A randomized controlled trial of tea tree oil (5%) body wash versus standard body wash to prevent colonization with methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) in critically ill adults: research protocol

Table 1 Timing of assessments

	Baseline	Day 1 to n	Day n (ICU discharge)	Hospital discharge
Inclusion/exclusion criteria	*
Demographics	*
APACHE II score	*
SOFA score	*	*	*
TISS score		*	*
Isolation	*	*	*
Steroid use	*	*	*
Antibiotic list	*	*	*
Invasive devices list	*	*	*
Colonisation data	*	*	*
Infection data	*	*	*
No. of cultures sent to laboratory	*	*	*
Adverse events		*	*
Whether neighbouring patient has MRSA		*	*
Standard groin swab	*		*
Standard nasal swab	*		*
PCR groin swab (Belfast HSCT)	*
PCR nasal swab (Belfast HSCT)	*
Details of wash	*	*	*
No of body wash bottles used		*	*
Duration of ventilation			*
ICU length of stay			*
ICU survival			*
Hospital length of stay				*
Hospital survival				*
Discharge location				*

APACHE II – Acute Physiological & Chronic Health Evaluation II; HSCT – Health and Social Care Trust; ICU – Intensive Care Unit; MRSA – Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus; PCR – Polymerase chain reaction; SOFA – Sequential Organ Failure Assessment; TISS – Therapeutic Intervention Scoring System;

ISSN: 1471-2334