A Trial to Improve Family Clinical Note Access and Outcomes for Hospitalized Children

Part of paid clinical trials in Los Angeles, California.

Sponsor
University of Wisconsin, Madison
Study ID
NCT06722378
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Hospitalized Child
  • Inpatient Pediatric Care
  • Medical Errors
  • Parental Engagement in Care
  • Pediatric Patient Safety

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Access to medical notes — OTHER
    Inpatient notes shared in real-time on a hospital-owned bedside tablet linked to their child's records.

Study Details

This study will test if giving parents access to their child's medical notes on a bedside tablet: * helps them get more involved in their care * helps identify safety concerns Parents of hospitalized children will be randomly assigned to either use the Bedside Notes tool or follow usual care. To see if this approach improves care and safety, researchers will measure: * note access * parent-reported safety concerns * overall experiences

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 1, 2025
Status verified
Dec 2025
Primary completion
Apr 30, 2029
Completion
Apr 30, 2029

Study Design

Enrollment
630 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

  • Experimental: Access to notes on a tablet
    Participants will be provided a tablet and will be able to access their child's medical notes while in the hospital.
  • No Intervention: Care as usual
    Participants will not have access to a table to view their child's medical notes while in the hospital.

Primary Outcome Measure

Number of notes accessed [ Time Frame: Duration of study participation, 2 to 7 days ]

Central Contacts

Locations (3)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Children's Hospital of Los AngelesLos AngelesCalifornia90027
Anna Egan, MD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Seattle Children's HospitalSeattleWashington98105
Arti Desai, MD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
American Family Children's HospitalMadisonWisconsin53792
Michelle Kelly, MD, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Ryan Coller, MD, MPH (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)
Catherine Arnott Smith, PhD (SUB_INVESTIGATOR)

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