MRSA Eradication and Decolonization in Children
| Status: | Recruiting |
|---|---|
| Healthy: | No |
| Age Range: | Any - 18 |
| Updated: | 7/27/2018 |
| Start Date: | February 2016 |
| End Date: | February 2019 |
| Contact: | Paul I Musey, MD |
| Email: | pmusey@iu.edu |
| Phone: | 3178803900 |
In this study, the investigators intend to compare therapies (abscess surgery and hygiene
education compared to abscess surgery and hygiene education followed by decolonization) for
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus skin and soft tissue infections (MRSA SSTI) to
determine which is the more effective treatment. The investigators focus on patient centered
outcomes as described by the families of MRSA infected patients. Such outcomes are likely to
include quality of life, side effects, and school and work attendance. The hypothesis is that
treatment with decolonization will decrease the rate of SSTI recurrence and improve overall
patient centered outcomes. The rationale is that negative outcomes such as recurrence may be
avoided through the use of readily available prevention strategies, but that it is important
to determine how burdensome those prevention strategies are for patients and families.
education compared to abscess surgery and hygiene education followed by decolonization) for
Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus skin and soft tissue infections (MRSA SSTI) to
determine which is the more effective treatment. The investigators focus on patient centered
outcomes as described by the families of MRSA infected patients. Such outcomes are likely to
include quality of life, side effects, and school and work attendance. The hypothesis is that
treatment with decolonization will decrease the rate of SSTI recurrence and improve overall
patient centered outcomes. The rationale is that negative outcomes such as recurrence may be
avoided through the use of readily available prevention strategies, but that it is important
to determine how burdensome those prevention strategies are for patients and families.
Inclusion Criteria:
- Children/youth ages 3 months - 18 years seen in the Riley Pediatric Surgery Outpatient
Clinic for a follow up visit within two weeks of the incision and drainage of a
culture-confirmed MRSA abscess (regardless of where the abscess was drained)
- Children/youth ages 3 months - 18 years who had an incision and drainage of a
culture-confirmed MRSA abscess in the Riley Emergency Department or Riley Operating
Room within the two weeks prior to enrollment
- Household members of the patient who are between the ages 3 months - 64 years
Exclusion Criteria:
- Children in need of additional abscess surgery
- Documented immune deficiency
- Previous burn victims
- Self reported history of sensitivity to chlorine bleach or mupirocin
- Families without a bathtub
We found this trial at
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site
Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
Principal Investigator: Paul I Musey, MD
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