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| Sponsor: | BioWest Therapeutics Inc |
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| Information provided by: | BioWest Therapeutics Inc |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00027248 |
Purpose
Central venous catheters (CVCs) are used in patient care for such purposes as the administration of medication, fluids, blood products and for functions such as hemodialysis and plasmapheresis. However, the use of CVCs can cause complications such as life-threatening bloodstream infections (BSI).
BSIs are caused by organisms from the skin's surface tracking down the catheter's outer surface. The organisms grow on the catheter surface (catheter colonization) which is followed by seeding into the bloodstream. BSIs can be difficult to treat and the mortality rate is as high as 35% in Intensive Care patients with a catheter-related BSI. It is estimated that up to 70,000 patients in the US die each year from catheter-related BSI.
MBI 226 is a new drug that, when applied to the skin surrounding the catheter insertion site, may prevent organisms on the skin from migrating down the catheter and entering the bloodstream and therefore decrease the incidence of catheter-related BSI in patients with CVCs.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
|---|---|---|
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Sepsis Bacteremia Fungemia |
Drug: MBI 226 |
Phase III |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Safety/Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Double-Blind Primary Purpose: Prevention |
| Official Title: | Phase III, Randomized, Open-Label Study to Assess the Safety and Efficacy of Topical Administration of MBI 226 1.0% Gel Versus Standard Medical Care in Patients Undergoing Non-Cuffed, Short-Term Arterial and/or Central Venous Catheterization |
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 16 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations| United States, Illinois | |
| Omnicare Clinical Research Inc. | |
| Lake Bluff, Illinois, United States, 60044 | |
| Study Director: | Jim Pankovich | BioWest Therapeutics Inc |
More Information
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00027248 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | 226-98-002 |
| Study First Received: | November 29, 2001 |
| Last Updated: | September 12, 2005 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Food and Drug Administration |
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central venous catheter bloodstream infection CVC catheter colonization local catheter site infection |
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Bacteremia Sepsis Fungemia Bacterial Infections Infection |
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome Inflammation Pathologic Processes Mycoses |