Status:
COMPLETED
Post-Operative Colonization Rates of Femoral Nerve Catheters Treated With Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Patch
Lead Sponsor:
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Conditions:
Catheter Infections
Spinal Catheter (Epidural) (Subdural); Complications, Infection or Inflammation
Eligibility:
All Genders
18-85 years
Phase:
PHASE4
Brief Summary
Joint replacement is becoming an increasingly common procedure. In 2005, 534,000 total knee arthroplasties (TKA) were performed in the United States which is at a rate of 18.1 per 10,000 individuals, ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients age 18-85 undergoing elective knee arthroplasty who elect to have a femoral nerve block catheter placed for postoperative analgesia.
Exclusion
- Allergy to local anesthetics,
- local or generalized infection or inflammation,
- current antibiotic therapy,
- immunocompromised patients,
- a history of chronic steroid use,
- neurological deficits,
- pregnancy,
- prisoners,
- refusal to participate,
- primary language other than English,
- and patients currently participating in a study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
August 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01411891
Start Date
August 1 2011
End Date
April 1 2012
Last Update
September 28 2018
Active Locations (1)
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University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
Madison, Wisconsin, United States, 53792