CompletedNot Applicable

Ultra Violet-C Light Evaluation as an Adjunct to Removing Multi-Drug Resistant Organisms (UVCLEAR-MDRO)

83 participantsStarted 2015-12

Plain-language summary

This study examines the impact of UV-C light disinfection as an adjunct to routine daily and discharge patient room cleaning on patient infection and colonization with hospital associated bacteria. Patient rooms are counted as enrolled since consent was waived and the number of participants is unknown. Total of 83 rooms.

Who can participate

Age range16 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient rooms in pre-selected hospital units within Johns Hopkins Hospital Exclusion Criteria: * None, intervention is at level of the hospital unit, not the patient

What they're measuring

Acquisition of Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus

Timeframe: 2 years

Acquisition of a composite rate of healthcare-associated bacteria: Vancomycin Resistant Enterococcus, Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, hospital-onset bacteremias, Clostridium difficile, and central line associated bloodstream infections.

Timeframe: 2 years

Trial details

NCT IDNCT02605499

SponsorJohns Hopkins University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2018-02

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