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Last refreshed on: 16 December 2017
Main ID:  NCT02386592
Date of registration: 17/02/2015
Prospective Registration: Yes
Primary sponsor: Boston University
Public title: Prevention of Nosocomial Bacteremia Among Zambian Neonates
Scientific title: Prevention of Nosocomial Bacteremia and Mortality Among Neonates at a Tertiary Referral Center in Zambia
Date of first enrolment: September 1, 2015
Target sample size: 9410
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  https://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT02386592
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Intervention model: Single Group Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: None (Open Label).  
Phase:  N/A
Countries of recruitment
Zambia
Contacts
Name:     Davidson H Hamer, MD
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Affiliation:  BU School of Medicine
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- Neonates admitted to the study site NICU during the study period (including both
"inborn" and "outborn" neonates)

Exclusion Criteria:

- Neonates without documented birth date

- Parent or guardian unavailable or unwilling to provide consent



Age minimum: N/A
Age maximum: 28 Days
Gender: All
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Neonatal Mortality
Neonatal Sepsis
Intervention(s)
Other: Infection control reminders via SMS text
Behavioral: Infection control training
Behavioral: Hand hygiene (HH)
Drug: Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)
Primary Outcome(s)
All-cause neonatal mortality in hospitalized neonates [Time Frame: 18 months]
Secondary Outcome(s)
Prevalence of nosocomial bacteremia caused by MDR-GNR infections among hospitalized neonates [Time Frame: 18 months]
Incidence of nosocomial bacteremia in hospitalized neonates [Time Frame: 18 months]
Attributable risk of maternal, neonatal, hospital factors and nosocomial bacteremia among hospitalized neonates [Time Frame: 18 months]
Secondary ID(s)
H-33473
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Zambia Center for Applied Health Research and Development
Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
University Teaching Hospital, Lusaka, Zambia
Ethics review
Results
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