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N/ACompleted· 571 enrolled

Drug / intervention

Early warning system monitoring. +1 moreother

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Comparing an Early Warning Alert With a Standardized Triage Intervention to Standard Care for the Management of Hospitalized Patients on General Hospital Wards.

Washington University School of Medicine·interventional·Posted Dec 5, 2012·Updated May 11, 2022

In Brief

A clinical study evaluating Early warning system monitoring. and routine care for Congestive Heart Failure and 4 related conditions. Completed, enrolled 571 participants across 1 site.

Detailed Summary

The study will begin in 2013 whereby patients having an early warning system (EWS) alert will be randomized to be seen by the rapid response team (RRT) for triage versus usual care. A RRT is usually made up of a nurse and/or a physician who respond to a requested activation of the RRT (called an "ACT"). The intervention will occur as follows:

Study Details

Study Typeinterventional

Allocation--

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Primary Purpose--

ConditionsCongestive Heart Failure, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Cancer, Diabetes Mellitus, Obstructive Sleep Apnea

CountriesUnited States

CollaboratorsThe Foundation for Barnes-Jewish Hospital, American College of Chest Physicians

Timeline

N/ACompletedFinished

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First PostedDec 2012

Enrollment StartFeb 2013

Primary CompletionMay 2013

TodayJul 2026

First PostedDec 5, 2012

Enrollment StartFeb 1, 2013

Primary CompletionMay 1, 2013

TodayJul 2, 2026

Enrollment to primary: 3 monthsPosted 13.6 years ago

Interventions

Early warning system monitoring.other

General hospital ward patients will be monitored 24/7 for clinical deterioration using the early warning system monitoring developed at Washington University.

routine careother