Description Module
The Description Module contains narrative descriptions of the clinical trial, including a brief summary and detailed description. These descriptions provide important information about the study's purpose, methodology, and key details in language accessible to both researchers and the general public.
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Description Module
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2025-12-25 @ 2:13 AM
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2025-12-25 @ 2:13 AM
NCT ID:
NCT00243360
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this study was to determine if a multi-faceted intervention to implement diagnostic and therapeutic algorithms for management of suspected urinary infection in nursing home residents could reduce antibiotic prescribing for urinary indications in this population.
Detailed Description:
Antibiotic use is intense in nursing homes and frequently inappropriate when prescribed for urinary indications. Evidence from randomized controlled trials suggests that treatment of asymptomatic bacteriuria, the presence of bacteria in the urine in the absence of urinary symptoms, is not beneficial. Despite this, one in three prescriptions for urinary indications are for asymptomatic bacteriuria. To improve antibiotic prescribing in this setting we conducted a cluster randomized trial of a strategy to implement diagnostic and treatment algorithms for urinary infection. 24 nursing homes were randomized to either the intervention (implemented at the nursing home level using a multi-faceted approach: small group interactive sessions for nurses, one-on-one interviews for physicians, videotapes, written material, and outreach visits) or to usual care.
Study:
NCT00243360
Study Brief:
Protocol Section:
NCT00243360