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Trial to Reduce Antimicrobial Use In Nursing Home Residents With Alzheimer's Disease and Other Dementias (TRAIN-AD)
In Brief
A clinical study evaluating TRAIN-AD for Dementia and Infection, Bacterial. Completed, enrolled 430 participants across 1 site.
Detailed Summary
This is a 52-month study (8 months preparation; 36 months to conduct the trial; 8 months data analyses and manuscript preparation) of a cluster randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an intervention to improve infection management for suspected UTIs and LRIs among residents with advanced dementia (N=480; N=240/arm) living in NHs (N=24; N=12/arm). The NH is the unit of randomization as the intervention must be delivered at the facility level to avoid contamination and because this is how it would be employed in the real-world. Analyses will be at the patient level.
Study Details
Timeline
Interventions
The study intervention is a multi-component training and education program targeting direct care providers and healthcare proxies for advanced dementia NH residents, intended to improve the management of urinary and lower respiratory tract infections in advanced dementia patients. There are two components to this practice intervention: 1. Provider Training, and 2. Proxy Education. Intervention components aimed at the provider include: Professionally led infection management training seminars, online infection management course, and infection management guidance algorithms. Additionally participating prescribing providers will be sent bimonthly infection management feedback reports. Proxy Education is completed by providing an infection management in Advanced Dementia booklet to proxies of patients with AD upon resident enrollment in study.