Video team cuts unnecessary antibiotic use in rural hospitals
NCT ID NCT05319561
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program where rural hospitals connect with an infectious disease expert through video calls to improve antibiotic use. The goal was to reduce unnecessary antibiotics and fight drug-resistant infections. Eight VA medical centers participated, and the approach had already shown success at two earlier sites.
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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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8 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Mar 2022
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a US federal agency other than the NIH.
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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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: * VA medical centers without local ID expertise that pair with an ID-expert from another VA medical center. Exclusion Criteria: * (none)
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Louis Stokes VA Medical Center, Cleveland, OH
Cleveland, Ohio, 44106-1702, United States
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VA Pittsburgh Healthcare System University Drive Division, Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15240, United States
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