Safety and Efficacy of Bleach Baths in Non Critical Hospitalized Patients

Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez

Status: Completed

Conditions: Safety Issues

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04904666

IF19-00010

Details and patient eligibility

About

Non critical hospitalized patients were bathed daily with 4 substances: bleach at .005%, bleach at .0125%, clorhexidine 2% and soap and water.

76 patients were enrolled and divided 19 subjects per group. Each patient was cultured with swab technique in palm, antecubital fold and armpit at day 0, day 3 and day 7 of enrollment.

Bacterial cultures were incubated and compared if decolonization occurred. Adverse events were evaluated in all patients.

Only 1 patient had and adverse event and was dry skin. Before patient was enrolled, he had dry skin because of his baseline disease. Moisturizing lotion was applied and patient continue in the study.

Enrollment: 76 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Non critical hospitalized patients in internal medicine
• 18 years old and older

Exclusion criteria

• Burn patients
• Pregnant women
• Chloride hypersensitivity

Trial design

76 participants in 4 patient groups

Bleach baths with .0125%

Clorhexidine 2%

Soap and water

Bleach baths with .005%