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A Digital Antimicrobial Stewardship Smartphone Application to Combat AMR: the AB-assistant

Canada, Netherlands, Sweden1,080 participantsStarted 2020-09

Plain-language summary

Optimal prescribing of antimicrobials is becoming increasingly challenging because of the growing complexity of guidelines and constantly changing distribution of infectious pathogens. Prescribing antimicrobials appropriately according to local guidelines optimizes therapy for the individual patient and reduces the emergence of resistance. By adapting and evaluating a smartphone based app containing local guidelines we aim to study appropriate prescribing of antimicrobials by physicians in three hospitals (Netherlands, Sweden and Switzerland).

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Cluster level (wards): • Medical and surgical wards. Physician level: • All physicians involved in antibiotic prescribing decisions in the participating wards. Patient level: • All patients hospitalized in the participating wards \>= 18 years of age to whom systemic antimicrobials are prescribed. Exclusion Criteria: Cluster level (wards): * Outpatient clinics * Psychiatry wards * ICU Physician level: • None Patient level: • None Treatment level: • Surgical and medical prophylaxis.

What they're measuring

Appropriate empirical antimicrobial therapy

Timeframe: 12 months

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03793946

SponsorAnnelies Verbon

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-09

Contact for this trial

R I Helou, MD

+31107033510 r.helou@erasmusmc.nl

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