Status:
COMPLETED
Cluster Randomized Trial of Hospitals to Assess Impact of Targeted Versus Universal Strategies to Reduce Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in Intensive Care Units (ICUs)
Lead Sponsor:
Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Collaborating Sponsors:
Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Conditions:
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Eligibility:
All Genders
13+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The Randomized Evaluation of Decolonization versus Universal Clearance to Eliminate MRSA (REDUCE MRSA) Trial is a cluster randomized trial of the comparative effectiveness of three strategies to preve...
Detailed Description
Baseline data involving 12 months of data for participating hospitals (July 2008 - June 2009) was collected prior to randomization to account for size and ICU baseline prevalence of MRSA in randomizat...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria will include all HCA hospitals that reside in US states where physicians do NOT routinely prescribe decolonization for MRSA + ICU patients.
Exclusion
- Exclusion criteria will include hospitals where ICU physicians often prescribe decolonization for MRSA+ ICU patients.
- Dedicated burn ICUs will also be excluded due to the inability to perform routine bathing.
- Finally, since the intent is to assess the intervention in adult ICUs, pediatric hospitals will be excluded although patients \<13 years old that are admitted to participating adult ICUs will be included in the unit-based intervention.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
September 1 2011
Estimated Enrollment :
74256 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00980980
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
September 1 2011
Last Update
May 2 2017
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Aurora, Colorado, United States
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Blake Medical Center
Brandenton, Florida, United States