Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT01054677
Swedish Antibiotic Nursing Home Trial
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- —
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet · Academic / Other
- Sex
- —
- Age
- —
- Healthy volunteers
- —
Summary
Main aim and objective The aim was to present the treatment of infectious diseases in elderly, especially in nursing homes and further to evaluate the effect of an intervention package aiming at improving treatment with antibiotics in Swedish nursing homes Specific objectives * Present the treatment patterns regarding infectious diseases, including gender aspects in elderly, especially in nursing homes. * Through focus group discussions elucidate the decision making process in nursing homes and target the intervention. * Based on the above information develop an educational intervention to contribute to the improvement of the prescribing of antibiotics in nursing homes * Evaluate the effect of the intervention on quality of prescribing, knowledge and attitudes in relation to available guidelines
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Educational intervention on antibiotic prescribing | Small educational group sessions with nurses and physicians, feedback on prescribing, presentation of guidelines and written materials |
Timeline
- First posted
- 2010-01-22
- Last updated
- 2010-01-22
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT01054677. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.