Infection Prevention and Control Intervention to Reduce Hospital-acquired Infections

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

192 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-04-01

Study Completion Date

2024-12-31

Brief Summary

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Hospital-acquired infections (HAIs) are significant public health issues, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs). Hand hygiene and low-level disinfection of equipment (LLDE) practices among healthcare workers (HCWs) are essential to reduce HAIs. Various effective infection prevention and control (IPC) interventions to reduce HAI incidence have been developed. However, which interventions work effectively in LMICs has not been identified. The investigators aim to develop, pilot, and assess the feasibility and acceptability of an IPC intervention in Cambodia and the Lao People's Democratic Republic (PDR).

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Detailed Description

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This study consists of four phases guided by the Medical Research Council (MRC) framework. Three hospitals from each country will be selected. In Phase 1, the investigators will conduct a gap analysis of IPC implementation and practices among HCWs at each hospital through desk review, direct observation of hand hygiene and LLDE practices, in-depth interviews with HCWs, and key informant interviews with stakeholders. In Phase 2, the investigators will develop an IPC intervention based on results from Phase 1 and interventions selected from the literature review of IPC interventions in LMICs. In Phase 3, the investigators will pilot the developed intervention in the same hospitals selected in Phase 1. Finally, in Phase 4, the investigators will assess the feasibility and acceptability of the developed intervention among HCWs and stakeholders at the selected hospitals. The investigators will employ the MRC framework to develop and evaluate an intervention to reduce HAIs in both countries. The investigators will also use a theoretical framework to explore factors that are barriers and enablers for HCWs to improve hand hygiene compliance. With these approaches, the investigators will be able to develop a comprehensive intervention. Findings from this study would shed light on promising IPC interventions to reduce HAI incidence in Cambodia and Lao PDR. More importantly, the findings may be applied to other LMIC settings.

Conditions

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Hospital-acquired Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention

The investigators will select HCWs from the selected departments at the national hospitals, provincial hospitals, and district referral hospitals to participate in the pilot intervention. The participants will also include representatives from the Communicable Disease Control Department and the Department of Hospital Services of the Ministry of Health, the provincial hospitals, and the district referral hospitals in Cambodia and Lao PDR.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Infection prevention and control (IPC)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will be developed by matching behavioral change components identified in the gap analysis stage with the intervention components extracted from a systematic review. The investigators will use the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW) model as a guide to design this infection control prevention and control intervention. In brief, the intervention development processes will follow eight steps based on the BCW. The steps will include defining the problem in behavioral terms, selecting the target behaviors, specifying the target behaviors, identifying what needs to change, identifying intervention functions, identifying policy categories, identifying behavior change techniques, and identifying the mode of delivery.

Interventions

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Infection prevention and control (IPC)

The intervention will be developed by matching behavioral change components identified in the gap analysis stage with the intervention components extracted from a systematic review. The investigators will use the Behavior Change Wheel (BCW) model as a guide to design this infection control prevention and control intervention. In brief, the intervention development processes will follow eight steps based on the BCW. The steps will include defining the problem in behavioral terms, selecting the target behaviors, specifying the target behaviors, identifying what needs to change, identifying intervention functions, identifying policy categories, identifying behavior change techniques, and identifying the mode of delivery.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Healthcare workers working in the selected wards and of chosen hospitals
* Aged 18 years or above
* Working in the selected wards of the chosen hospitals for at least six months
* Being able and agreeing to provide informed consent to participate in the study