Nasal Tea Tree Oil for the Prevention of Infections in PD Patients

Summary

This study will compare the use of tea tree oil as a topical nasal antiseptic to prevent infections in patients that need renal dialysis. A maximum of fifty subjects will be recruited and will be assessed for signs of infection once per week for the first 6 weeks and then every 4 weeks until week 26. They will also be checked for nasal carriage of 'Golden Staph' when they enroll in the trial. The subjects will complete the trial if they have 26 weeks infection-free or if they have an infection during that period

Timeline

Start

2010-06

Primary completion

2011-11

Completion

2011-12

Drugs

Indications