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A Comparison of Different Blood Sample Collection Sequences In Reducing Blood Culture Contamination : A Randomized Clinical Study

A Comparison of Different Blood Sample Collection Sequences In Reducing Blood Culture Contamination : A Randomized Clinical Study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Phase 3
Study type
Interventional
Source
TCTR
Registry ID
TCTR20211004003
Enrollment
1216
Registered
2021-10-04
Start date
2021-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-08-03

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

Conditions

Blood culture contamination rate in the patients visited the hospital requiring blood culture procedure. Venepuncture Sequence of blood sample collection Blood culture contamination rate True pathogen culture rate

Interventions

After venepunture, infuse collected blood into blood tube first, then blood culure bottle,After venepunture, infuse collected blood into blood culure bottle first, then blood tube
Experimental Other,Experimental Other
Infusing blood into blood tube first,Infusing blood into blood culure bottle first

Sponsors

Research affairs, faculty of medicine, Chulalongkorn university
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The patient that visits King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital and requires venepuncture for blood culture and other blood laboratory investigations

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The patient venepuncture difficultly, resulting in not enough blood sample for blood testing

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Blood culture contamination rate 5 days of blood incubation Blood culture result

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
True pathogen culture rate 5 days of blood incubation Blood culture result

Countries

Thailand

Contacts

Public ContactKanavut Baiphukthong

King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital

bank_kanavut@hotmail.com022564000

Outcome results

None listed

Source: TCTR (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Aug 9, 2026