Informations générales
  • Catégorie de maladie Infections et infestations , Chirurgie (BASEC)
  • Study Phase Phase 4 (ICTRP)
  • État du recrutement recrutement en cours (BASEC/ICTRP)
  • Lieu de l’étude
    Luzern
    (BASEC)
  • Responsable de l'étude Rami Sommerstein rami.sommerstein@unilu.ch (BASEC)
  • Source(s) de données BASEC: Importé de 01.09.2025 ICTRP: Importé de 06.06.2025
  • Date de mise à jour 01.09.2025 10:56
HumRes65783 | SNCTP000006050 | BASEC2024-01494 | NCT06633588

Efficacy and safety of two antibacterial treatments (Polyhexanide versus Mupirocin/Chlorhexidine) prior to a planned spinal surgery: A randomized controlled pilot trial

  • Catégorie de maladie Infections et infestations , Chirurgie (BASEC)
  • Study Phase Phase 4 (ICTRP)
  • État du recrutement recrutement en cours (BASEC/ICTRP)
  • Lieu de l’étude
    Luzern
    (BASEC)
  • Responsable de l'étude Rami Sommerstein rami.sommerstein@unilu.ch (BASEC)
  • Source(s) de données BASEC: Importé de 01.09.2025 ICTRP: Importé de 06.06.2025
  • Date de mise à jour 01.09.2025 10:56

Résumé de l'étude

Staphylococcus aureus is a skin bacterium and an important pathogen. It is particularly common in surgical site infections (SSIs). Spinal surgeries have been shown to have a high SSI rate. Such infections not only lead to prolonged hospital stays and increased healthcare costs but also pose a significant threat to patient recovery and outcomes. Approximately 20-30% of the general population are nasal carriers of S. aureus, with higher rates often observed in healthcare settings and among certain patient groups. In patients with spinal cord injuries, the risk is even greater, making prevention even more critical. Combating colonization with S. aureus, especially prior to spinal surgeries, represents an urgent, only partially met need in the medical community. While nasal decolonization with Mupirocin and skin decolonization with Chlorhexidine gluconate (CHX) have been the cornerstones of strategies to prevent S. aureus infections in surgical patients, the emergence of bacterial resistance underscores the need for alternative approaches. The increasing resistance to Mupirocin, associated with failures in decolonization at high concentrations, necessitates urgent research into new decolonization agents. The research work we propose addresses this challenge and focuses on Polyhexanide, a broad-spectrum disinfectant that has proven to be a promising candidate. Its action against the bacterial cell wall represents a different mechanism than that of Mupirocin and could provide a solution to the resistance problem.

(BASEC)

Intervention étudiée

In our study, participants are randomly assigned to groups. This is important to obtain reliable results from the study. This is called randomization. Each group receives a different treatment. In our study, there are two groups:

• Group 1 (experimental group): application of Polyhexanide nasal ointment twice daily and Polyhexanide whole-body wash once daily for 5 days prior to surgery.

• Group 2 (control group): application of Mupirocin nasal ointment twice daily and Chlorhexidine whole-body wash once daily for 5 days prior to surgery.

(BASEC)

Maladie en cours d'investigation

Surgical site infections due to Staphylococcus aureus

(BASEC)

Critères de participation
 Age over 18 years  planning an elective spinal surgery  Patients colonized with Staphylococcus aureus  Informed consent, documented by signature (BASEC)

Critères d'exclusion
 Spinal emergency surgery  Bacterial isolates with specific antibiotic resistances, such as MRSA and Mupirocin-resistant S. aureus.  Participants with known allergies to any of the products used in the study  Women who are pregnant (pregnancy test) or breastfeeding,  Current or recent (last 14 days) antibiotic therapy  known or suspected non-compliance, drug or alcohol abuse,  Inability to follow the study procedures, e.g., due to language problems, mental disorders, dementia, etc. of the participant,  Participation in another study with an investigational product within the last 30 days prior to and during the present study (BASEC)

Lieu de l’étude

Luzern

(BASEC)

Switzerland (ICTRP)

Sponsor

Swiss Paraplegic Center Nottwil, Switzerland and University of Lucerne

(BASEC)

Contact pour plus d'informations sur l'étude

Personne de contact en Suisse

Rami Sommerstein

+41 41 208 32 54

rami.sommerstein@unilu.ch

Department of Healthcare Sciences and Medicine

(BASEC)

Informations générales

+41 412083254;+41 412083254

rami.sommerstein@unilu.ch

(ICTRP)

Informations générales

+41 412083254+41 412083254

rami.sommerstein@unilu.ch

(ICTRP)

Informations scientifiques

+41 412083254;+41 412083254

rami.sommerstein@unilu.ch

(ICTRP)

Nom du comité d'éthique approbateur (pour les études multicentriques, uniquement le comité principal)

Ethikkommission Nordwest- und Zentralschweiz EKNZ

(BASEC)

Date d'approbation du comité d'éthique

05.09.2024

(BASEC)


Identifiant de l'essai ICTRP
NCT06633588 (ICTRP)

Titre officiel (approuvé par le comité d'éthique)
SPADE: Surgical Prophylaxis: Assessing Decolonization Efficacy and Safety of Polyhexanid Versus Mupirocin/CHX in Decolonizing Staphylococcus aureus Pre-operatively in Elective Spine Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Pilot Trial (BASEC)

Titre académique
Surgical Prophylaxis: Assessing Decolonization Efficacy of Polyhexanide Versus Mupirocin and Chlorhexidine in Decolonizing Staphylococcus Aureus Preoperatively in Elective Spine Surgery (SPADE): A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial (ICTRP)

Titre public
Decolonization Efficacy of Polyhexanide vs. Mupirocin (ICTRP)

Maladie en cours d'investigation
Staphylococcus AureusColonization, Asymptomatic (ICTRP)

Intervention étudiée
Drug: PolyhexanideDrug: Mupirocin and Chlorhexidine (ICTRP)

Type d'essai
Interventional (ICTRP)

Plan de l'étude
Allocation: Randomized. Intervention model: Parallel Assignment. Primary purpose: Prevention. Masking: Single (Outcomes Assessor). (ICTRP)

Critères d'inclusion/exclusion
Inclusion Criteria:

- Age over 18 years

- Scheduled for elective spinal surgery

- Colonized with Staphylococcus aureus

- Informed consent provided

Exclusion Criteria:

- Emergency spine surgery

- Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) or mupirocin-resistant S. aureus

- Known allergies to products used in the trial

- Pregnant or breastfeeding women

- Recent antibiotic therapy (within 14 days)

- Known non-compliance, substance abuse, or psychological disorders

- Participation in another antimicrobial trial within the last 30 days (ICTRP)

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Critères d'évaluation principaux et secondaires
randomization rate (ICTRP)

positive screening rate;recruitment rate;retention rate;adherence rate;trial burden;tolerability of decolonization regimen;burden caused by side effects;willingness to participate in future main trial;Staphylococcus aureus colonization;The rate of mupirocin or oxacillin resistance;The rate of treatment side effects (ICTRP)

Date d'enregistrement
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Inclusion du premier participant
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Sponsors secondaires
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Contacts supplémentaires
Rami Sommerstein, prof. Dr.;Swiss Paraplegic Centre, Nottwil, Switzerland, rami.sommerstein@unilu.ch, +41 412083254;+41 412083254 (ICTRP)

ID secondaires
2024-08 (ICTRP)

Résultats-Données individuelles des participants
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Informations complémentaires sur l'essai
https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT06633588 (ICTRP)

Résultats de l'essai

Résumé des résultats

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Lien vers les résultats dans le registre primaire

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