CompletedNot Applicable

Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI) Prevention in Military Trainees

United States30,209 participantsStarted 2010-05

Plain-language summary

This cluster-randomized prospective study will evaluate the effect of hygiene-based intervention strategies on the incidence of overall SSTI and MRSA-associated SSTI among military trainees. The proposed interventions used singly or in combination include standardized training and education, and weekly chlorhexidine showers.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 42 Years

SexMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * Trainees assigned to one of the six selected training battalions * Trainees who present with an SSTI at the clinic or the hospital * Provide informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Fails to meet inclusion criteria

What they're measuring

Incidence of Skin and Soft Tissue Infection (SSTI)

Timeframe: At the end of the 20 month study

Incidence of Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA)-Associated SSTI

Timeframe: At the end of the 20 month study

Trial details

NCT IDNCT01105767

SponsorHenry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2012-01

Results submitted2014-03-06

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