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

Type of Study:

Interventional

Study Design:

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Outcome Measure:

ICU transfer

Outcome Description:

Patients transferred to the ICU from a general hospital ward will be assessed as having met the outcome.

Outcome Time Frame:

Patients will be assessed for the primary outcome measure during their hospital with an average of 14 days.

Safety Issue:

No

Principal Investigator

Marin Kollef, MD

Investigator Role:

Principal Investigator

Investigator Affiliation:

Washington University School of Medicine

Authority:

United States: Institutional Review Board

Study ID:

201210003

NCT ID:

NCT01741480

Start Date:

February 2013

Completion Date:

August 2014

Related Keywords:

• Congestive Heart Failure
• Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
• Cancer
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Obstructive Sleep Apnea
• Outcomes
• Early warning systems
• ICU transfer
• Diabetes Mellitus
• Heart Failure
• Lung Diseases
• Respiration Disorders
• Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
• Sleep Apnea Syndromes
• Sleep Apnea, Obstructive
• Lung Diseases, Obstructive