NCT03940729View on ClinicalTrials.gov

PWID; Longitudinal S Aureus Colonization Pattern and the Impact on Infection Frequency by Regular Showers With Chlorhexidine

PHASE4CompletedINTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment

61

Participants

Timeline

Start Date

December 15, 2016

Primary Completion Date

January 1, 2020

Study Completion Date

January 1, 2020

Conditions
Intravenous Drug Abuse, S Aureus Colonization
Interventions
DRUG

Chlorhexidine Topical

In the Malmö needle exchange program, people who inject drugs (PWID) are repeatedly screened for S aureus colonization during one year. Those colonized will repeatedly shower with chlorhexidine during the following year. The infection frequency will be compared between the two periods.

All Listed Sponsors
lead

Lund University

OTHER

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