Status:
COMPLETED
Prevention of Recurrent Infections Caused by Community Acquired Staphylococcus Aureus (CA-SA) in Children
Lead Sponsor:
Baylor College of Medicine
Conditions:
Community-Acquired Staphylococcus Aureus
Eligibility:
All Genders
3-18 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary purpose of this study is to determine if adding bleach baths to routine ways for prevention of Staph infections is helpful. The amount added is a very weak amount. This would provide a rel...
Detailed Description
In many areas of the United States, methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is now an established community pathogen (CA-MRSA). At Texas Children's Hospital (TCH), about 75% of S. aureus isolates ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Otherwise healthy children 3 months to 18 years seen in the emergency center of Texas Children's Hospital with suspected CA-S. aureus infections
- Have a lesion which can be cultured (abscess or cellulitis with drainage, invasive infections)
- Can be evaluated and treated in the emergency center and be followed as outpatients
- Can be admitted to the hospital
Exclusion
- Children less than 3 months old or greater than 18 years
- Immune deficiency or underlying condition other than reactive airway disease or simple eczema which is not being followed by a dermatologist
- Patient has a history of 2 or more previous skin or soft tissue infections
- Children with one previous episode whose family may have already employed the sodium hypochlorite baths
- Families without a bathtub or running water
- Families without a phone or primary care physician
- Families unable or unwilling to comply with the prevention measures
- Hypersensitivity to sodium hypochlorite
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 1 2013
Estimated Enrollment :
987 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00901316
Start Date
June 1 2009
End Date
January 1 2013
Last Update
November 7 2016
Active Locations (2)
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1
Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030
2
Texas Children's Hospital
Houston, Texas, United States, 77030