Prospective interventional study to improve preanalytic in blood culture specimens of an operative ICU

Prospective interventional study to improve preanalytic in blood culture specimens of an operative ICU - SixBAC

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00022995

Enrollment

Registered

2020-09-02

Start date

2020-09-02

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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Conditions

A41

Interventions

Group 1: During intervention period, pre-packed kits of 6 vials are available, together with the newly designed SOP When blood cultures are indicated, the new set will be used ONCE to obtain the speci

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ALL patients on the ICU with indication to take blood cultures

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: those patients in whom (daily) controls need to be taken, the kits should not be used

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Comparison of specimen quality in intervention group vs. historic controls (false-positives, more than 1 peripheral BC, contaminations)	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactWolfgang A. Wetsch

Uniklinik Köln, Klinik für Anästhesiologie und Operative Intensivmedizin

wolfgang.wetsch@uk-koeln.de+4922147882058

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026