Preventability of Infections in Residents of French Nursing Homes
Not Applicable
- Conditions
- Infection Control
- Interventions
- Other: Prevention of infections program
- Registration Number
- NCT01069497
- Lead Sponsor
- Observatoire du Risque Infectieux en Gériatrie
- Brief Summary
STUDY HYPOTHESIS : An infection prevention program adapted for the nursing home context can reduce by 5% the number of infections (urinary, upper and lower respiratory and gastrointestinal) in elderly residents in nursing homes.
STUDY DESIGN : The proposal is for an interventional cluster (nursing home) study comprising 2 randomized groups: group 1 (interventional), comprising 25 nursing homes implementing a specific infection prevention program; and group 2 (control), 25 nursing homes continuing to implement their routine prevention measures.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- UNKNOWN
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 3500
Inclusion Criteria
- Nursing homes which contain a medical coordinator and at least one nurse and/or nursing auxiliary.
- Nursing Homes located in France (North-West)
- All the residents present or entering the facility during the study period
Exclusion Criteria
- Nursing homes where a prevention program has already been implemented
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Intervention Nursing Homes Prevention of infections program Comprising 24 nursing homes implementing a specific infection prevention program
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of infections (urinary, upper and lower respiratory and gastrointestinal) in elderly residents in nursing homes every month
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Number of death every month Number of hospitalizations every month Number of of prescriptions for antimicrobials every month