Trial Outcomes & Findings for Effect of Emergency Department Care Reorganization on Door-to-antibiotic Times for Sepsis (LDS SWARM) (NCT NCT03226366)

NCT ID: NCT03226366

Last Updated: 2020-06-18

Results Overview

Recruitment status

COMPLETED

Target enrollment

3230 participants

Primary outcome timeframe

24 hours

Results posted on

2020-06-18

Participant Flow

Participant milestones

Participant milestones
Measure
Pre-implementation (Intervention Site)
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of the intervention hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2015 and April 15, 2016
Post-implementation (Intervention Site)
Adult patients age ≥18 years eligible to receive immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team ("swarming") after presenting to the ED of the intervention hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016 Immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team: Simultaneous initial evaluation by the ED physician, nurse, and patient care associate
Pre-implementation (Control Site)
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of a non-intervention study hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2015 and April 15, 2016
Post-implementation (Control Site)
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of a non-intervention study hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016
Overall Study
STARTED
911
495
1183
641
Overall Study
COMPLETED
911
495
1183
641
Overall Study
NOT COMPLETED
0
0
0
0

Reasons for withdrawal

Withdrawal data not reported

Baseline Characteristics

Effect of Emergency Department Care Reorganization on Door-to-antibiotic Times for Sepsis (LDS SWARM)

Baseline characteristics by cohort

Baseline characteristics by cohort
Measure
Pre-implementation (Intervention Site)
n=911 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of the intervention hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2015 and April 15, 2016
Post-implementation (Intervention Site)
n=495 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years eligible to receive immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team ("swarming") after presenting to the ED of the intervention hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016 Immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team: Simultaneous initial evaluation by the ED physician, nurse, and patient care associate
Pre-implementation (Control Site)
n=1183 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of a non-intervention study hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2015 and April 15, 2016
Post-implementation (Control Site)
n=641 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of a non-intervention study hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016
Total
n=3230 Participants
Total of all reporting groups
Age, Continuous
55.0 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 19.7 • n=39 Participants
55.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 19.6 • n=41 Participants
59.9 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 19.7 • n=35 Participants
58.7 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 20.4 • n=31 Participants
57.6 years
STANDARD_DEVIATION 19.9 • n=146 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Female
474 Participants
n=39 Participants
251 Participants
n=41 Participants
687 Participants
n=35 Participants
377 Participants
n=31 Participants
1789 Participants
n=146 Participants
Sex: Female, Male
Male
437 Participants
n=39 Participants
244 Participants
n=41 Participants
496 Participants
n=35 Participants
264 Participants
n=31 Participants
1441 Participants
n=146 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Hispanic or Latino
117 Participants
n=39 Participants
74 Participants
n=41 Participants
69 Participants
n=35 Participants
45 Participants
n=31 Participants
305 Participants
n=146 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Not Hispanic or Latino
794 Participants
n=39 Participants
421 Participants
n=41 Participants
1114 Participants
n=35 Participants
596 Participants
n=31 Participants
2925 Participants
n=146 Participants
Ethnicity (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
0 Participants
n=41 Participants
0 Participants
n=35 Participants
0 Participants
n=31 Participants
0 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
American Indian or Alaska Native
15 Participants
n=39 Participants
9 Participants
n=41 Participants
5 Participants
n=35 Participants
2 Participants
n=31 Participants
31 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Asian
14 Participants
n=39 Participants
8 Participants
n=41 Participants
18 Participants
n=35 Participants
5 Participants
n=31 Participants
45 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
30 Participants
n=39 Participants
12 Participants
n=41 Participants
12 Participants
n=35 Participants
13 Participants
n=31 Participants
67 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Black or African American
25 Participants
n=39 Participants
15 Participants
n=41 Participants
6 Participants
n=35 Participants
4 Participants
n=31 Participants
50 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
White
827 Participants
n=39 Participants
451 Participants
n=41 Participants
1142 Participants
n=35 Participants
617 Participants
n=31 Participants
3037 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
More than one race
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
0 Participants
n=41 Participants
0 Participants
n=35 Participants
0 Participants
n=31 Participants
0 Participants
n=146 Participants
Race (NIH/OMB)
Unknown or Not Reported
0 Participants
n=39 Participants
0 Participants
n=41 Participants
0 Participants
n=35 Participants
0 Participants
n=31 Participants
0 Participants
n=146 Participants

PRIMARY outcome

Timeframe: 24 hours

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pre-implementation (Intervention Site)
n=911 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of the intervention hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2015 and April 15, 2016
Post-implementation (Intervention Site)
n=495 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years eligible to receive immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team ("swarming") after presenting to the ED of the intervention hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016 Immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team: Simultaneous initial evaluation by the ED physician, nurse, and patient care associate
Pre-implementation (Control Site)
n=1183 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of a non-intervention study hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2015 and April 15, 2016
Post-implementation (Control Site)
n=641 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of a non-intervention study hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016
Time From ED Arrival to Administration of First Dose of Antibiotics
173 minutes
Standard Deviation 98
165 minutes
Standard Deviation 95
169 minutes
Standard Deviation 90
163 minutes
Standard Deviation 85

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to 1 year

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pre-implementation (Intervention Site)
n=911 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of the intervention hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2015 and April 15, 2016
Post-implementation (Intervention Site)
n=495 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years eligible to receive immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team ("swarming") after presenting to the ED of the intervention hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016 Immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team: Simultaneous initial evaluation by the ED physician, nurse, and patient care associate
Pre-implementation (Control Site)
n=1183 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of a non-intervention study hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2015 and April 15, 2016
Post-implementation (Control Site)
n=641 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of a non-intervention study hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016
Hospital Mortality
19 Participants
7 Participants
23 Participants
11 Participants

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to 1 week

Time (minutes) from ED arrival to ED departure

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pre-implementation (Intervention Site)
n=911 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of the intervention hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2015 and April 15, 2016
Post-implementation (Intervention Site)
n=495 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years eligible to receive immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team ("swarming") after presenting to the ED of the intervention hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016 Immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team: Simultaneous initial evaluation by the ED physician, nurse, and patient care associate
Pre-implementation (Control Site)
n=1183 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of a non-intervention study hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2015 and April 15, 2016
Post-implementation (Control Site)
n=641 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of a non-intervention study hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016
ED Length of Stay
280 minutes
Standard Deviation 1143
265 minutes
Standard Deviation 110
269 minutes
Standard Deviation 108
261 minutes
Standard Deviation 98

SECONDARY outcome

Timeframe: Up to 24 hours

Population: Time of physician initial patient evaluation was missing for a small number of participants in each group

Time (minutes) from subject's arrival in the ED until initial evaluation by a physician.

Outcome measures

Outcome measures
Measure
Pre-implementation (Intervention Site)
n=901 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of the intervention hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2015 and April 15, 2016
Post-implementation (Intervention Site)
n=489 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years eligible to receive immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team ("swarming") after presenting to the ED of the intervention hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016 Immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team: Simultaneous initial evaluation by the ED physician, nurse, and patient care associate
Pre-implementation (Control Site)
n=1164 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of a non-intervention study hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2015 and April 15, 2016
Post-implementation (Control Site)
n=624 Participants
Adult patients age ≥18 years who received usual care after presenting to the ED of a non-intervention study hospital with sepsis or septic shock between May 16, 2016 and November 15, 2016
Door-to-physician Evaluation Time
25 minutes
Standard Deviation 18
23 minutes
Standard Deviation 15
22 minutes
Standard Deviation 24
20 minutes
Standard Deviation 16

Adverse Events

Pre-implementation (Intervention Site)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 19 deaths

Post-implementation (Intervention Site)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 7 deaths

Pre-implementation (Control Site)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 23 deaths

Post-implementation (Control Site)

Serious events: 0 serious events
Other events: 0 other events
Deaths: 11 deaths

Serious adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Other adverse events

Adverse event data not reported

Additional Information

Director, Office of Research

Intermountain Healthcare

Phone: (801) 408-1991

Results disclosure agreements

  • Principal investigator is a sponsor employee
  • Publication restrictions are in place