Effect of a Constructivist Educational Program on Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units

ConditionVentilator Associated Pneumonia

Trial statusRecruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age18+

SponsorKaraman Training and Research Hospital

About this trial

This study is designed to investigate the impact of a constructivist education program on nurses and cleaning personnel regarding the preventive care bundle for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

age > 18 years

patients receiving mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours

Disqualifiers

A clinical diagnosis of pneumonia at the time of admission

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

Contructivist
Other intervention
Implementation of constructivist training on VAP in small groups
Routine training
Other intervention
Implementation of routine training on VAP in large groups

Treatment groups

51 Participants

are divided into 2 treatment groups

Group A: ICU with trained staffExperimental treatment 2 interventions

Group B: ICU with non-trained staffExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

prevalence of VAP among patients ( the number of patients diagnosed with VAP during the study period

The prevalence of VAP will be compared between two intensive care units over a 6-month period after implementing an educational program for nurses and cleaning staff on the preventive care bundle for VAP prevention.

Time frame

6 months period

Sponsors and contacts

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Karaman Training and Research Hospital

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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