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N/A N=39 Randomized Double-blind Prevention

Reduction of Staph Aureus Carriage by Non-Antibiotic NOZIN® Nasal Sanitizer® Antiseptic

Infectious Disease

Enrolled (actual)
39
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Apr 2015
Primary outcome: Primary: Treatment-associated Change in S. Aureus Colonization During a Typical 10-hour Work Day — -99.8; -13.5 Percent change in colonization — p=<0.01

Study Design & Population

Study type
Interventional
Phase
N/A
Interventions
Nozin® Nasal Sanitizer® (Other); Placebo (Other)
Age
Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex
All
Sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Primary completion
Apr 2013

Outcome Measures

OutcomeResultp-value
PRIMARY
Treatment-associated Change in S. Aureus Colonization During a Typical 10-hour Work Day
-99.8; -13.5 <0.01 sig
SECONDARY
Treatment-associated Change in Total Nasal Bacterial Colonization During a Typical 10-hour Work Day
-91.0; 24.0 <0.01 sig

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the extent to which bacterial growth in the nostrils by S. aureus, a common bacteria that is found in hospital environment, can be reduced by NOZIN® Nasal Sanitizer® antiseptic nasal swabs during the course of a typical 10-hour work period in participants known to have S. aureus in their nose passages.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • All healthy health care professionals between the ages of 18 and 60 years of age who are regular full-time employees of the MUSC Hospital, work a 10 or 12 hour work shift, and test positive for nasal vestibular S. aureus carriage within 10 days prior to their scheduled study day will be eligible to participate in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Excluded from the study will be individuals exhibiting symptoms of upper respiratory disease, including chronic rhinitis/sinusitis, seasonal allergies, upper respiratory infection during the previous four weeks, have known allergy to citrus or soy oil, or are "smokers". "Non-smokers" will be defined as those individuals who have abstained from smoking for at least one year prior to the study. Subjects must be able and agree to refrain from using prescription and non-prescription nasal spray or other nasal preparations or washes from the time of their screening up to and during their scheduled study day.
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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01861457). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.

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