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| ID | Type | Description | Link |
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| 25 (2017) | Other Grant/Funding Number | JPIAMR | |
| 549003002 | Other Grant/Funding Number | ZonMW, Netherlands | |
| 2017/25/Z/NZ7/03024 | Other Grant/Funding Number | National Science Centre, Poland | |
| 2017-05975 | Other Grant/Funding Number | The Swedish Research Council | |
| 284253 | Other Grant/Funding Number | The Research Council of Norway |
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| Name | Class |
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| UMC Utrecht | OTHER |
| Medical University of Lodz | OTHER |
| University of Oslo | OTHER |
| Vastra Gotaland Region |
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The purpose of this study is to determine whether a tailored multifaceted antibiotic stewardship intervention reduces antibiotic use for urinary tract infections in residential care homes and nursing homes attended by general practitioners. This will be evaluated in a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial using a modified community-based participatory action research approach.
Rationale:
Almost 60% of antibiotics in frail elderly is prescribed for alleged UTI. About half of the antibiotics for UTI in this population are prescribed for non-specific signs and symptoms; a substantial part of these prescriptions might not be necessary.
Research question:
Does a tailored multifaceted antibiotic stewardship intervention reduce antibiotic use for UTI in residential care homes and nursing homes attended by general practitioners (GPs)?
Study design, setting and population:
A pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial using a modified community-based participatory action research approach. In the intervention group the latest UTI guidelines (which are standard care) are actively implemented at the level of the GP/caregivers. Residents ≥ 70 year with ADL dependency from 34 care homes + attending GP practices will participate in Norway, Sweden, Poland and the Netherlands.
Methods:
The study has two measurement periods; a baseline period (5 months) and a follow-up period (7 months). In between the antibiotic stewardship intervention will be tailored and implemented in intervention practices. GPs will prospectively register suspected UTIs on standardized registration forms and (study) nurses/assistants will follow-up patients at day 7 and day 21 for each UTI.
Patients will be enrolled prior to the start of the study.
Data analysis:
The primary analysis will be to assess the number of prescriptions of antibiotics for suspected UTI in the follow-up period, correcting for the baseline period and controlled for pre-specified confounders, using a generalized linear mixed model for Poisson distributions.
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
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| intervention | Experimental | The antibiotic stewardship intervention will encourage to prescribe according to the latest relevant UTI guidelines which promote more restrictive use of antibiotics in case of non-specific symptoms. |
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| control | No Intervention | Usual care |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| antibiotic stewardship intervention | Other | The intervention is multifaceted, consisting of the implementation of an algorithm for restrictive use of antibiotics as proposed in recent guidelines (Verenso, Dutch guideline), tailored in close collaboration with local stakeholders to the specific implementation setting, by means of a modified participatory-action research (PAR) approach. To support the process of intervention-tailoring and -implementation, a toolbox comprising of materials, aids and actions is developed to be used at the discretion of the local stakeholders to support implementation of the algorithm.The algorithm is congruent with the Swedish and Norwegian guidelines, which also promote more restrictive use of antibiotics in case of non-specific symptoms, even though the algorithm is more detailed. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| UTI prescriptions | Number of prescriptions of antibiotics for suspected urinary tract infections expressed per patient-year | Assessed during the 7-month follow-up period |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
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| Incorrect UTI prescriptions | Number of incorrect prescriptions of antibiotics for suspected UTI expressed per patient-year | Assessed during the 7-month follow-up period |
| UTI suspicions | Incidence of suspected UTI expressed per patient-year |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
If patients are excluded within 2 months after inclusion, they will be taken out of the study. In other words: patients need to be included for at least 2 months to contribute data to the study.
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| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Cees MP Hertogh, prof. dr. | Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc | Principal Investigator |
| Theo JM Verheij, prof. dr. | UMC Utrecht | Principal Investigator |
| Maciek Godycki-Cwirko, prof.dr. | Medical University of Lodz | Principal Investigator |
| Morten Lindbæk, prof. dr. | University of Oslo | Principal Investigator |
| Pär-Daniel Sundvall, MD PhD | Göteborg University | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| University Medical Center Utrecht | Utrecht | 3584 CG | Netherlands | |||
| University of Oslo |
| PubMed Identifier | Type | Citation | Retractions |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39425170 | Derived | Hartman EAR, Groen WG, Heltveit-Olsen SR, Lindbaek M, Hoye S, Lithen SS, Sundvall PD, Sundvall S, Snaebjornsson Arnljots E, Gunnarsson R, Kowalczyk A, Godycki-Cwirko M, van de Pol AC, Platteel TN, Monnier AA, Verheij TJM, Hertogh CMPM. Implementation of a tailored multifaceted antibiotic stewardship intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections in frail older adults (ImpresU) in four European countries: a process evaluation alongside a pragmatic cluster randomized controlled trial. Trials. 2024 Oct 18;25(1):691. doi: 10.1186/s13063-024-08545-4. | |
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| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D014552 | Urinary Tract Infections |
| ID | Term |
|---|---|
| D007239 | Infections |
| D014570 | Urologic Diseases |
| D052776 | Female Urogenital Diseases |
| D005261 | Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications |
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| Göteborg University | OTHER |
The investigators will perform a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial (cRCT). The targeted population consists of frail elderly residents of residential care homes and nursing homes attended by general practitioners. The clusters (care home + general practitioners) are assigned to intervention- or control group. In the intervention group, an antibiotic stewardship intervention is actively implemented at the level of the general practitioners and caregivers in the homes.
The study has two measurement periods; a baseline period (5 months) and a follow-up period (7 months). In between there is an implementation period in which the intervention (i.e. active implementation) is started in the intervention homes [no measurements are taken].
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| Assessed during the 7-month follow-up period |
| Complications | Incidence of complications: delirium, pyelonephritis, sepsis and renal failure within 21 days after each UTI suspicion | Assessed during the 7-month follow-up period |
| Hospital referral | Incidence of referral to a hospital within 21 days after each UTI suspicion | Assessed during the 7-month follow-up period |
| Hospital admission | Incidence of hospital admission within 21 days after each UTI suspicion | Assessed during the 7-month follow-up period |
| Mortality | Mortality | Assessed during the 7-month follow-up period |
| Mortality after UTI suspicion | Mortality within 21 days after each UTI suspicion | Assessed during the 7-month follow-up period |
| UTI prescriptions in office hours | Number of prescriptions of antibiotics for suspected UTI in office hours expressed per patient-year | Assessed during the 7-month follow-up period |
| Oslo |
| 1130 |
| Norway |
| Medical University of Lodz | Lodz | 90-153 | Poland |
| Research and Development Primary Health Care, Region Västra Götaland | Borås | SE-503 38 | Sweden |
| Derived |
| Hartman EAR, van de Pol AC, Heltveit-Olsen SR, Lindbaek M, Hoye S, Lithen SS, Sundvall PD, Sundvall S, Arnljots ES, Gunnarsson R, Kowalczyk A, Godycki-Cwirko M, Platteel TN, Groen WG, Monnier AA, Zuithoff NP, Verheij TJM, Hertogh CMPM. Effect of a multifaceted antibiotic stewardship intervention to improve antibiotic prescribing for suspected urinary tract infections in frail older adults (ImpresU): pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial in four European countries. BMJ. 2023 Feb 22;380:e072319. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2022-072319. |
| 34620666 | Derived | Hartman EAR, Groen WG, Heltveit-Olsen SR, Lindbaek M, Hoye S, Sundvall PD, Gunnarsson R, Skoglund I, Snaebjornsson Arnljots E, Godycki-Cwirko M, Kowalczyk A, Platteel TN, Zuithoff NPA, Monnier AA, Verheij TJM, Hertogh CMPM, van de Pol AC. Multifaceted antibiotic stewardship intervention using a participatory-action-research approach to improve antibiotic prescribing for urinary tract infections in frail elderly (ImpresU): study protocol for a European qualitative study followed by a pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open. 2021 Oct 7;11(10):e052552. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-052552. |
| D000091642 | Urogenital Diseases |
| D052801 | Male Urogenital Diseases |