Study on the Infection Risk of Long Dwell Period Catheters in High Risk Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients

Study on the Infection Risk of Long Dwell Period Catheters in High Risk ICU Patients

Status

Terminated

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00136097

Enrollment

142

Registered

2005-08-26

Start date

2005-08-31

Completion date

2006-06-30

Last updated

2007-12-28

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

Conditions

Burns

Keywords

colonisation of the catheter

Brief summary

This is an evaluation of the use of silver impregnated catheters in burn patients to reduce catheter colonisation compared to the standard central venous catheter without antiseptic activity.

Interventions

DEVICEPlacement of a silver impregnated central venous catheter

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

DOUBLE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Burn patient * Placement of a new trilumen central venous catheter

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Degree of colonisation of the central venous catheter at the moment of removal	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of a catheter related blood stream infection during the presence of the catheter	—

Countries

Belgium

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026