Decolonization of the Oropharynx, an Important and Neglected Reservoir of S. Aureus Colonization

PHASE2CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

67

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

October 31, 2015

Primary Completion Date

October 31, 2017

Study Completion Date

November 30, 2017

Conditions
S. Aureus Oropharyngeal Colonization
Interventions
DRUG

Chlorhexidine gluconate

Oral rinse of either 0.12% Chlorhexidine Gluconate oral rinse to test the safety/efficacy of 0.12% Chlorhexidine Gluconate oral rinse in decolonizing the oropharynx of children colonized with S. aureus.

DRUG

Saline Placebo

Placebo saline oral rinse to to test the safety/efficacy of 0.12% Chlorhexidine Gluconate oral rinse in decolonizing the oropharynx of children colonized with S. aureus.

Trial Locations (1)

90502

Los Angeles BioMedical Research Institute (LA BioMed), Torrance

All Listed Sponsors
collaborator

Thrasher Research Fund

OTHER

lead

Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center

OTHER

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