21,395
Participants
Start Date
April 30, 2012
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2014
Study Completion Date
August 31, 2015
Quaternary ammonium
"Rooms from which a patient with a target organisms has been discharged (ie, a seed room) will be cleaned using quaternary-ammonium containing solutions. Room cleaning will proceed following standard cleaning protocols established at each study hospital."
Bleach
"Rooms from which a patient with a target organisms has been discharged (ie, a seed room) will be cleaned using bleach containing solutions. Room cleaning will proceed following standard cleaning protocols established at each study hospital."
Quaternary ammonium and UV-C light
"Rooms from which a patient with a target organisms has been discharged (ie, a seed room) will be cleaned using quaternary-ammonium containing solutions. Room cleaning will proceed following standard cleaning protocols established at each study hospital. Then, the UV-C light-emitting device will be brought to the room to irradiate the room until 12,000 uWs/cm2 (for vegetative bacteria) or 22,000 uWs/cm2 (for C. difficile) has been delivered to entire room."
Bleach and UV-C light
"Rooms from which a patient with a target organisms has been discharged (ie, a seed room) will be cleaned using bleach containing solutions. Room cleaning will proceed following standard cleaning protocols established at each study hospital. Then, the UV-C light-emitting device will be brought to the room to irradiate the room until 12,000 uWs/cm2 (for vegetative bacteria) or 22,000 uWs/cm2 (for C. difficile) has been delivered to entire room."
Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Chesapeake
Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington
High Point Regional Health System, High Point
University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill
Rex Healthcare, Raleigh
Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh
Durham Regional Hospital, Durham
Duke University Medical Center, Durham
Durham VA Medical Center, Durham
Lead Sponsor
Duke University
OTHER