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A study to decrease the infection rates in preterm neonates less than 34 weeks in a neonatal intensive care centre (NICU)

A Quality Improvement initiative to decrease the hospital-acquired infection in preterm neonates less than 34 weeks in a tertiary neonatal intensive care centre - NIL

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/04/066422
Enrollment
120
Registered
2024-04-29
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-05-27

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

Conditions

Health Condition 1: P073- Preterm [premature] newborn [other]

Interventions

Intervention1: Systematic quality improvement measures, implemented via Plan, Do, Study, Act cycles: Hand hygiene is the most important and single measure that has been shown to reduce infections in I

Sponsors

Kasturba Medical College
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All preterm neonates born less than or equal to 34 weeks of gestation, (both inborn and outborn) admitted to the NICU will be included in the study.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The outborn preterm neonates born less than or equal to 34 weeks of gestation with a documented blood stream infection at the time of admission

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To decrease the bloodstream infections by 30% from the baseline in preterm neonates less than 34 weeks admitted in the NICUTimepoint: To decrease the bloodstream infections by 30% from the baseline in preterm neonates less than 34 weeks admitted in the NICU

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
To decrease the incidence of cumulative sepsis (Blood culture positive & negative), central line associated blood stream infection & ventilator associated pneumonia.Timepoint: At baseline, at 8 weeks (at end of 1st PDSA cycle), at 16 weeks (at end of 2nd PDSA cycle) & at 28 weeks (at end of sustenance phase)

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Shruthi K Bharadwaj

Kasturba Hospital, Kasturba Medical College, Manipal

jaya.p@manipal.edu9886249133

Outcome results

None listed

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