Nurse training aims to cut ICU infections in developing nations
NCT ID NCT07397364
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether training nurses to follow evidence-based guidelines can reduce infections and other complications in intensive care units (ICUs) in low- and middle-income countries. About 50 nurses will be trained and their patients' outcomes compared to usual care. The goal is to see if better nursing practices can lower rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia, bloodstream infections, and pressure ulcers.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 50 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Mar 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Aug 2026
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: For nurses: * Willing to participate in this research. * hold the existing position for at least three months. * participants were required to have at least two years of critical care experience. For patients: \- No specific inclusion criteria Exclusion Criteria: * for nurse: * Nurses intending to leave their jobs within the study period (five months) were excluded. For patients: * admitted with Pressure ulcers. * intubated outside the NCI * Patients develop VAP in less than 48 hrs. after initiation of mechanical ventilation.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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National Cancer Institute
Cairo, Old Cairo, Egypt
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