ElastoMeric infusion Pumps for Hospital AntibioTICs (EMPHATIC)
Research type
Research Study
Full title
A feasibility study of elastomeric infusion pumps for administering intravenous antibiotics to adult inpatients
IRAS ID
295676
Contact name
Stuart Bond
Contact email
Sponsor organisation
Mid Yorkshire Hospitals NHS Trust
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier
Duration of Study in the UK
0 years, 8 months, 1 days
Research summary
We are going to test special pumps called self-deflating Elastomeric Pumps (EMPs) for giving antibiotics via a drip to hospital patients. EMPs are filled with antibiotics, attached to a “drip” (usually in the arm) and worn on the body, slowly giving antibiotics through the day. EMPs are often used to give antibiotics to patients in their own home but they have not been used to treat patients in hospital before, so we a going to carry out a small study of 10 patients to see if a full scale clinical trial is worthwhile. We will see how easy EMPs are to use in hospital, check they are safe and find out what staff and patients think about them. We will find out if a clinical trial would be good value for money by comparing time spent in hospital, nursing time and overall cost to the NHS of the two ways of giving antibiotics to patients.
REC name
North East - Newcastle & North Tyneside 1 Research Ethics Committee
REC reference
21/NE/0152
Date of REC Opinion
11 Aug 2021
REC opinion
Further Information Favourable Opinion