Multidrug-resistant organisms (MDROs) are endemic in nursing homes (NHs) with prevalence rates surpassing those in hospitals. The aim of the study is to design and evaluate the effectiveness of a multi-component intervention to reduce new acquisition of MDROs in NH residents. The intervention will incorporate resident-level, environmental, and caregiver based strategies. Using a cluster-randomized study design, three NHs will be randomized to the intervention group and three to the control group. Control NHs will be allowed to continue standard infection prevention practices. Nursing homes will serve as the unit of allocation. Analyses will be performed both at the resident and the cluster level. The primary outcomes of the study are reduction in MDRO prevalence, and reduction in new MDRO acquisition .
The NH intervention will incorporate resident-level, environmental, and caregiver based strategies, including: a. Standard precautions and hand hygiene for care of all residents. Enhanced barrier precautions including hand hygiene, glove use, and gown use for healthcare workers (HCW) when providing activities of daily living (ADL) assistance for residents at highest-risk (caregiver intervention); b. Hand hygiene education to residents and families (resident-level intervention); c. Standardized bathing practices including using chlorhexidine-based cloths to reduce resident MDRO colonization (resident-level intervention); d. Standardized environmental protocol and education to reduce contamination on inanimate objects and surfaces (environmental intervention); e. Feedback monthly of facility-level microbial data and new MDRO acquisition rates to infection preventionists, front-line healthcare personnel, and facility leadership (facility intervention).
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Enrollment
246
1. Standard precautions and hand hygiene for care of all residents. Enhanced barrier precautions including hand hygiene, glove use, and gown use for HCW when providing ADL assistance for residents at highest-risk (caregiver intervention). 2. Hand hygiene education to residents and families (resident-level intervention). 3. Standardized bathing practices including using chlorhexidine-based cloths to reduce resident MDRO colonization (resident-level intervention). 4. Standardized environmental protocol and education to reduce contamination on inanimate objects and surfaces (environmental intervention). 5. Feedback monthly of facility-level microbial data and new MDRO acquisition rates to infection control practitioners, HCWs, and facility leadership (facility intervention).
University of Michigan and partner nursing homes
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Prevalence density of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO)
Total number of MDROs isolated across all MDROs and all anatomic sites for all enrolled residents over the duration of the study period
Time frame: From enrollment up to 6 months of study followup, or until study withdrawal (discharged from facility, at resident request, death)
Incidence of multidrug-resistant organisms (MDRO)
Total number of MDROs newly acquired (resident not colonized at baseline) isolated across all MDROs for all enrolled residents over the duration of the study period
Time frame: From enrollment up to 6 months of study followup, or until study withdrawal (discharged from facility, at resident request, death)
Incidence of healthcare-associated infections
Total number of new infections acquired at the nursing home for all enrolled residents over the duration of the study period
Time frame: From enrollment up to 6 months of study followup, or until study withdrawal (discharged from facility, at resident request, death)
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