Status:
COMPLETED
Improving Care for Nursing Home Pneumonia in NHCUs and Veterans' Homes
Lead Sponsor:
US Department of Veterans Affairs
Conditions:
Pneumonia
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
PHASE2
Brief Summary
Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia (NHAP) causes excessive morbidity, mortality, hospitalization, and loss of function. At any given time, 1.1-2.5% of veterans who reside at nursing home care units (NHCU...
Detailed Description
Background: Nursing Home Acquired Pneumonia (NHAP) causes excessive morbidity, mortality, hospitalization, and loss of function. At any given time, 1.1-2.5% of veterans who reside at nursing home car...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Residents of Florence and Walsenburg, Colorado State Veterans Homes
Exclusion
- Residents within 48 hours of death or if in facility \< 5 days
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
November 1 2004
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
July 1 2005
Estimated Enrollment :
100 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00120068
Start Date
November 1 2004
End Date
July 1 2005
Last Update
April 7 2015
Active Locations (1)
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VA Eastern Colorado Health Care System, Denver, CO
Denver, District of Columbia, United States, 80220