze was applied.

Also known as: Chlorhexidine
Chlorhexidine gluconate

Eligibility Criteria

Age20 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • patients \> 20 years old who received PD for more than 3 months

You may not qualify if:

  • a history of psychological illness or condition that interferes with caring of a wound
  • recent (within 1 month) exit-site infection, peritonitis, or tunnel infection
  • recent treatment with an antibiotic administered by any route in the last month
  • or known hypersensitivity to or intolerance of chlorhexidine or mupirocin

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Related Publications (1)

  • Wang HH, Hung SY, Chang MY, Lee YC, Lin HF, Lin TM, Yang SP, Lin HH, Yang SC, Wang JL. Bacterial colonization patterns in daily chlorhexidine care at the exit site in peritoneal dialysis patients-A prospective, randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2017 Oct 5;12(10):e0184859. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0184859. eCollection 2017.

MeSH Terms

Interventions

chlorhexidine gluconateChlorhexidine

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

BiguanidesGuanidinesAmidinesOrganic Chemicals

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
phase 4
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
PREVENTION
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 10, 2015

First Posted

May 18, 2015

Study Start

May 1, 2010

Primary Completion

May 1, 2011

Study Completion

May 1, 2011

Last Updated

May 18, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-05