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

Ghent University Hospital (UZ)

Status: Terminated

Conditions: Burns

Treatments: Device: Placement of a silver impregnated central venous catheter

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT00136097

2004/266

Details and patient eligibility

About

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.

Sex: All

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

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

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: Double Blind