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The goal of this pragmatic cluster-randomized crossover trial is to test if less unnecessary antibiotics are prescribed when the lab reports respiratory culture test results in a specific way for patients who have respiratory cultures obtained, but do not meet clinical criteria for ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). The main question it aims to answer is: Does a modified culture reporting intervention reduce unnecessary antibiotics for ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU)? Researchers will compare antibiotic use outcomes between eligible patients whose test results are communicated using the modified reporting and those with standard reporting of results.


Clinical Trial Description

The specific aims of this project are: Specific Aim 1: In a cluster-randomized crossover trial among 6 ICUs across 3 medical centers, evaluate the impact of a VAP diagnostic stewardship intervention on antibiotic use, VAP diagnoses, and adverse events. Hypothesis: A change in unnecessary antibiotics for VAP and in VAP clinical diagnoses in the intervention vs. control periods across all sites, without a change in adverse events, is expected. Specific Aim 2: Evaluate overall impact of intervention including clinical and antibiotic outcomes using the "Desirability of Outcome Ranking (DOOR)/ Response Adjusted for Duration of Antibiotic Risk (RADAR)" methodology. Hypothesis: A change in overall patient outcomes (better DOOR ranking, accounting for duration of antibiotic use) in the intervention vs. control period is expected. ;


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NCT number NCT05989269
Study type Interventional
Source University of Maryland, Baltimore
Contact Michelle Newman, BSN
Phone 4107060933
Email mnewman@som.umaryland.edu
Status Recruiting
Phase N/A
Start date August 21, 2023
Completion date December 31, 2024

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