N/A
N=129
Reducing Length of Stay for Veterans Hospitalized With Pneumonia
Pneumonia
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT01068548 ↗Enrolled (actual)
129
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Nov 2014
Primary outcome: Primary: Length of Hospital Stay — 7.3; 5.8 Days
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- reminder (Other)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
- Primary completion
- Sep 2011
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Length of Hospital Stay |
7.3; 5.8 | — |
| SECONDARY Time to Change to Oral Antibiotics |
— | — |
Summary
This is a pilot study to implement a computer based intervention to safely reduce length of hospital stay and time to conversion to oral antibiotics for patients with pneumonia.
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Patient hospitalized with outpatient-acquired pneumonia at South Texas Veterans Health Care System during study period.
Exclusion Criteria
none
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT01068548). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.