Pediatric eCART for High-Risk Outcomes

Recruiting in Palo Alto (17 mi)

Overseen ByAnoop Mayampurath, PhD

Age: < 18

Sex: Any

Travel: May be covered

Time Reimbursement: Varies

Trial Phase: Academic

Waitlist Available

Sponsor: University of Wisconsin, Madison

No Placebo Group

Trial Summary

What is the purpose of this trial?This is a study comparing 3 years of retrospective data (pre-implementation) to 2 years of prospective data after the implementation of a pediatric version of Electronic Cardiac Arrest Risk Triage (pediatric eCART), a clinical decision support (CDS) tool that uses electronic health records (EHR) to identify patients with high risk for life threatening outcomes. Up to 30,000 encounters with pediatric patients will be assessed. Acceptability of the pediatric eCART intervention will also be measured from pediatric nurse clinicians.

Eligibility Criteria

This trial is for pediatric patients who have had encounters with healthcare services and are at risk of sepsis or acute lymphoblastic leukemia. The study will look at data before and after the use of a tool called pediatric eCART.

Participant Groups

The study tests the effectiveness of pediatric eCART, a tool designed to help clinicians identify children at high risk for life-threatening events using their health records. It compares outcomes from before and after its implementation.

1Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Group I: Pediatric eCARTExperimental Treatment1 Intervention