Effectiveness of Enhanced Terminal Room Disinfection to Prevent Healthcare-associated Infections (HAIs)

NACompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

21,395

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

April 30, 2012

Primary Completion Date

July 31, 2014

Study Completion Date

August 31, 2015

Conditions
Multidrug Resistant OrganismsHealthcare Associated Infections
Interventions
OTHER

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."

OTHER

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."

OTHER

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."

OTHER

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."

Trial Locations (9)

23320

Chesapeake Regional Medical Center, Chesapeake

27215

Alamance Regional Medical Center, Burlington

27261

High Point Regional Health System, High Point

27514

University of North Carolina Hospitals, Chapel Hill

27607

Rex Healthcare, Raleigh

27609

Duke Raleigh Hospital, Raleigh

27704

Durham Regional Hospital, Durham

27710

Duke University Medical Center, Durham

Durham VA Medical Center, Durham

Sponsors

Lead Sponsor

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Duke University

OTHER

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