Optimizing Antibiotic Use in Long Term Care
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Antimicrobial prescriptions
研究概览
简要总结
The purpose of this study was to determine if a multi-faceted intervention to implement diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms for management of suspected urinary infection in nursing home residents could reduce antibiotic prescribing for urinary indications in this population.
详细描述
Antibiotic use is intense in nursing homes and frequently inappropriate when prescribed for urinary indications. Evidence from randomized controlled trials suggests that treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, the presence of bacteria in the urine in the absence of urinary symptoms, is not beneficial. Despite this, one in three prescriptions for urinary indications are for asymptomatic bacteriuria. To improve antibiotic prescribing in this setting we conducted a cluster randomized trial of a strategy to implement diagnostic and treatment algorithms for urinary infection. 24 nursing homes were randomized to either the intervention (implemented at the nursing home level using a multi-faceted approach: small group interactive sessions for nurses, one-on-one interviews for physicians, videotapes, written material, and outreach visits) or to usual care.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Educational Counseling Training
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 0 Years 至 —（Child, Adult, Older Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 否
入选标准
- •Individuals- all residents eligible
- •Nursing homes
- •Free standing long term care facilities with >100 beds
- •No stated policy for diagnosis or treatment of urinary tract infections
- •The facility agrees to refrain from introducing new strategies for antibiotic utilization or clinical pathways during study
排除标准
- 未提供
结局指标
主要结局
Antimicrobial prescriptions
次要结局
- Urinary cultures,
- hospitalizations, deaths