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Impact of Antimicrobial Stewardship Programs in the Global Setting

NCT03382470 · Status: COMPLETED · Type: OBSERVATIONAL · Enrollment: 3115

Last updated 2019-07-17

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

Antimicrobial resistance is one of the greatest threats to human health, and is driven by inappropriate antimicrobial use. Antimicrobial stewardship programs (ASPs) improve the use of antimicrobials in hospitals. The purpose of this study is to identify the need for and barriers to implementation of ASPs in three hospitals in Sri Lanka, Kenya, and Tanzania.

Conditions

  • Resistance Bacterial

Interventions

OTHER

Antimicrobial stewardship advice

A basic antimicrobial stewardship team will be created at each site. The team will provide advice on the treatment of urinary tract infections and asymptomatic bacteriuria during the second half of the study.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Moi University

    collaborator OTHER

  • Kilimanjaro Christian Medical Centre, Tanzania

    collaborator OTHER

  • Ruhuna University, Sri Lanka

    collaborator UNKNOWN

  • Duke University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Gayani Tillekeratne, MD MSc · Assistant Professor of Medicine

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-12
Primary Completion
2019-03-08
Completion
2019-03-08

Countries

  • Sri Lanka

Study Locations

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