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Adherence to Guidelines for Antibiotic Use in Respiratory Infections at Hospitals

NCT00129883 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2000

Last updated 2005-09-27

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to test a strategy to improve the quality of antibiotic use in lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) at hospitals. Therefore, a multifaceted intervention strategy is compared to a control strategy and the effectiveness and feasibility of the intervention is assessed.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Professional education

BEHAVIORAL

Implementation of a Critical Care Pathway

BEHAVIORAL

Professional audit and feedback

BEHAVIORAL

Process analysis and redesign

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Radboud University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Marlies E Hulscher, MSc, PhD · Centre for Quality of Care Research, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre

  • Richard P Grol, MSc, PhD · Centre for Quality of Care Research, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre

  • Jos WM van der Meer, MD, PhD · Department of General Internal Medicine, Radboud University Nijmegen Medical Centre

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
ECT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2002-09-30
Completion
2005-04-30

Countries

  • Netherlands

Study Locations

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Diseases

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