COVID-19 Project ECHO in Nursing Homes
Nursing homes are ground zero for the COVID-19 pandemic. Nursing homes are ill-equipped for the pandemic; though facilities are required to have infection control staff, only 3% have taken a basic infection control course. Significant research has focused on infection control in the acute care setting. However, little is known about the implementation of practices and effective interventions in long-term care facilities.The investigators propose an intervention utilizing Project ECHO, an evidence-based telehealth model, to connect Penn State University experts with remote nursing home staff and administrators to proactively support evidence-based infection control guideline implementation. Our study seeks to answer the critical research question of how evidence-based infection control guidelines can be implemented effectively in nursing homes
Conditions:
🦠 Covid19
🗓️ Study Start (Actual) 4 December 2020
🗓️ Primary Completion (Estimated) October 2022
✅ Study Completion (Estimated) October 2022
👥 Enrollment (Estimated) 136
🔬 Study Type INTERVENTIONAL
📊 Phase NA
Locations:
📍 Hershey, Pennsylvania, United States

📋 Eligibility Criteria

Description

  • Inclusion Criteria for Facilities Skilled Nursing Facility in United States Access to computer or electronic device
  • Exclusion Criteria for Facilities Previously participated in Project ECHO COVID-19 series either through Penn State or another institution
Ages Eligible for Study: 18 Years to N/A (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)
Sexes Eligible for Study: ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

🗓️ Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

  • First Submitted 31 July 2020
  • First Submitted that Met QC Criteria 3 August 2020
  • First Posted 5 August 2020

Study Record Updates

  • Last Update Submitted that Met QC Criteria 20 September 2022
  • Last Update Posted 22 September 2022
  • Last Verified September 2022