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Evaluation of Pediatric eCART Implementation

A Rapid Diagnostic of Risk in Hospitalized Pediatric Patients to Improve Outcomes Using Machine Learning

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
Up to 17 Years
Sex
All sexes
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study looks at care before and after a hospital starts using pediatric eCART. This tool uses electronic health records to find children at high risk for life-threatening problems. The study includes hospital patients under age 18 and asks nurses how well they accept the tool.

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.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Patients: Under age 18 and staying in the hospital.
  • Patients: Scored by pediatric eCART, or eligible to be scored by either tool used before pediatric eCART started.
  • Nurses: Work at UW Health and use eCART during patient care.

Who can't join

  • Patients: Not eligible to be scored by pediatric eCART.
  • Patients: Newborn babies and hospital visits for birth.
  • Nurses: No longer work at UW Health.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria (pediatric patients): * All pediatric patients scored on pediatric eCART (or eligible for scoring on either algorithm in the pre-implementation period) will be screened for study eligibility. * Patients eligible for pediatric eCART scoring include pediatric (\<18 years of age) patients * Inpatient locations Exclusion Criteria (pediatric patients): * Patients who are ineligible for pediatric eCART scoring * Neonates and birth encounters will be excluded from the pediatric eCART study Inclusion Criteria (nurse clinicians): * UW Health nurses who interact with eCART during patient care Exclusion Criteria (nurse clinician): * UW Health nurses no longer employed at UW Health

Study sites (1)

WI