Eligibility Module
The Eligibility Module contains detailed information about who can participate in the clinical trial. This includes eligibility criteria, age restrictions, gender requirements, healthy volunteer status, and study population descriptions, helping researchers understand who is eligible to participate in the study.
Eligibility Module path is as follows:
Study -> Protocol Section -> Eligibility Module
Eligibility Module
Ignite Creation Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:23 AM
Ignite Modification Date:
2025-12-25 @ 2:23 AM
NCT ID:
NCT01142934
Eligibility Criteria:
Inclusion Criteria:
* Age ≥ 18 years
* Hospitalized patients, either in Intensive Care Unit or in non-Intensive Care ward settings
* Clinical indication for the insertion of a non-tunneled central venous catheter (excluding large bore catheters for dialysis or pheresis) or a PICC
Exclusion Criteria:
* Age \< 18 years
* Inability to obtain an informed consent
* Actual evidence - or recent history (\< 30 days) - of bloodstream infection
* Central lines inserted in the femoral vein
* Central lines inserted by surgical cutdown
* Use of so called 'treated' catheters, i.e. catheters whose internal and/or external surface is coated with antibacterial drugs as well as catheters whose polyurethane releases ions with potential antiseptic action, should be excluded by the present protocol
* Specific intolerance or known hypersensitivity to transparent dressings or to chlorhexidine
* Any form of dermatitis, burns, skin lesions or tattoos at the insertion site
* Burns over ≥ 15% of the body surface area
* Use of topical antibiotics within a 10cm of the catheter insertion site
* Enrollment in another investigational drug or device study at any time during this study or 30 days prior.
Healthy Volunteers:
False
Sex:
ALL
Minimum Age:
18 Years
Study:
NCT01142934
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT01142934