The effect of supported guideline implementation in a network of renal units on rates of infection in their peritoneal dialysis patients

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• Conditions: Clinical practice variation; Effect of active guideline implementation; Prevention of peritoneal dialysis-related infection; Identify barriers and enablers to guideline implementation; Kidney disease; Infection - Other infectious diseases; Public Health - Health service research; Renal and Urogenital - Kidney disease

• Registration Number: ACTRN12613000300774
• Lead Sponsor: Assoc Prof David Mudge

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2013-03-19
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2020

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ot yet recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 270

Inclusion Criteria

Include all new patients who have had a Tenckhoff catheter inserted (but not yet dialysing) and who experience an infection (exit site, catheter tunnel, post-surgery, peritonitis).
Include all new patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis in your unit who experience an infection (exit site, catheter tunnel, post-surgery, peritonitis).
Include all new patients who have had a Tenckhoff catheter re-inserted or who have had surgery because of catheter movement and who experience an infection (exit site, catheter tunnel, post-surgery, peritonitis).
Include private patients who are included under your unit's ANZDATA returns.
Include returning transplant patients.
Include patients who have transferred from haemodialysis.
Only include patients who are on the chronic dialysis program.

Exclusion Criteria

Acute renal failure patients who recover.
Patients who have had a Tenckhoff catheter inserted prior to the trial start date and who experience an infection (exit site, catheter tunnel, post-surgery, peritonitis).
Patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis in your unit who commenced dialysis prior to the trial start date and who experience an infection (exit site, catheter tunnel, post-surgery, peritonitis).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified