Hospital Acquired Pneumonia PrEveNtion (The HAPPEN study): A multi-centre randomised control trial exploring the effectiveness of improving the frequency and quality of oral care, in reducing the incidence of pneumonia in hospitals.

Avondale University0 个研究点目标入组 15,000 人开始时间: 2024年2月27日最近更新: 2024年8月19日

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•The eligible hospital will meet the following criteria:
•classified as a Public acute group A hospital” by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare and
•have an intensive care unit and
•have on average, over 50,000 admissions each year and
•Three Australian hospitals categorised by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare as either a principal referral hospital, public hospital (Group A) or private hospital (Group A) will participate in the study. We will randomly select three eligible wards, within each hospital. Wards will qualify for inclusion if they have one or more of the following characteristics enabling the recruitment of participants at greater risk of HAP: medical ward, stroke ward, patients with an average age greater than 70 years. Eligible wards must have a turnover of approximately 150 patients per month.

•Exclusions include: any unit that cares for ventilated patients, paediatric, neonatal, adolescent, mental health, medical admission units and wards managing specific respiratory conditions e.g., COVID-19.

发起方

Avondale University