To a Sustainable Quality Policy

NCT ID: NCT04200209

Last Updated: 2024-02-07

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-08-15

Study Completion Date

2026-06-01

Brief Summary

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The investigators need stronger feedback loops and a quality monitoring and management system to improve the quality of care in sustainable way. The Chair Sint-Trudo "To a sustainable quality policy" was established to scientifically develop prerequisites for a sustainable quality of care. In this study protocol, a monocentric mixed-method quasi-experimental study will be used to assess the impact of a rapid-cycle quality indicator feedback mechanism on both patients and professionals.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Quality Improvement Public Health Management Systems

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Hospital

Twelve wards of the hospital will be evaluated at the same time.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Implementation of a quality indicator feedback mechanism

Intervention Type OTHER

1. Audit and feedback: A summary of clinical performance and hospital safety culture over a specified period of time.
2. Benchmarking Achievable: benchmarks are calculated from the performance of all members of a peer group and represents a realistic standard of excellence attained by the top performers in that group (i.e. comparing to the top 10% of peers).
3. Educational outreach: A trained independent person or investigator will meet with health professionals or managers in their practice setting to provide information (e.g. feedback of quality indicators).
4. Action planning: The purpose of action planning is to support quality improvement efforts by identifying opportunities for improvement, strategies and steps to accomplish the work.

Interventions

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Implementation of a quality indicator feedback mechanism

1. Audit and feedback: A summary of clinical performance and hospital safety culture over a specified period of time.
2. Benchmarking Achievable: benchmarks are calculated from the performance of all members of a peer group and represents a realistic standard of excellence attained by the top performers in that group (i.e. comparing to the top 10% of peers).
3. Educational outreach: A trained independent person or investigator will meet with health professionals or managers in their practice setting to provide information (e.g. feedback of quality indicators).
4. Action planning: The purpose of action planning is to support quality improvement efforts by identifying opportunities for improvement, strategies and steps to accomplish the work.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Patients admitted in the hospital for more than one night

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients admitted in the hospital for less than one night
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Sint-Trudo Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

KU Leuven

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Kris Vanhaecht

Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kris Vanhaecht, MSc

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Professor

Locations

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Sint-Trudo Ziekenhuis

Sint-Truiden, , Belgium

Site Status

Countries

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Belgium

Other Identifiers

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SQP4ST

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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