Status:
COMPLETED
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Community Hospitals
Lead Sponsor:
Duke University
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Conditions:
Antibiotic Stewardship in Community Hospitals
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The Infectious Diseases Society of America (IDSA) guidelines recommend two "core" strategies for Antibiotic Stewardship (AS): 1) antimicrobial restriction and preauthorization and 2) prospective audit...
Detailed Description
This study is a three-stage cluster randomized historically controlled crossover trial designed to evaluate the feasibility of the implementation of two AS strategies. Four community hospitals in the ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All adult and pediatric patients admitted to the study hospital who are prescribed targeted or alternative antimicrobial agent(s) will have data collected from their medical records.
Exclusion
- Any patient not meeting the criteria above will be excluded.
- Patients who receive \< 24 hours of surgical prophylaxis with a targeted or alternative antimicrobial will be excluded.
- Finally, any patient followed by an Infectious Disease consultant will be excluded.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
May 1 2014
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
December 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
3972 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT02212808
Start Date
May 1 2014
End Date
December 1 2015
Last Update
March 22 2016
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