NCT01444768

Brief Summary

This study will evaluate various performance metrics of emergency department operations after the implementation of computerized physician order entry in an academic emergency department.

Trial Health

30
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Timeline
Completed

Started Mar 2012

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
withdrawn

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

September 29, 2011

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

October 3, 2011

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

March 1, 2012

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2012

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2013

Completed
Last Updated

April 5, 2017

Status Verified

April 1, 2017

Enrollment Period

9 months

First QC Date

September 29, 2011

Last Update Submit

April 4, 2017

Conditions

Operational Metrics of the Emergency Department

Keywords

Alert Systems, MedicationComputerized Physician Order Entry SystemCPOEMedication Alert SystemsMedical Order Entry Systems

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Time to Antibiotics

    Primary outcome measure is time to antibiotics. This is defined as the time patients are registered to the time they receive their first antibiotics for patients with an ED diagnosis of pneumonia.

    6 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

  • Emergency Department Length of Stay

    6 months

  • Lab turnaround time

    6 months

  • Resource Utilization

    6 months

Interventions

Computerized Physician Order EntryOTHER

Computer ordering system allowing emergency department physicians to order medications, laboratory tests, radiology studies, and nursing interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

All patients who are registered in the emergency department \> 18 years of age who do not elope, left without being seen, or leave AMA.

You may qualify if:

  • All consecutive adult patients (Age \>=18) presenting to the Emergency Department during the study period will be included in the study.

You may not qualify if:

  • Patients who eloped, left without being seen, or signed out against medical advice will be excluded.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

Boston, Massachusetts, 02215, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Medical Order Entry Systems

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Hospital Information SystemsHospital AdministrationHealth Facility AdministrationOrganization and AdministrationHealth Services AdministrationManagement Information SystemsMedical Records Systems, ComputerizedMedical RecordsRecords

Study Officials

  • Steven Horng, MD

    Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
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Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Instructor in Emergency Medicine

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

September 29, 2011

First Posted

October 3, 2011

Study Start

March 1, 2012

Primary Completion

December 1, 2012

Study Completion

December 1, 2013

Last Updated

April 5, 2017

Record last verified: 2017-04

Locations

US(1)