The Effect of Infection Control Guidelines on Incidence of Ventilator-associated Pneumonia.

The effect of Infection Control Guidelines implementation on incidence of Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in hospitalized patients in intensive care unit

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20180709040402N1

Enrollment

130

Registered

2018-09-28

Start date

2018-06-23

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2018-11-05

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

Conditions

Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP). Ventilator-associated Pneumonia (VAP)

Interventions

Intervention 1: 1. semi recumbent position. 2. use of standard bed in ICU. 3. change of suction equipment (Catheter and tube). 4. use of close suction system. 5. oral intubation technique. 6. chest ph

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Patients admitted to the intensive care unit. Absence of pneumonia before entering the study. Non-Cystic Fibrosis Patients, Pleural Empyema, acquired pneumonia from the community and Neutropenia. did not have aspiration before admission Length of hospitalization is less than 20 days Endotracheal intubation and connected to ventilator

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Extropulmonary infection Symptoms occur less than 48 hours after mechanical ventilation Patients with incomplete file and clinical information

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia. Timepoint: Before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: Use of modified Clinical Pulmonary Infection Score (mCPIS).	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The amount of antibiotic use. Timepoint: before and after the intervention. Method of measurement: taking daily dose.	—

Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactSafavi Ali

Ahvaz University of Medical Sciences

Safavi.a@ajums.ac.ir+98 84 3362 3105

Outcome results

None listed

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