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Impact of Dedicated Hygienist Staff on the Occurrence of Intensive Care Unit -Aquired Bloodstream Infections

NCT02891902 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 4000

Last updated 2016-09-08

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate in a multicentric cluster randomized study the effect of the presence of dedicated nurses for training of ICU staff in preventing nosocomial infections. The rate of bloodstream infections per 100 admitted patients is used as the main endpoint. A sample of 4000 included patients in the 6 participating ICU is included with the objective to show a reduction of one third of the rate of ICU-acquired bloodstream infections. The study is currently at the end of the recrutimeent phase.

Conditions

  • Intensive Care Unit -Aquired Bloodstream Infections.

Interventions

OTHER

hygienist response

The daily presence of a public health nurse in the intensive care unit would implement such a strategy for prevention of infections and reduce the incidence of bloodstream infections acquired in intensive care.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Urielle DESALBRES · Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Marseille

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2013-10-31
Primary Completion
2016-07-31
Completion
2016-08-31

Countries

  • France

Study Locations

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