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Clinical Trials/ISRCTN10441831
ISRCTN10441831
Completed
N/A

An evaluation of a multifaceted intervention to reduce antimicrobial prescribing in care home residents [REducing Antimicrobials in Care Homes (REACH)]: a non-randomised feasibility study and process evaluation

Queen's University Belfast (UK)0 sites50 target enrollmentApril 25, 2016

Overview

Phase
N/A
Intervention
Not specified
Conditions
Infections in care home residents and antimicrobial prescribing
Sponsor
Queen's University Belfast (UK)
Enrollment
50
Status
Completed
Last Updated
3 years ago

Overview

Brief Summary

2020 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32101392 results (added 27/02/2020)

Registry
who.int
Start Date
April 25, 2016
End Date
April 30, 2018
Last Updated
3 years ago
Study Type
Interventional
Sex
All

Investigators

Sponsor
Queen's University Belfast (UK)

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

  • Care homes:
  • 1\. Care homes (some with/without nursing care), principally providing 24 hour care for older residents
  • 2\. A minimum of 20 (permanent) residents
  • 3\. Associated with a small number of general practices (up to four per home providing care for a minimum of 80% of residents within a home)
  • 4\. An exclusive arrangement with one pharmacy for dispensing medications
  • Care home staff:
  • 1\. Working in the participating care homes
  • 2\. Willing to participate in focus group discussions
  • General Practitioners:
  • 1\. Working with the participating care homes

Exclusion Criteria

  • 1\. Not meeting the inclusion criteria
  • 2\. Not providing written informed consent

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Not specified

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