Status:

RECRUITING

Reducing Empiric VAncomycin Use in Pediatric Suspected Sepsis

Lead Sponsor:

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Collaborating Sponsors:

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

St. Louis Children's Hospital

Conditions:

Sepsis

Sepsis Mrsa

Eligibility:

All Genders

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The goal of this quasi-experimental interventional study is to determine the effectiveness of a multifaceted stewardship intervention in reducing overall vancomycin use in five tertiary care Pediatric...

Detailed Description

Vancomycin is among the most commonly prescribed antibiotics in United States children's hospitals, and inappropriate use of vancomycin is common. Given the high prevalence of acute kidney injury asso...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Patient
  • Admitted to one of the participating PICUs during the study period
  • Patient

Exclusion

  • None
  • Clinician Inclusion Criteria:
  • PICU prescribing clinician (including attending physicians, fellows, residents, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants) OR sepsis stakeholder (leader of sepsis quality improvement work, medical director) at one of the participating sites at the time the survey is deployed
  • Age ≥ 18 years old
  • Employed by one of the participating sites
  • Clinician

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

August 21 2023

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

May 1 2026

Estimated Enrollment :

52500 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT05975671

Start Date

August 21 2023

End Date

May 1 2026

Last Update

September 19 2025

Active Locations (4)

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1

Children's Healthcare of Atlanta

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

2

Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21287

3

St. Louis Children's Hospital

St Louis, Missouri, United States, 63110

4

Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19146