Can a Four-Week nurse training program cut ICU pneumonia risk?
NCT ID NCT07820826
First seen Sep 15, 2026 · Last updated Sep 16, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
Ventilator-associated pneumonia is a serious risk for patients on breathing machines, and nurses play a central role in preventing it. This trial tests a four-week educational program for ICU nurses in Jordan, covering evidence-based prevention, decision-making, simulation, and reflective practice. Researchers assign entire ICUs to either the training or usual care, then measure nurses' prevention knowledge, reflective practice, quality of care, and family satisfaction with ICU care. They check these outcomes before training, right after, and six months later to see whether any improvements last.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- a structured educational program for ICU nurses on ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give hospitals a practical way to train ICU nurses in ventilator-associated pneumonia prevention and improve the care that families see in intensive care.
- What could go wrong
- The trial measures nurses' knowledge and practice rather than patient infection rates, so better scores may not translate into fewer pneumonias. Results from Jordanian Ministry of Health hospitals may not apply elsewhere.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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600 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2025
- Finished
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Sep 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Registered nurses employed by a participating Ministry of Health hospital in Jordan. * Nurses assigned to a participating adult intensive care unit (ICU). * Nurses providing direct patient care to mechanically ventilated or critically ill patients. * Nurses with sufficient clinical experience to participate in the study procedures. Willingness to participate voluntarily and provide written informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: * Administrative nurses without direct bedside responsibilities. * Nurses on extended leave during the intervention period. * Nurses expected to leave the participating ICU before completion of the immediate post-intervention assessment.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Jerash University
Amman, Dours, 009627, Jordan