Study of Knowledge Translation of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Summary

The purpose of this prospective, multicentre, time-series study is to develop, implement, refine, and evaluate a sustainable behaviour change strategy in the intensive care unit (ICU).

Conditions

• Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Education

Implementation of clinical practice guideline for ventilator associated pneumonia through education.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Kingston Health Sciences Centre

  collaborator OTHER

• Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

  collaborator OTHER_GOV

• AstraZeneca

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Bayer

  collaborator INDUSTRY

• Canadian Critical Care Trials Group

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• John Muscedere, MD · Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University

• Tasmin Sinuff, MD, PhD · Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto

• Daren Heyland, MD · Kingston General Hospital, Queen's University

• Deborah Cook, MD · St. Joseph's Healthcare, McMaster University

• Peter Dodek, MD · St. Paul's University, University of British Columbia

• Redouane Bouali, MD · The Ottawa Hospital, University of Ottawa

• Sean Keenan, MD · Royal Columbian Hospital, University of British Columbia

• Kevin Eva, PhD · McMaster University

• Brenda Morgan, RN · London Health Sciences Centre, University of Western Ontario

• Lori Hand, RRT · Hamilton Health Sciences Centre, McMaster University

Eligibility

Min Age

17 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2007-04-30

Completion

2010-07-31

Countries

• United States
• Canada

Study Locations