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NCT Number: NCT04904666

Safety and Efficacy of Bleach Baths in Non Critical Hospitalized Patients

Non critical hospitalized patients were bathed daily with 4 substances: bleach at .005%, bleach at .0125%, clorhexidine 2% and soap and water.

76 patients were enrolled and divided 19 subjects per group. Each patient was cultured with swab technique in palm, antecubital fold and armpit at day 0, day 3 and day 7 of enrollment.

Bacterial cultures were incubated and compared if decolonization occurred. Adverse events were evaluated in all patients.

Only 1 patient had and adverse event and was dry skin. Before patient was enrolled, he had dry skin because of his baseline disease. Moisturizing lotion was applied and patient continue in the study.

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Key information

Conditions

Safety Issues

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

Hospital Universitario José E. Gonzalez

Monterrey, Nuevo León, 64460, Mexico

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Non critical hospitalized patients in internal medicine
  • 18 years old and older

Exclusion criteria

  • Burn patients
  • Pregnant women
  • Chloride hypersensitivity

Treatment and study plan

Primary outcomes

  1. Safety of Bleach baths as determined by the incidence of adverse or serious adverse events

    Time frame: November 26, 2019 - October 25, 2020

Secondary outcomes

  1. Identification of bacterial colonization from pathogens belonging to the ESKAPE group

    Time frame: November 26, 2019 - October 25, 2020

    Identification of colonization by Enterococcus faecium, Staphylococcus aureus, Klebsiella pneumoniae, Acinetobacter baumannii, Pseudomonas aeruginosa and Enterobacter species

  2. Percentage of patients remaining colonized 3, 5 and 7 days after daily baths

    Time frame: November 26, 2019 - October 25, 2020

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2019
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
May 27, 2021
Registry last updated
May 27, 2021

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