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
Active Locations (1)
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Vanderbilt University
Nashville, Tennessee, United States, 37232