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Effect of a Infection Control Program on the Reduction of Bacterial Contamination on NG Tube Feeding in RCHEs

NCT04075344 · Status: UNKNOWN · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 67

Last updated 2019-09-03

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Summary

Septicaemia is a potential complication of nasogastric (NG) tube feeding contamination (Leanne, 2014; Anderton, 2000) and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in residential care home for elders ( RCHEs) (Leanne, 2014). Although health workers (HWs) and personal care workers (PCWs) are responsible for NG tube feeding and direct care to the residents who are fed by NG tube feeding under supervision of registered nurses (RNs) and enrolled nurses (ENs) in RCHEs, HWs and PCWs unfortunately receive limited training regarding infection control (Ho et al., 2012; NICE, 2012; Duckro et al., 2009; Bankhead et al., 2009). A multimodal ICP could reduce the incidence of NG tube feeding contamination by improving the knowledge and skills of RCHE staff members regarding NG tube feeding (Ho et al., 2012). However, because the intervention described by Ho et al. (2012) was not administered in a randomised manner, potential confounders that could affect the outcomes of interest were not adjusted. To overcome that limitation, the proposed work will establish a well-designed multimodal ICP and explore the effectiveness of this intervention in terms of enhancing the knowledge and skills regarding NG tube feeding of RCHE staff members and consequently reducing NG tube feeding contamination after adjusting for potentially important baseline factors.

The proposed research objectives are as follows:

1. To explore the effectiveness of a multimodal ICP for reducing bacterial contamination, as measured by the total bacterial counts on NG tube hubs and fingertips on both hands of RCHEs staff, as well as in enteral milk; and
2. To investigate the effectiveness of a multimodal ICP for improving the knowledge and skills of RCHEs staff members regarding infection control measures during NG tube feeding in RCHEs setting.

Conditions

  • Infection, Bacterial

Interventions

OTHER

Multimodal Infection control programme

12 weekse educational programme with 6 sessions, 45 minutes per session will be provided to experimental group RCHEs staff

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Chinese University of Hong Kong

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Suki Ho, Msc · Chinese University of Hong Kong

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2019-09-02
Primary Completion
2020-04-29
Completion
2020-04-29

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