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Evaluating approaches to reduce hospital infections

Effect of a multipronged approach to manage healthcare associated infections in post-operative cardiac surgical patients: A cohort study

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2022/04/041928
Enrollment
400
Registered
2022-04-19
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2022-05-02

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: O- Medical and Surgical

Interventions

Intervention1: audio-visual tools: procedure specific, expert validated teaching material, duration: seventeen months Intervention2: decision support system: rule based antibiotic suggestions Duration

Sponsors

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Reserach
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: all patients under going cardio-thoracic surgery and admitted to CTVS ICU

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
P-VAP rateTimepoint: 18 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
CLABSI rateTimepoint: 18 months;nursing staffs behavior assessmentTimepoint: 4 months and 9 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactRajarajan Ganesan

Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research

raja2n@gmail.com9815930510

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026