Optimisation of the Blood Culture Pathway Utilising Behaviour Change
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot listed
Trial typeObservational
Biological sexAll
AgeNot listed
SponsorGloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
About this trial
Blood culture (BC) is the gold standard for the definitive diagnosis of bacteraemia, providing the opportunity to recover and identify the causative organism, and optimize subsequent antimicrobial treatment. Detection of bacteraemia is critical for the management of sepsis. This study aims to examine the performance of the blood culture pathway in Gloucestershire Hospitals Trust using data analysis, questionnaires and focus groups. . Information collected will be used to design interventions that could be used to optimise the blood culture pathway
Eligibility criteria
This trial does not accept healthy volunteersQualifiers
None
Disqualifiers
paediatric blood culture samples
samples where volume, collection and/or time to incubation data are not recorded on laboratory system and/or blood culture analyser
Trial population
Secondary data: adult blood culture sets received in the microbiology laboratory, between February 2023 and April 2024. Staff member participants: Staff members that collect adult blood cultures within the Trust
Trial design
Design model
Other
Time perspective
Other
Treatments tested in this trial
Not listed
Trial groups
24 Participants
are grouped into 1 trial groupGroup A: Staff members that collect adult blood cultures within the Trust
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Compliance to optimal blood culture (BC) vol (8-10 mls per bottle).
Volume of blood cultures measured in ml.
Time frame
Retrospective data collection from period February 2023 to April 2024.2
Compliance to 4- hour time target to incubation of blood culture from collection.
Time taken from collection of blood culture to incubation in the laboratory, recorded in hours and minutes
Time frame
Retrospective data collection from period February 2023 to April 20243
Time from collection of blood cultures to targeted antibiotics, hours and minutes
Measurement of time (hours, minutes) from time of blood culture collection to time of targeted antibiotic prescribing
Time frame
Retrospective data collection from period February 2023 to April 2024.4
Staff experiences related to taking blood cultures
Staff experiences using questionnaires and focus group discussions exploring facilitators and barriers relating to blood culture collection . Staff members will participate by completing the questionnaire and/or attending focus groups.
Time frame
Approximately 10 minutes to complete electronic questionnaire. Attendance at single FOCUS group at agreed time.Sponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov