Status:
UNKNOWN
Effect of a Infection Control Program on the Reduction of Bacterial Contamination on NG Tube Feeding in RCHEs
Lead Sponsor:
Chinese University of Hong Kong
Conditions:
Infection, Bacterial
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
Septicaemia is a potential complication of nasogastric (NG) tube feeding contamination (Leanne, 2014; Anderton, 2000) and a major cause of morbidity and mortality in residential care home for elders (...
Detailed Description
In nasogastric tube (NG tube) feeding, a tube is used to transport enteral nutrition to the stomach through the nose (Mosby's Medical Dictionary, 2009). This feeding modality is widely used in the ger...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Inclusion criteria of RCHEs:
- The investigator will search the Hong Kong Social Welfare Department website to determine which RCHEs should be invited based on the following inclusion criteria:
- Chinese facilities licensed under The Hong Kong Social Welfare Department;
- provision of NG tube feeding service to elders;
- provision of nursing care services to elders by RNs, ENs, HWs, and PCW;
- government subsidisation \[either subvented homes operated by non-government organisations (NGOs) or private homes participating in an Enhanced Bought Place Scheme (EBPS), EA1\]; and
- consent to participate and assurance that the entire staff team will join the study.
- Exclusion criteria of RCHEs:
- RCHEs do not provide NG tube feeding to residents.
- RCHEs do not assurance the entire staff team will join the study.
- Inclusion Criteria of Residential care home staff: :
- RCHEs staff members (RNs, ENs, HWs, and PCWs) who participate in the daily care of residents at the selected RCHEs.
- RCHEs staff can read Chinese and speak Cantonese.
- Exclusion criteria of Residential care home staff::
- RCHEs staff do not understand Chinese
- RCHEs staff do not participate in NG tube feeding
- Inclusion criteria of residents:
- (1) All residents receiving NG tube feeding in the participating homes will be included.
- Exclusion Criteria of residents:
- Residents in whom NG tube feeding is assisted by relatives or caregivers other than RCHE staff members.
- Residents with presence of transmission-based precautions, such as airborne, contact, or droplet contamination will be excluded.
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 2 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
April 29 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
67 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04075344
Start Date
September 2 2019
End Date
April 29 2020
Last Update
September 3 2019
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