Can a special cleaner cut ICU infections?
NCT ID NCT05673226
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether using a special cleaning product called organosilane, in addition to standard cleaning, could lower the number of infections patients get in intensive care units (ICUs). Over 10,000 adult patients in ICUs took part. Researchers compared infection rates when rooms were cleaned with organosilane plus traditional methods versus traditional cleaning alone.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Organosilane (a surface disinfectant)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this cleaning method could help reduce the spread of infections in hospital intensive care units.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed trial, but results may not apply to all hospitals or patient groups. The intervention is a cleaning product, not a treatment for existing infections.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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10,301 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * All patients aged 18 years and older who will be admitted to the participating ICUs Exclusion Criteria: * Patients under 18 years * ICUs that may use any organosilane formulation for surface disinfection
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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A.C. Camargo Cancer Center
São Paulo, Brazil
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Hospital Ana Nery
Salvador, Brazil
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Hospital Ernesto Dornelles
Porto Alegre, Brazil
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Hospital Escola Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Pelotas, Brazil
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Hospital Geral de Goiânia
Goiânia, Brazil
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Hospital Jean Bittar
Belém, Brazil
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Hospital Otoclínica
Fortaleza, Brazil
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Hospital Presidente Vargas
São Luís, Brazil
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Hospital Santa Cruz
Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
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Hospital Universitário de Brasília
Brasília, Brazil
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Hospital de Base do Distrito Federal
Brasília, Brazil
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Hospital do Coração
São Paulo, Brazil
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Hospital do Tricentenário
Olinda, Brazil
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Santa Casa de Misericórdia
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
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