Hospital Acquired Pneumonia PrEveNtion (The HAPPEN study): exploring the effectiveness of oral care on the incidence of pneumonia in hospitalised patients.

Not Applicable

Recruiting

Conditions: Hospital-acquired pneumonia
Infection - Other infectious diseases
Respiratory - Other respiratory disorders / diseases

Registration Number: ACTRN12624000187549

Lead Sponsor: Avondale University

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Recruiting

Sex: All

Target Recruitment: 15000

Inclusion Criteria

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.

Exclusion Criteria

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.

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Incidence of HAP, measured as the number of cases per 100 admissions. [Data used to determine the incidence of HAP will be collected using electronic medical records of patients for their most recent admission to hospital. We will use the European Centre for Disease Control definition of HAP (version 6.1). For clarity this excludes infection present on admission or occurring within 48 hours after admission. All patients discharged from participating wards during the study period will be included for analysis. For example, once a patient has been discharged from the participating ward their medical records will be used to determine if they acquired a respiratory infection during their most recent hospital stay. ]

Secondary Outcome Measures