A multifaceted intervention to reduce blood culture contamination in medical and surgical wards: A cluster randomized controlled trial
Phase 3
Completed
- Registration Number
- TCTR20220513002
- Brief Summary
Our multifaceted intervention maintained a lower contamination rate throughout the study period. Comorbidity and length of hospitalization, time of blood sampling, and time to culture positivity likely influenced the blood culture contamination.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 3630
Inclusion Criteria
Our hospital does not have a designated phlebotomy team; all registered nurses are responsible for blood sample collections. Nursing staff work only on their assigned wards and do not rotate to other units. All nursing staff responsible for the handling and collection of blood cultures consented to participate in the study.
Exclusion Criteria
Non-registered nursing staff
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Blood culture contamination rate Monthly rate the average of percentage of blood culture contamination rate
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Factors associated with blood culture contamination, and descriptive microbiological data. Within 6 months of study period Descriptive analysis