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)
Investigators
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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