Project PROTECT: Protecting Nursing Homes From Infections and Hospitalization
Status:
Active, not recruiting
Trial end date:
2023-12-01
Target enrollment:
Participant gender:
Summary
This is a cluster-randomized trial of nursing homes to assess whether decolonization with
routine chlorhexidine bathing and periodic use of nasal antiseptics can reduce
hospitalizations associated with infections, antibiotic utilization, and multi-drug resistant
organism (MDRO) prevalence. The comparator arm will be routine bathing care.
Phase:
Phase 4
Details
Lead Sponsor:
University of California, Irvine
Collaborators:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center University of Massachusetts, Amherst