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NCT Number: NCT01023763

Intravenous Treatment in Nursing Homes

The primary objective for the project is to evaluate whether nursing home residents who require intravenous fluids and intravenous antibiotics, can be treated just as well or even better in the nursing home as in the hospital. In Vestfold, Norway, a structured training program in the intravenous treatment of dehydration and infections in nursing homes is planned. The 3IV study will evaluate if this leads to an equal or better patient trajectory and reduced hospital admittance.

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Key information

Conditions

Infections Dehydration Metabolic Diseases Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Water-Electrolyte Imbalance

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

University of Oslo

Oslo, Norway

About this study

  • Can a structured training program in administration of intravenous fluids and antibiotics lead to a reduced number of admissions and days in hospitals among nursing home residents?
  • Can treatment with intravenous fluids or antibiotics in nursing homes provide an equally good or better patient trajectory compared to patients hospitalized for the same treatment? We will look at duration of symptoms, direct and indirect complications, and mortality rates.
  • Can treatment costs for the public health service be reduced when patients are treated with intravenous fluids and /or antibiotics in the nursing home instead of being admitted to the hospital?
  • Can treatment for dehydration and infections in the nursing home rather than in a hospital provide an equally or better satisfaction in patients, next of kin and staff?
  • How are difficult ethical issues handeld by medical staff at the nursing homes and the hospital when nursing home patients receive intravenous treatment?

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Nursing home residents in need of intravenous fluids or antibiotics

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients who needs hospitalization due to either co-morbidity or seriousness of disease

Treatment and study plan

A structured training program

Other

A structured training program in nursing homes in the intravenous treatment of dehydration and infections.

Primary outcomes

  1. All cause morbidity and mortality

    Time frame: Within 30 days after disease onset

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of admissions and days in hospitals among nursing home residents

    Time frame: Primarily within 30 days after disease onset

  2. Patient trajectory

    Time frame: Primarily within 30 days after disease onset

  3. Satisfaction in patients, next of kin and staff

    Time frame: Primarily within 30 days after disease onset

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Oslo

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Can a Structured Training Program in Intravenous Treatment of Infections in Nursing Homes Lead to a Better Patient Trajectory and Reduced Hospital Admittance?

Acronym: 3IV

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2012
First posted
Dec 2, 2009
Registry last updated
May 13, 2016

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