NCT01068548

Brief Summary

This is a pilot study to implement a computer based intervention to safely reduce length of hospital stay and time to conversion to oral antibiotics for patients with pneumonia.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
129

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Feb 2011

Shorter than P25 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 8, 2010

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 15, 2010

Completed
12 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

February 1, 2011

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

September 1, 2011

Completed
2 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

November 1, 2011

Completed
3 years until next milestone

Results Posted

Study results publicly available

November 17, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

January 9, 2019

Status Verified

January 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

7 months

First QC Date

February 8, 2010

Results QC Date

November 7, 2014

Last Update Submit

January 7, 2019

Conditions

Pneumonia

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Length of Hospital Stay

    1 month

Secondary Outcomes (1)

  • Time to Change to Oral Antibiotics

    1 month

Study Arms (2)

Arm 1

NO INTERVENTION

pre-implementation of computer based intervention

Arm 2

EXPERIMENTAL

post-implementation of computer based length of stay clinical reminder

Other: reminder

Interventions

reminderOTHER

computer based reminder to change patients from IV to oral antibiotics based on evidence based clinical practice guidelines

Arm 2

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • Patient hospitalized with outpatient-acquired pneumonia at South Texas Veterans Health Care System during study period.

You may not qualify if:

  • none

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

South Texas Health Care System, San Antonio, TX

San Antonio, Texas, 78229, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Pneumonia

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Respiratory Tract InfectionsInfectionsLung DiseasesRespiratory Tract Diseases

Results Point of Contact

Title
Eric Mortensen, MD
Organization
VANTHCS
ericm.mortensen@va.gov
214-857-1588

Study Officials

  • Eric Michael Mortensen, MD MSc BA

    South Texas Health Care System, San Antonio, TX

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

PI is Sponsor Employee
Yes

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
NON RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
FED
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

February 8, 2010

First Posted

February 15, 2010

Study Start

February 1, 2011

Primary Completion

September 1, 2011

Study Completion

November 1, 2011

Last Updated

January 9, 2019

Results First Posted

November 17, 2014

Record last verified: 2019-01

Locations

US(1)