Status:

RECRUITING

Low-value Care, and Variation in Practice for Children Hospitalized With Bronchiolitis

Lead Sponsor:

St. Justine's Hospital

Collaborating Sponsors:

Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario

Maternal Infant Child and Youth Research Network

Conditions:

Bronchiolitis

Eligibility:

All Genders

28-12 years

Brief Summary

Low-value care is defined as the use of a health service, such as diagnostics and treatments, for which the harms or costs outweigh the benefits. In pediatrics, investigations or treatments can be unp...

Detailed Description

Background: Low-value care is defined as the use of a health service, such as diagnostics and treatments, for which the harms or costs outweigh the benefits. Reducing low-value care is important in im...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Children aged \>28 days to \<12 months
  • Children admitted to a pediatric inpatient ward with an admission diagnosis of bronchiolitis

Exclusion

  • \- Children previously recruited for the study, either during a previous bronchiolitis admission or for the same incident of bronchiolitis, while admitted to another study site.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

February 13 2024

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

June 1 2027

Estimated Enrollment :

3000 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT06506474

Start Date

February 13 2024

End Date

June 1 2027

Last Update

July 23 2025

Active Locations (15)

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Alberta Children's Hospital

Calgary, Alberta, Canada, T3B 6A8

2

Stollery Children's Hospital

Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, T6G 2B7

3

British Columbia Children's Hospital

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, V6H 3N1

4

IWK Health

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, B3K 6R8