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Nurse training may cut ICU infections in bangladesh
NCT ID NCT07299799
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether training intensive care nurses in evidence-based practices can lower rates of ventilator-associated pneumonia, pressure ulcers, and central line bloodstream infections. Researchers will train nurses and use advanced equipment, then compare infection rates before and after the training. About 272 patients and their nurses in Bangladesh will take part.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- nurse training and advanced equipment
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that training nurses in evidence-based practices reduces common ICU infections and injuries, improving patient safety.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage study in one country, so results may not apply elsewhere. It also does not test a new drug or device, so the impact is limited to hospital procedures.
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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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About 272 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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May 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- 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.
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18 years and older
- 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.
Trial 1 \& 2- Inclusion Criteria: Nurse * who is a registered nurse in Bangladesh. * who agrees to participate in this study and the EBP training. * who will stay at the ICU for 6 months. Patient * Irrespective of age and sex, participants must be at least 18 years old * Legal guardian of a patient consent to participation in the study Exclusion Criteria: Nurse * Who will not directly involve patient care in ICU. Patient * No exclusion criteria
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites in 2 countries. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Dhaka Medical College Hospital
Dhaka, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
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Hiroshima University
Hiroshima, Hiroshima City, 7348551, Japan
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