Blood Test Order and Culture Contamination

Blood Culture Contamination Clinical Trial

Official title:

A Randomized Controlled Study of Blood Test Draw Order to Reduce Blood Culture Contamination

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03966534
• Other study ID #: 0177-18-SZMC
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: September 1, 2018
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2019

Study information

• Verified date: September 2018
• Source: Shaare Zedek Medical Center
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A randomized partially controlled study to examine the effect of blood diversion into a heparin lithium tube on the incidence of blood culture contamination.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 970
• Est. completion date: February 28, 2019
• Est. primary completion date: February 28, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Age > 18

• Presence in Emergency Room during extended office hours (0800-2000 on weekdays(

• Clinical requirement for Blood culture and biochemistry tests from venepuncture

Exclusion Criteria:

• None

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Blood Culture Contamination

Intervention

Other:
• Blood diversion
Diversion of initial blood obtained at venipuncture to biochemistry tube in order to try and reduce incidence of blood culture contamination

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Israel	Shaare Zedek Medical Center	Jerusalem

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Shaare Zedek Medical Center

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Israel, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Blood culture contamination	Growth of bacteria defined as blood culture contaminants (for example coagulase negative staphylococci in one bottle only).	up to 7 days from obtaining blood culture
Secondary	Patient length of stay	Length of stay from arrival at Emergency room until discharge in hours	up to 3 months from arrival