A trial to determine the feasibility of embedding an ePrescribing-based Antimicrobial Stewardship (ePAMS+) intervention into existing ePrescribing systems within a hospital setting
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Management of antibiotic use within hospital settings.Not Applicable
- Registration Number
- ISRCTN13429325
- Lead Sponsor
- niversity of Edinburgh
- Brief Summary
2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36709308/ (added 30/01/2023)
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 1768
Inclusion Criteria
Medical records:
1. Adults >=16 years admitted to hospital as in-patients
2. Patients being treated with antibiotics (identified as Antibiotic Order Plans initiated and/or existing antibiotic use flagged within the electronic prescribing system)
Exclusion Criteria
Medical records:
1. Children <16 years
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method 1. Total antibiotic consumption measured as the number of defined daily doses (DDD), assessed overall and at site/ward level <br>2. Completeness of data extracted and whether standardised queries to capture data from Cerner systems are feasible/assessed via monthly data extracts<br>3. Assessment of the feasibility of measuring defined outcomes using extracted data
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method