Status:

COMPLETED

Improving Antimicrobial-Prescribing in Emergency Departments

Lead Sponsor:

Iowa City Veterans Affairs Medical Center

Collaborating Sponsors:

Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC

Conditions:

Anti-Bacterial Agents

Respiratory Tract Infections

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

Antimicrobial resistance is one of today's most urgent public health problems. One of the most important strategies to slow the spread of antimicrobial resistance is the promotion of judicious antimic...

Detailed Description

Using a quasi-experimental design, the study team will work collaboratively with ED providers in the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) to improve antimicrobial-prescribing. Academic-detailing and a...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • -An ED provider at one of the intervention or control sites.

Exclusion

  • -An ED provider who sees less than 100 patients in the ED per year.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 9 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

October 31 2019

Estimated Enrollment :

27 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03349567

Start Date

October 9 2018

End Date

October 31 2019

Last Update

April 28 2021

Active Locations (2)

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Richard Roudebush VAMC

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States, 46202

2

Sioux Falls VA

Sioux Falls, South Dakota, United States, 57105