- ICH GCP
- US Clinical Trials Registry
- Clinical Trial NCT00475930
Chlorhexidine Impregnated Cloths to Prevent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Marine Officer Candidates
Chlorhexidine Impregnated Cloths to Prevent Skin and Soft Tissue Infections in Marine Officer Candidates: A Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial
Outbreaks of skin and soft tissue infections (SSTI) related to community associated Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) have become increasingly common in military training units. Risk factors for MRSA related SSTI such as crowding, poor hygiene and shared equipment are often hard to avoid in a military training environment, often designed to simulate battlefield conditions.
It has recently been demonstrated that military recruits colonized with MRSA may be at increased risk of developing SSTI. Studies in the hospital environment have shown that decolonizing inpatients known to carry MRSA decreases the rates of MRSA related infections in the treated individuals and also in their inpatient unit as a whole.
The investigators propose a randomized, double blind, placebo controlled trial to:
- Evaluate the effectiveness, feasibility, and safety of chlorhexidine body cloths, self-administered three times weekly, in preventing SSTI among recruits in military training facilities; and
- Evaluate the effectiveness of chlorhexidine body cloths in decreasing rates of Staphylococcus aureus colonization among military recruits.
Study Overview
Status
Intervention / Treatment
Study Type
Enrollment (Actual)
Phase
- Not Applicable
Contacts and Locations
Study Locations
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Virginia
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Quantico, Virginia, United States, 22134
- Officer Candidates School - Marine Corps Base Quantico
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Participation Criteria
Eligibility Criteria
Ages Eligible for Study
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Genders Eligible for Study
Description
Inclusion Criteria:
- Enrolled in US Marine Officer Candidates School
- Age 18-35 years
- Provide documented informed consent and HIPAA authorization
Exclusion Criteria:
- Is currently taking oral antibiotics and will continue to take antibiotics during the study (such as antibiotics used to treat acne)
- Has a known or suspected allergy or intolerance to chlorhexidine (Hibistat, Hibiclens)
- Is currently using certain skin products and is uninterested in stopping use of the products during the study
- Pregnant or breastfeeding
Study Plan
How is the study designed?
Design Details
- Primary Purpose: PREVENTION
- Allocation: RANDOMIZED
- Interventional Model: PARALLEL
- Masking: DOUBLE
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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EXPERIMENTAL: 1
2% chlorhexidine gluconate impregnated cloths, self applied three times weekly
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self applied three times per week
Other Names:
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PLACEBO_COMPARATOR: 2
Comfort Bath cloths, self applied three times weekly
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self applied three times weekly
Other Names:
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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The rate of skin and soft tissue infections among platoons enrolled in OCS.
Time Frame: May - Nov 2007
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May - Nov 2007
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Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Time Frame |
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The rate of new S. aureus colonization of the nares and axilla among platoons enrolled in OCS.
Time Frame: May- Nov 2007
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May- Nov 2007
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Collaborators and Investigators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: Timothy J Whitman, DO, National Naval Medical Center
Publications and helpful links
Study record dates
Study Major Dates
Study Start
Primary Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Completion (ACTUAL)
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
First Posted (ESTIMATE)
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
Last Verified
More Information
Terms related to this study
Keywords
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
- Pathologic Processes
- Skin Diseases
- Inflammation
- Disease Attributes
- Connective Tissue Diseases
- Bacterial Infections
- Bacterial Infections and Mycoses
- Gram-Positive Bacterial Infections
- Staphylococcal Infections
- Suppuration
- Skin Diseases, Bacterial
- Infections
- Communicable Diseases
- Cellulitis
- Skin Diseases, Infectious
- Staphylococcal Skin Infections
- Soft Tissue Infections
- Community-Acquired Infections
- Anti-Infective Agents, Local
- Anti-Infective Agents
- Dermatologic Agents
- Disinfectants
- Chlorhexidine
- Chlorhexidine gluconate
Other Study ID Numbers
- HU87F7
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