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Clinical Decision Support to Reduce Catheter Associated Urinary Tract Infections

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Catheter-associated Urinary Tract Infection
Health Care Associated Infection
Interventions
Other: Clinical decision support
Registration Number
NCT06454500
Lead Sponsor
Columbia University
Brief Summary

The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare the effects of a clinical decision support tool consisting of a 48-hour stop order for indwelling urinary catheters versus no clinical decision support in hospitalized patients with indwelling urinary catheters. The main questions it aims to answer are:

- Does the presence of an automated stop order integrated as part of a clinical decision support tool reduce dwell time of urinary catheters and the rate of catheter associated urinary tract infections?

Participants who have indwelling urinary catheters ordered will be randomized to either have these orders automatically expire after 48 hours unless an action is taken or have orders without expiration. Researchers will compare the urinary catheter dwell time and the rate of catheter associated urinary tract infections between the two groups.

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
79369
Inclusion Criteria
  • Admitted to hospital
  • At least 18 years old
  • Has order placed for indwelling urinary catheter
Exclusion Criteria
  • Indication for urinary catheter labeled as either "Chronic" or "Placed by urology"

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
PARALLEL
Arm && Interventions
GroupInterventionDescription
Stop OrdersClinical decision supportFor participants in this arm, a clinical decision support tool consisting of stop orders and an expiring alert that was displayed to care team clinicians.
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Urinary catheter dwell timeMeasured from time of catheter insertion until catheter removal or hospital discharge if the catheter was not removed, up to 250 days.

The time between urinary catheter insertion and removal

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Catheter Associate Urinary Tract Infection (CAUTI) rateThe development of a CAUTI was assessed from time of catheter insertion until either catheter removal or hospital discharge if the catheter was not removed, up to 250 days.

The number of CAUTI's per 1000 catheter days. CAUTIs were defined according to NHSN (National Healthcare Safety Network) criteria as a urinary tract infection where an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) was in place for more than two consecutive days in an inpatient location on the date of event or the day before, with day of device placement being Day 1. All positive urine cultures are reviewed by members of Infection Prevention and Control to determine if they meet the defined criteria for CAUTI. Events verified as CAUTIs are then recorded in the hospital data registry. The hospital data registry was used to determine CAUTI events in this study.

CAUTI Free survivalThe development of a CAUTI was assessed from time of catheter insertion until either catheter removal or hospital discharge if the catheter was not removed, up to 250 days.

The time a catheter "survived" before developing a CAUTI CAUTIs were defined according to NHSN (National Healthcare Safety Network) criteria as a urinary tract infection where an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) was in place for more than two consecutive days in an inpatient location on the date of event or the day before, with day of device placement being Day 1. All positive urine cultures are reviewed by members of Infection Prevention and Control to determine if they meet the defined criteria for CAUTI. Events verified as CAUTIs are then recorded in the hospital data registry. The hospital data registry was used to determine CAUTI events in this study.

CAUTI population rateThe development of a CAUTI was assessed from time of catheter insertion until either catheter removal or hospital discharge if the catheter was not removed, up to 250 days.

The number of CAUTI's per 10000 hospital days CAUTIs were defined according to NHSN (National Healthcare Safety Network) criteria as a urinary tract infection where an indwelling urinary catheter (IUC) was in place for more than two consecutive days in an inpatient location on the date of event or the day before, with day of device placement being Day 1. All positive urine cultures are reviewed by members of Infection Prevention and Control to determine if they meet the defined criteria for CAUTI. Events verified as CAUTIs are then recorded in the hospital data registry. The hospital data registry was used to determine CAUTI events in this study.

Trial Locations

Locations (8)

NewYork-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital

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Brooklyn, New York, United States

NewYork-Presbyterian Hudson Valley Hospital

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Cortlandt Manor, New York, United States

NewYork-Presbyterian Westchester

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Bronxville, New York, United States

NewYork-Presbyterian Allen Hospital

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New York, New York, United States

NewYork-Presbyterian Queens

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Flushing, New York, United States

NewYork-Presbyterian Columbia University Irving Medical Center

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New York, New York, United States

NewYork-Presbyterian Lower Manhattan Hospital

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New York, New York, United States

NewYork-Presbyterian Weill Cornell Medical Center

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New York, New York, United States

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