Novel Antimicrobial Dressing in Peripheral Intravenous Catheters (PIVCs)

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Category Primary study
Registry of TrialsClinicalTrials.gov
Year 2023
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare a chlorhexidine impregnated dressing for peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) to the standard dressing currently used in general medical and surgical inpatient wards. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Study Feasibility * Occurrence of infectious complications related to the PIVC Participants will be randomly allocated to receive either of the below dressings to cover and secure their PIVC: * The standard dressing used at their hospital, or * The intervention dressing which has Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) on it Researchers will compare standard and CHG dressings to see if the presence of CHG improves the occurrence of infectious complications related to the PIVC.
Epistemonikos ID: 06fce7442674955ef1f4378ce22dbbbf930d919d
First added on: Feb 19, 2024