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A Computerized Asthma Management System in the Pediatric Emergency Department

NCT01070147 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 1631

Last updated 2018-08-17

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Summary

The primary goal of this study is that the combination of a computerized asthma reminder system with implementation of an guideline will increase utilization and adherence of guideline-driven care, leading to improved patient outcomes.

Hypothesis: An automatic, computerized reminder system for detecting asthma patients in the pediatric ED will increase guideline adherence compared to paper-based guideline.

The specific aims of the study are:

Aim 1: Develop, implement, and integrate the asthma guideline in the ED information system infrastructure.

Aim 2: Evaluate the effect of the asthma detection system combined with the computerized guideline versus the asthma detection system combined with the paper-based guideline.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Computerized Asthma Management System

The intervention group's clinicians will receive prompts via the computerized management system to prompt them for scoring, assessments, and disposition decisions.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University Medical Center

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Judith W Dexheimer, MS · Vanderbilt University

  • Dominik Aronsky, MD, PhD · Vanderbilt University

Study Design

Allocation
NA
Purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
Masking
NONE
Model
SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
28 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-10-31
Primary Completion
2015-12-07
Completion
2015-12-07

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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