Status:

COMPLETED

A Reminder System for Paper-Based Asthma Guidelines in the Pediatric Emergency Department

Lead Sponsor:

Vanderbilt University Medical Center

Conditions:

Asthma

Medical Informatics

Eligibility:

All Genders

2-18 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The primary idea is that the use of a computerized reminder system to help with the guideline implementation will increase utilization and adherence of guideline-driven care, leading to improved patie...

Detailed Description

Asthma is the leading chronic childhood disease affecting 9 million children (12.5%) under 18 years of age (1). Asthma exacerbations cause an estimated 14 million missed school days (2) and more than ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • The study's inclusion criteria are:
  • All patients aged 2-18 years;
  • Emergency Severity Index 2 to 5; AND
  • Availability of completed computerized triage documentation.

Exclusion

  • The exclusion criteria are:
  • Critically ill patients (Emergency Severity Index 1)
  • Patients who leave-without-being seen
  • Patients who leave against-medical-advice
  • Patients whose final diagnosis was not asthma (false positive identification by the detection system) or were determined not to be eligible for the guideline.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 1 2009

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

1102 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT00699439

Start Date

July 1 2009

End Date

June 1 2015

Last Update

August 17 2018

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Vanderbilt University

Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232