Effect of a Constructivist Educational Program on Preventing Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia in Intensive Care Units

NCT07102407 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 05- 2024/05
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 51
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study is designed to investigate the impact of a constructivist education program on nurses and cleaning personnel regarding the preventive care bundle for the prevention of ventilator-associated pneumonia in the intensive care unit.

Conditions

Ventilator Associated Pneumonia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• prevalence of VAP among patients ( the number of patients diagnosed with VAP during the study period

  The prevalence of VAP will be compared between two intensive care units over a 6-month period after implementing an educational program for nurses and cleaning staff on the preventive care bundle for VAP prevention.

  6 months period

Study Arms (2)

ICU with trained staff

EXPERIMENTAL

The intensive care unit where nurses and cleaning staff will receive a routine VAP prevention program and constructive training

Other: Contructivist; Other: Routine training

ICU with non-trained staff

EXPERIMENTAL

The Intensive care unit, where nurses and cleaning staff will receive only routine training for the prevention of VAP

Other: Routine training

Interventions

Contructivist OTHER

Implementation of constructivist training on VAP in small groups

Also known as: Constructivist Educational Program about VAP

ICU with trained staff

Routine training OTHER

Implementation of routine training on VAP in large groups

Also known as: Routine training about preventing VAP

ICU with non-trained staff; ICU with trained staff

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• age \> 18 years
• patients receiving mechanical ventilation for more than 48 hours

You may not qualify if:

• A clinical diagnosis of pneumonia at the time of admission

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Karaman Training and Research Hospital: lead

Study Sites (1)

Karaman Training and Research Hospital

Karaman, Turkey (Türkiye)

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Healthcare-Associated Pneumonia; Cross Infection; Infections; Pneumonia; Respiratory Tract Infections; Lung Diseases; Respiratory Tract Diseases; Iatrogenic Disease; Disease Attributes; Pathologic Processes; Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

• Saliha Yarımoglu, MD

  Karaman Training and Research Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NON RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: An interventional study with a one-month intervention period and a six-month post-intervention period follow-up.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2025
• First Posted: August 3, 2025
• Study Start: August 15, 2025
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2026
• Study Completion: September 4, 2026
• Last Updated: September 14, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-09

Locations

TU (1)