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Clinical Trials/ACTRN12618001903279
ACTRN12618001903279
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Effectiveness of an evidence-based nursing core assessment protocol in general wards on patient, staff and economic outcomes: A cluster randomised controlled trial

Queensland University of Technology0 sites36,000 target enrollmentNovember 22, 2018

Overview

Phase
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Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Deteriorating patients in general wards
Sponsor
Queensland University of Technology
Enrollment
36000
Status
Not yet recruiting
Last Updated
7 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

No summary available.

Registry
who.int
Start Date
November 22, 2018
End Date
TBD
Last Updated
7 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Clusters: Eligible hospital wards (clusters) will be general acute care wards, between 20\-30 beds and where \>70% of nursing staff are permanent (full or part time).
  • Patients: Patients will be recruited prospectively from all hospitals using identical tools and methods, six months following commencement of the intervention allowing embedding of the intervention into routine care. All eligible patients admitted to participating wards over a six month period will be recruited using an opt\-out approach for access to medical records. Eligible patients will be 18 years and over and screened by ward nursing staff as able to read and understand the plain language study information provided on admission.
  • Nursing and Medical Staff: All nurses who work as permanent staff in the participating wards and medical officers in those wards will be invited to participate in a survey at baseline, 6 months and 12 months post intervention.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Specialist acute care units (e.g., ICU, Coronary Care Unit, Operating Theatres) will be ineligible to participate.

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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