Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Alcohol Hand Rubbing on Healthcare-associated Infection

a Comparison Between Effect of Chlorhexidine Gluconate and Alcohol Hand Rubbing on Healthcare-associated Infection

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT07421323

Enrollment

100

Registered

2026-02-19

Start date

2025-08-01

Completion date

2026-04-01

Last updated

2026-02-19

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Conditions

Neonatal Sepsis

Brief summary

This study aims to compare of effect of chlorhexidine gluconate and alcohol hand rubbing on healthcare-associated infection (HCAI) in neonatal intensive care unit at Alexandria University Children Hospital.

Interventions

DRUGAlcohol hand rub group

Medical staff used alcohol in hand rubs before contacting the neonates during their hospital stay.

DRUGChlorhexidine hand rub

Medical staff used Chlorhexidine in hand rubs before contacting the neonates during their hospital stay.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

6 Years to 1 Days

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Neonates \<37 weeks gestational age admitted to NICU of Alexandria University Children's Hospitals

Exclusion criteria

* Patients with any of the following will be excluded: 1. Obvious major congenital abnormalities, immunodeficiency and inborn error of metabolism. 2. Early onset sepsis (before the third day). 3. Infants more than 72 hours of age at the time of randomization. 4. Parental consent lacking/refusal.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
blood culture	first month of life	having blood culture from studied groups on day 7, 14, and 28 after birth.

Countries

Egypt

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026