Clinical trials: Medical Errors
Medical Errors, Medical Order Entry Systems
Risk of Wrong-Patient Errors With Multiple Records Open
This study is designed to achieve the following aims: 1. Assess the relationship between the number of records open at the time of placing an order, and the risk of placing an order on the wrong patient. 2.
- Trial name
- NCT02876588
- Testing
- Unrestricted, Restricted
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,356 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Resuscitation
Reducing Prehospital Medication Errors & Time to Drug Delivery by EMS During Simulated Pediatric CPR
The study investigators will recruit paramedics in many Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Switzerland to prepare direct intravenous (IV) emergency drugs during a standardized simulation-based pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac…
- Conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Resuscitation, Pediatrics, Medication Errors
- Trial name
- NCT03921346
- Testing
- Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 1st drug, Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 2nd drug, Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 3rd drug
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Clinical Research Platform
Automated Communication Tools, Complex Medical Patients
Virtual Continuity and Its Impact on Complex Hospitalized Patients' Care
Communication between physicians caring for a patient in the hospital and that patient's primary care provider is less than optimal, and can lead to diminished health care quality and safety.
- Trial name
- NCT01397253
- Testing
- Automated communication tools
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 835 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Chronic Kidney Disease
Safe Kidney Care Cohort Study
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) is common, but it is often over-looked in patients with this disease when they are getting medical treatment. Patients with CKD have special needs for their medical treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT01407367
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Medical Errors, Decision Support Systems, Clinical
Integrating Contextual Factors Into Clinical Decision Support
Preventing contextual errors requires heightening clinician responsiveness to clues that there are contextual factors during the clinical encounter, in real time.
- Conditions
- Medical Errors, Decision Support Systems, Clinical, Diagnostic Errors
- Trial name
- NCT03244033
- Testing
- Contextual clinical decision support, Contextual survey
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 452 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Hypercholesterolemia, Hypercholesterolemia, Familial
Evaluating the Efficacy of Pediatric Lipid Screening Alerts
The purpose of the study is to evaluate prospectively the impact of different system alerts on the prescription of lipid panels to pediatric Geisinger patients (9-11 years old), as per the now-universal guidelines.
- Conditions
- Hypercholesterolemia, Hypercholesterolemia, Familial, Hypercholesteremia in Children, Hyperlipidemia in Children
- Trial name
- NCT04118348
- Testing
- Best Practice Alert, Health Maintenance Topic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13,340 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Psychosocial Circumstances
Intervening to Prevent Contextual Errors in Medical Decision Making
This study assessed whether a medical education intervention improves the quality of medical decision making in the care of patients with complex psychosocial -- or contextual -- needs that are essential to address when planning…
- Trial name
- NCT00856557
- Testing
- Seminar and Practicum
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 138 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Medical Errors, Electronic Medical Records
Evaluating the Impact of Patient Photographs for Preventing Wrong-Patient Errors
This is a multi-site, 4-arm randomized controlled trial to test the effectiveness of patient photographs displayed in electronic health record (EHR) systems to prevent wrong-patient order errors.
- Trial name
- NCT03626766
- Testing
- Photo in Verification Alert, Photo in Banner, Photo in Banner and Verification Alert
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10,426 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Education, Medical, Undergraduate, Medical History Taking
Measuring Quality of Medical Student Performance at Contextualizing Care
During the project, fourth-year medical students participating in a Medicine sub-internship will be randomized to an intervention group or a control group; the intervention group will receive additional training in the…
- Conditions
- Education, Medical, Undergraduate, Medical History Taking, Diagnosis
- Trial name
- NCT01088438
- Testing
- Contextualization workshop
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 189 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Drug Toxicity
Regional Data Exchange to Improve Medication Safety
Medication reconciliation, a process by which a provider obtains and documents a thorough medication history with specific attention to comparing current and previous medication use, can prevent medication-related errors and…
- Trial name
- NCT01239121
- Testing
- HIE-Enhanced Medication Reconciliation, Optimal Medication Reconciliation without HIE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 402 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Teamwork During Neonatal Resuscitation
Improving Teamwork for Neonatal Resuscitation
The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) is the curriculum used to teach providers how to care for newborns in the delivery room. Breakdowns in teamwork and communication contribute to NRP quality problems.
- Trial name
- NCT00651794
- Testing
- Teamwork training, Standard NRP curriculum, Skills practice with low-fidelity mannequin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Information Dissemination, Interprofessional Relations
Value of Technology to Transfer Discharge Information
The transition from hospital to home is a high-risk period in a patient's illness. Poor communication between healthcare providers at hospital discharge is common and contributes to adverse events affecting patients after…
- Trial name
- NCT00101868
- Testing
- Discharge communication software, Usual care discharge process
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 631 people
- Sponsor
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)