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Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Alcohol Hand Rubbing on Healthcare-associated Infection

No phase Interventional Neonatal Sepsis

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: Alcohol hand rub group, Chlorhexidine hand rub.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Neonatal Sepsis. Basic parameters: 6 Hours — 1 Day · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
Egypt
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Official title

a Comparison Between Effect of Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Alcohol Hand Rubbing on Healthcare-associated Infection

Overview

This study aims to compare of effect of chlorhexidine gluconate and alcohol hand rubbing on healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) in neonatal intensive care unit at Alexandria University Children Hospital.

Interventions

  • Drug Alcohol hand rub group
    Medical staff used alcohol in hand rubs before contacting the neonates during their hospital stay.
  • Drug Chlorhexidine hand rub
    Medical staff used Chlorhexidine in hand rubs before contacting the neonates during their hospital stay.

Primary outcome measures

  • blood culture [Time frame: first month of life]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

Neonates <37 weeks gestational age admitted to NICU of Alexandria University Children's Hospitals

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients with any of the following will be excluded:
  • Obvious major congenital abnormalities, immunodeficiency and inborn error of metabolism.
  • Early onset sepsis (before the third day).
  • Infants more than 72 hours of age at the time of randomization.
  • Parental consent lacking/refusal.

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: No

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

Egypt · 1 center
  • Marwa Mohamed Farag — Alexandria

Identifiers

NCT: NCT07421323 · 010820

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗