Ambulatory screening and decontamination to prevent STaphylococcus AUreus complications in patients with elective surgery

Ambulatory screening and decontamination to prevent STaphylococcus AUreus complications in patients with elective surgery - STAUfrei

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00016615

Enrollment

8000

Registered

2019-04-01

Start date

2019-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

MRSA and MSSA colonization upon hospital admission

Interventions

Group 1: Patients colonized with S Aureus will be instructed by their GPs to self-administer a comprehensive set of decontamination measures over a 5 day period prior to admission: anitbacterial wash

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients with elective surgery and high-risk interventions (inpatient and outpatient surgical procedures from the fields of general and trauma surgery, urology and gynecology, as well as cardiac catheterization) at the Heidenheim Clinic

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Patients below 18 years old and emergency patients

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Colonisation with MRSA and MSSA upon hospital admission	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Infection rates, post-operative MRSA colonization, incremental costs (ambulatory and hospital costs), Patient satisfaction (paper based questionnaire), Acceptance by providers (GPs and their teams)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactElfriede Zeck

STAUfrei-Zentrale Klinikum Heidenheim

staufrei.sz@kliniken-heidenheim.de07321 33 93050

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 28, 2026