Status:

UNKNOWN

Trial to Reduce Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Errors (TRAPE)

Lead Sponsor:

Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)

Collaborating Sponsors:

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America

Conditions:

Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures

Arthroplasty, Replacement

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The specific aims are to determine the incidence of medication errors related to antimicrobial prophylaxis for cardiovascular surgery, joint replacement surgery, and hysterectomies across a heterogene...

Detailed Description

Numerous studies have shown that many surgical site infections (SSI) are preventable with appropriately timed antimicrobial prophylaxis. Patients receiving prophylaxis either well-before or well after...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Hospitals with a minimum number of surgeries per month

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    August 1 2002

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    End Date :

    December 1 2005

    Estimated Enrollment :

    Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00114036

    Start Date

    August 1 2002

    End Date

    December 1 2005

    Last Update

    June 24 2005

    Active Locations (3)

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    1

    Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

    Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois, United States, 60181

    2

    Wake Forest University School of Medicine

    Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States, 27157

    3

    University of Tennessee

    Memphis, Tennessee, United States, 38105