Maintaining Optimal Trauma Outcomes: Resilience in the Midst of a Ransomware Attack
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observational
846
1 country
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Brief Summary
Retrospective review of de-identified hospital emergency room and trauma registry data and operating room case logs from April 9th through June 9th, 2016, 2017 examining outcomes as affected by a ransomware attack in a level I trauma center
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Apr 2017
Shorter than P25 for all trials
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
April 1, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 30, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
June 30, 2017
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
April 21, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
May 11, 2021
CompletedDecember 27, 2023
May 1, 2021
3 months
April 21, 2021
December 20, 2023
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Hospital and ICU length of stay (LOS), and in-hospital mortality
Hospital and ICU length of stay (LOS) in days And in-hospital mortality between cohorts expressed as percentage of cohort
April to June 2016 and 2017
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Disposition at discharge and AHRQ patient safety indicators: DVT/PE, CLABSI, CAUTI, and organ/space surgical infection.
April to June 2016 and 2017
Study Arms (2)
Control
Trauma admissions in April-June 2016.
Ransomware Group
Trauma admissions in April-June 2017.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
Trauma patients being served by the level I trauma center catchment area in Western New York, Southern Ontario (Canada), and Northern Pennsylvania
You may qualify if:
- All trauma patient admissions that were seen through the ECMC Trauma Center from April to June 2016 and April to June 2017
- Adult patients \>13 years old
You may not qualify if:
- Patients who came through the emergency department that were not categorized as trauma patients
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Erie County Medical Center
Buffalo, New York, 14215, United States
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
W. Alan Guo, MD, PhD
State University of Buffalo
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- RETROSPECTIVE
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Department of Surgery
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
April 21, 2021
First Posted
May 11, 2021
Study Start
April 1, 2017
Primary Completion
June 30, 2017
Study Completion
June 30, 2017
Last Updated
December 27, 2023
Record last verified: 2021-05
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share