Status:
COMPLETED
Washing Without Water: Cost-effectiveness of a Rapidly Spreading Nursing Intervention in Bedridden Patients'
Lead Sponsor:
Betsie van Gaal
Collaborating Sponsors:
ZonMw: The Netherlands Organisation for Health Research and Development
Conditions:
Skin Disease
Eligibility:
All Genders
45+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to compare the traditional bed bath with 'washing without water' on * 1\) effects on skin integrity * 2\) patient and nurse satisfaction and 3) costs. In a cluster random...
Detailed Description
RAPID IMPLEMENTATION of new interventions while cost-effectiveness and acceptability for patients and care providers are unclear, is never desirable. 'Washing without water' is such an intervention. ...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- long stay psychogeriatric nursing home residents
- long stay somatic nursing home residents
- 100 randomly selected nurses from the participating nursing home wards
Exclusion
- \-
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
April 1 2011
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
November 1 2012
Estimated Enrollment :
500 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT01187732
Start Date
April 1 2011
End Date
November 1 2012
Last Update
April 25 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Radboud university medical center
Nijmegen, Gelderland, Netherlands, 6500 HB