Simple cap could cut deadly hospital infections in half

NCT ID NCT07430215

Summary

This study aims to see if using small disinfectant caps on the ports of central IV lines can prevent serious bloodstream infections in hospitalized patients. It will involve 120 patients in a neurological intensive care unit who have a central line. The caps contain alcohol and are designed to kill germs at the connection point before they can enter the bloodstream.

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Contacts and locations

Study contacts

  • Contact

    Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

Locations

  • Institute for Neurehabilitative Resaerch

    Hessisch Oldendorf, Lower Saxony, 31840, Germany

    Contact Phone: •••-•••-•••• Email: •••••@•••••

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