Swedish Antibiotic Nursing Home Trial (SANT)

January 21, 2010 updated by: Karolinska Institutet

Main aim and objective

The aim was to present the treatment of infectious diseases in elderly, especially in nursing homes and further to evaluate the effect of an intervention package aiming at improving treatment with antibiotics in Swedish nursing homes

Specific objectives

  • Present the treatment patterns regarding infectious diseases, including gender aspects in elderly, especially in nursing homes.
  • Through focus group discussions elucidate the decision making process in nursing homes and target the intervention.
  • Based on the above information develop an educational intervention to contribute to the improvement of the prescribing of antibiotics in nursing homes
  • Evaluate the effect of the intervention on quality of prescribing, knowledge and attitudes in relation to available guidelines

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • nursing homes where residents have a common dining room and staff, and a self-assessed stable staff situation

Exclusion Criteria:

  • specialised nursing homes or wards (e.g. oncology wards)

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Educational intervention on antibiotic prescribing
The participants in this group received an educational intervention.
Behavioral: Educational intervention on antibiotic prescribing
Small educational group sessions with nurses and physicians, feedback on prescribing, presentation of guidelines and written materials
No Intervention: No educational intervention
The participants in this group did not receive the educational intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Karolinska Institutet

Collaborators

The national corporation of Swedish pharmacies, Apoteket AB

Study record dates

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Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 21, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 21, 2010

First Posted (Estimate)

January 22, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 22, 2010

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 21, 2010

Last Verified

May 1, 2003

More Information

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Other Study ID Numbers

  • dnr 03-070

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