Status:
COMPLETED
Evaluation of Cost of Nosocomial Infection
Lead Sponsor:
Glasgow Caledonian University
Collaborating Sponsors:
University of Strathclyde
Nick Graves Independent Consultant
Conditions:
Crossing Infections
Drug Resistance, Microbial
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
This study will investigate the cost and impact of Healthcare Associated Infection (HAI) to patients, the health service and the wider community. This is in order to develop a model to allow policy m...
Detailed Description
Healthcare associated infection (HAI) also known as Nosocomial Infection (NI) is costly to the NHS and distressing to patients. It leads to increased morbidity and mortality, increased length of stay ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Admitted to hospital for an overnight stay at study hospital
- Subjects capable of giving informed consent, or if appropriate, subjects having an acceptable individual capable of giving consent on the subject's behalf
- Any sex
- 18 years old and over
- Patients without HAI will not be re-recruited into the study. Patients who have HAI on a subsequent admission will not be re-recruited but will be asked to complete a baseline data collection form (see below for discussion) NOTE: we do need to ensure this is clear within the ethics application.
- Good English language skills (sufficient to read and understand the participant information sheet without help)
Exclusion
- Admitted to hospital as a day case
- Admitted to Hospitals other than the study hospitals
- Under 18 years
- Admitted to the study hospital during the study period and recruited to the study during a previous stay. See below
- Subjects not capable of giving informed consent unless legal representative or relative can provide proxy consent
- Patients who do not have English language skills to read and understand the information sheet without help
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2018
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
January 31 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
123 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03253640
Start Date
June 1 2018
End Date
January 31 2020
Last Update
February 6 2020
Active Locations (2)
Enter a location and click search to find clinical trials sorted by distance.
1
Hairmyres Hospital
East Kilbride, United Kingdom
2
Edinburgh Royal Infirmary
Edinburgh, United Kingdom