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Register: ClinicalTrials.gov
Last refreshed on: 17 October 2012
Main ID:  NCT00272675
Date of registration: 04/01/2006
Primary sponsor: Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Public title: Prevention of Nosocomial Infection by Decontamination of the Naso- and Oropharynx With Chlorhexidine (NONI Trial)
Scientific title: Prevention of Nosocomial Infection in Cardiac Surgery by Decontamination of the Naso- and Oropharynx With Chlorhexidine. A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Clinical Trial.
Date of first enrolment: August 2003
Target sample size: 1000
Recruitment status: Completed
URL:  http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00272675
Study type:  Interventional
Study design:  Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double-Blind, Primary Purpose: Prevention  
Countries of recruitment
Netherlands
Contacts
Name:   Patrique Segers, Drs.
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Affiliation:  Academic Medical Center Amsterdam
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

- all adult patients (above 18) who were scheduled to undergo sternotomy for
cardiothoracic surgery

Exclusion Criteria:

- emergency procedures, a preoperative infection and/or the use of antibiotics,
hypersensitivity to chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX), absence of written informed
consent or presence of an alternative prophylactic regimen like selective
decontamination of the digestive tract



Age minimum: 18 Years
Age maximum: N/A
Gender: Both
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Nosocomial Infection
Respiratory Tract Infection
Surgical Site Infection
Intervention(s)
Drug: Chlorhexidine gluconate (drug) vs placebo
Primary Outcome(s)
Nosocomial Infection
Secondary Outcome(s)
Respiratory tract and surgical site infection; S. aureus nasal carriage, nonprophylactic antibiotic use, hospital stay, in-hospital mortality, optimal duration of preoperative trial medication and medication adverse-effects.
Secondary ID(s)
WO-03.021
Source(s) of Monetary Support
Please refer to primary and secondary sponsors
Secondary Sponsor(s)
Dept of cardiothoracic surgery Academic Medical Center
Dept of cardiothoracic surgery Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis Amsterdam
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