Effects of Isolated Rooms on the Prevalence of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia in a Respiratory ICU

This study has been completed.

Sponsor:

Information provided by:

Eskisehir Osmangazi University

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:

NCT01250691

First received: November 30, 2010

Last updated: NA

Last verified: January 2004

History: No changes posted

Purpose

This study will carry out in the ICU. Objectives of the study are to determine the frequency of HAP and the effect of isolated rooms on the frequency of pneumonia in the ICU.

Condition	Intervention
Pneumonia Intensive Care Unit	Other: ward-type ICU


Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Observational Model: Cohort Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
Official Title:	Epidemiologic Study of Hospital Acquired Pneumonia in a Respiratory ICU

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MedlinePlus related topics: Health Facilities Pneumonia

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by Eskisehir Osmangazi University:


Enrollment:	532
Study Start Date:	January 2004
Study Completion Date:	August 2010
Primary Completion Date:	July 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Groups/Cohorts	Assigned Interventions
hospital acquired pneumonia
isolated rooms	Other: ward-type ICU frequency of hospital acquired pneumonia in the ICU Other Name: frequency of hospital acquired pneumonia in the ICU
ward-type ICU

Detailed Description:

In the present study, it was aimed to determine the incidence, causative agents, antimicrobial resistance, and risk factors for lower respiratory tract infections in patients followed in the ICU for the last 4 years. The effect of reconfiguration from a ward-type ICU consisting one large room to an ICU with isolated rooms with two beds on the incidence of HAP was also determined.

Eligibility


Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

All of the patients who had been admitted to the ICU during this period were included in the study

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

adult patients,
admitted to the ICU

Exclusion Criteria:

trauma, surgery or burned patients
patients under 18

Contacts and Locations

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Locations


Turkey
Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Eskisehir, Merkez, Turkey, 26040
Osmangazi University
Eskisehir, Merkez, Turkey, 26040
Eskisehir Osmangazi University
Eskisehir, Turkey, 26040

Sponsors and Collaborators

Eskisehir Osmangazi University

Investigators


Study Chair:	Irfan Ucgun, As.Prof.Dr.	Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Medical Faculty

More Information

No publications provided


Responsible Party:	Eskisehir Osmangazi University, Department of Chest Diseases, Intensive Care Unit, Eskisehir Osmangazi University
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT01250691 History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers:	HAP-OU-isolation
Study First Received:	November 30, 2010
Last Updated:	November 30, 2010
Health Authority:	Turkey: Ethics Committee

Keywords provided by Eskisehir Osmangazi University:


pneumonia ICU isolation room clinical epidemiology infection control

Additional relevant MeSH terms:


Pneumonia Lung Diseases Respiratory Tract Diseases Respiratory Tract Infections

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on February 25, 2015

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