A study to improve Gentamicin antibiotic prescription accuracy during hospital care for sick new-born babies in Kenya over time using feedback given to clinicians

Phase 1

• Conditions: Neonatal care prescribing practices

• Registration Number: PACTR202203869312307
• Lead Sponsor: KEMRI Wellcome Trust Research Programme

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2022-03-14
• Last Update Posted: 29 May 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Pending
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 8280

Inclusion Criteria

Referral-level hospitals with:
(1) high quality gentamicin prescription baseline clinical data for neonatal inpatient care and,
(2) a standardised A&F routine clinical improvement cycle to track prescribing practices in neonatal inpatient care are eligible for inclusion in this study.
All neonates admitted to the newborn units in these hospitals with a gentamicin prescription at admission will be included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria

Referral-level hospitals without 12 months worth of high quality gentamicin prescription baseline clinical data for neonatal inpatient care and without a standardised A&F routine clinical improvement cycle to track prescribing practices in neonatal inpatient care are not eligible for inclusion in this study. All neonates admitted to the newborn units in these hospitals with missing data on gentamicin prescription at admission will be excluded from this study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified