Clinical Trial With Catheter Locking TauroSept® (Taurolidine 2%) or Saline Solution 0,9%

Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections Clinical Trial

Official title: Taurolidine 2% Catheter Locking to Prevent Catheter-related Bloodstream Infections in Patients on Home Parenteral Nutrition With a High Infection Risk and Those With a New Central Venous Access Device

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if TauroSept® taurolidine 2% is more efficient than saline solution 0.9% as a catheter lock solution in preventing catheter related blood stream infections in patients with home parenteral nutrition.

Clinical Trial Description

Home Parenteral Nutrition has become a mainstay in the support of patients with chronic intestinal failure. It requires the presence of a central venous catheter to assure adequate venous access. Catheter Related BloodStream Infections (CRBSIs) are frequent. Most CRBSIs originate from contamination of the catheter hub and subsequent growth of microorganisms embedded within the biofilm that rapidly develops on the inner catheter surface. The best preventive measure against the development of CRBSIs is observation of strict hygiene guidelines when inserting and manipulating a central venous catheter and in addition to this the instillation of antimicrobial solutions like TauroSept® or saline solution 0.9% into the catheter lumen (antimicrobial lock). This measure is currently widely used in clinical practice. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Double Blind (Subject, Caregiver, Investigator, Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Catheter Related Blood Stream Infections
• Infection

• NCT number: NCT01826526
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Radboud University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2013
• Completion date: November 2016