CLABSI Prevention With Tissue Adhesive

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age0-18
SponsorRabin Medical Center

About this trial

Our aim is to test the effect of tissue adhesive application at the Central-line exit-site on CLABSI rates in high-risk pediatric congenital heart disease patients.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

young age<1y & Congenital Heart Surgery Mortality Category (STAT\STS-EACTS) score 2-5

Risk Adjustment for Congenital Heart Surgery (RACHS) category ≥3

preoperative length-of-stay (LOS) >7 days

preoperative ventilator support

Disqualifiers

Patients with on-going bacteremia

patients with pre-existing central-line or peripherally inserted central catheter (PICC)

parental refusal to participate.

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • 2-octyl cyanoacrylate based topical skin adhesive

    Device

    Tissue adhesive on CVL exit-site

Treatment groups

600 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Tissue adhesiveExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Control groupNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

CLABSI rate

Time frame
up to 1 year

Secondary outcomes

1

dressing changes rates

Time frame
average of 14 days
2

safety outcome: Number pf participants with contact dermatitis at the catheter exit site, line dislodgement, leak, exit site bleeding, allergic reaction or line tunnel infection

number of patients suffering from contact dermatitis at the catheter exit site, line dislodgement, leak, exit site bleeding, allergic reaction or line tunnel infection

Time frame
average of 14 days
3

invasive mechanical ventilation duration

days

Time frame
up to 1 year
4

ICU LOS

days

Time frame
up to 1 year

Other outcomes

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