Alcohol Locks for the Prevention of Tunneled Catheter-related Infections

PHASE2/PHASE3CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

440

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

August 31, 2005

Primary Completion Date

June 30, 2009

Study Completion Date

September 30, 2009

Conditions
Bacteremia
Interventions
PROCEDURE

Alcohol-lock

The intervention is the instillation of ethanol 70% solution in the catheter lumen (or lumina) for 15minutes per day during hospital stay and for 15minutes per week for patients not in the hospital.

DRUG

placebo-lock

The intervention is the instillation of placebo solution in the catheter lumen (or lumina) for 15minutes per day during hospital stay and for 15minutes per week for patients not in the hospital.

Trial Locations (1)

3000 CA

Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam

Sponsors
All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Stichting Nuts Ohra

OTHER

lead

Erasmus Medical Center

OTHER