NCT01255943

Testing Spread and Implementation of Novel Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcal Aureus (MRSA)-Reducing Practices

Testing Spread and Implementation of Novel MRSA-Reducing Practices

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 175 (actual)
• Sponsor: MaineHealth · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: —
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to implement strategies for improved efficiency and waste reduction ("Toyota Lean") and positive deviance, a social behavioral change process, utilizing frontline healthcare personnel to reduce infection bloodstream infection and MRSA infection in outpatient dialysis care. In two outpatient dialysis units, dialysis unit healthcare staff will be educated in Toyota lean techniques and conduct periodic "discovery and action" dialogues to identify and implement care process changes to reduce infection. Outcomes to be monitored will include incidence of bloodstream infections and MRSA infections of all types. Data will be assessed at quarterly intervals using interrupted time series analysis.

Conditions

• Blood Stream Infections
• MRSA Infections

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	healthcare staff processes for infection prevention	Toyota lean and positive deviance discovery and action dialogues to facilitate process improvement

Timeline

• Start date: 2010-07-01
• Primary completion: 2012-04-01
• Completion: 2012-04-01
• First posted: 2010-12-08
• Last updated: 2021-11-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States