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Register: Netherlands Trial Register
Last refreshed on: 28 April 2013
Main ID:  NTR3206
Date of registration: 14/12/2011
Primary sponsor: VU University Medical Center
Public title: IMPACT: Improving Rational Prescribing of Antibiotics in Long-term Care Facilities.
Scientific title: Improving Rational Prescribing of Antibiotics in Long-term Care Facilities (IMPACT). - IMPACT
Date of first enrolment: 1/1/2012
Target sample size: 1200
Recruitment status: recruiting
URL:  http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=3206
Study type:  intervention
Study design:  Randomised: No; Masking: None; Control: Active; Group: Parallel; Type: Single arm  
Countries of recruitment
The Netherlands
Contacts
Name: L.W.  Buul, van
Address:  VU University Medical Center / EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research Department of Nursing Home Medicine Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone:
Email: L.vanbuul@vumc.nl
Affiliation: 
Name: L.W.  Buul, van
Address:  VU University Medical Center / EMGO Institute for Health and Care Research Department of Nursing Home Medicine Amsterdam The Netherlands
Telephone:
Email: L.vanbuul@vumc.nl
Affiliation: 
Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Residing in a nursing home or residential care facility, and experiencing at least one episode of urinary tract infection, respiratory tract infection, or skin/soft tissue infection during the study period.
Exclusion criteria: N/A

Age minimum:
Age maximum:
Gender:
Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
Respiratory tract infection, Urinary tract infections, Skin and soft tissue infections

Intervention(s)
The 'general intervention' comprises an approach whereby long-term care facilities are guided in the identification of local barriers, perceived by staff, with regard to optimal antibiotic prescribing. These barriers are addressed by selecting 'specific interventions' from an 'array of interventions' and by tailoring these intervention to the local needs. Although the 'general intervention' is the same for all participating long-term care facilities, selected 'specific interventions' may differ between those facilities.
Primary Outcome(s)
1. Antibiotic use;

2. Appropriateness of antibiotic use.
Secondary Outcome(s)
Knowledge and beliefs with regard to antibiotic use.
Secondary ID(s)
205 100011
Source(s) of Monetary Support
ZON-MW, The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development
Secondary Sponsor(s)
EMGO Institute
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