NCT06996626

Brief Summary

Alerts related to outlier clinician behavior are generated in real-time by an intelligent system continuously scraping EHR (electronic health record) data. These alerts are passed to the bedside and their potential impact on bedside clinical behavior is evaluated.

Trial Health

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Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
3,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
14mo left

Started Jun 2025

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
recruiting

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

Study Progress45%
Jun 2025Jun 2027

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 14, 2025

Completed
16 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 30, 2025

Completed
24 days until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 23, 2025

Completed
1 year until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2026

Expected
1 year until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2027

Last Updated

July 9, 2025

Status Verified

June 1, 2025

Enrollment Period

1 year

First QC Date

May 14, 2025

Last Update Submit

July 3, 2025

Conditions

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Rate of Clinical Actions Following Revealed vs. Non-Revealed Alerts

    The primary outcome compares the proportion of alerts that lead to documented clinical actions when revealed to treating ICU clinicians versus when not revealed. Alerts are generated by a decision support system and reviewed daily by ICU study clinicians. On average, 30 alerts are reviewed per ICU per day, with approximately 5 alerts revealed to the treating clinicians. The analysis uses a stepped wedge design with ICU beds as the unit of analysis, where each ICU acts as its own control. The outcome will assess whether revealing alerts increases the rate of appropriate clinical actions taken, as compared to when alerts are withheld.

    From time of ICU admission until ICU discharge

Secondary Outcomes (10)

  • Rate of Any Clinically Responsive Action Following Alerts

    Up to 90 days after ICU admission

  • True Positive Alert Rate (TPAR) by Study Group and Alert Type

    Up to 90 days after ICU admission

  • Rate of Non-Responsive Actions Following Alerts

    Up to 90 days after ICU admission

  • Overall Alert Rate

    Through study completion, an average of 2 years

  • Alert Rate per Alerting Model

    Daily, up to 90 days

  • +5 more secondary outcomes

Study Arms (2)

Unrevealed Alerts

ACTIVE COMPARATOR
Device: Unrevealed Alerts

Revealed Alerts

EXPERIMENTAL
Device: Revealed Alerts

Interventions

Bedside reveal of alerts generated by the alerting system

Revealed Alerts

Alerts will be generated but not revealed.

Unrevealed Alerts

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 100 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All patients in the Presbyterian and Montefiore ICUs

You may not qualify if:

  • None

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

UPMC Montefiore

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

NOT YET RECRUITING

UPMC Presbyterian

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Critical Illness

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Disease AttributesPathologic ProcessesPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Study Officials

  • David Huang, MD

    University of Pittsburgh

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

David Huang, MD

CONTACT

Ernestine Smoot, MAEd

CONTACT

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SEQUENTIAL
Model Details: Step wedge RCT
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 14, 2025

First Posted

May 30, 2025

Study Start

June 23, 2025

Primary Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2026

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2027

Last Updated

July 9, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

The investigators do not currently have a data sharing plan for sharing with future investigators. If the investigators decide to share data in the future with investigators conducting similar research both inside and outside of the University of Pittsburgh, the investigators will contact the Office of Sponsored Programs before sharing de-identified research data to determine whether an agreement needs to be executed.

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