NCT06771830 · University of Wisconsin, Madison
Evaluation of Pediatric eCART Implementation
What this study is about
This is a study comparing 3 years of reviewing past data data (pre-implementation) to 2 years of forward-looking data after the implementation of a pediatric version of Electronic Cardiac Arrest Risk Triage (pediatric eCART), a clinical decision support (CDS) tool that uses electronic health records (EHR) to identify patients with high risk for life threatening outcomes.
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This is a study comparing 3 years of retrospective data (pre-implementation) to 2 years of prospective data after the implementation of a pediatric version of Electronic Cardiac Arrest Risk Triage (pediatric eCART), a clinical decision support (CDS) tool that uses electronic health records (EHR) to identify patients with high risk for life threatening outcomes. Up to 30,000 encounters with pediatric patients will be assessed. Acceptability of the pediatric eCART intervention will also be measured from pediatric nurse clinicians.
Interventions
DEVICE
Pediatric eCART
Integration of the pediatric version of electronic Cardiac Arrest Risk Triage as a clinical decision support tool within Epic for use by clinicians
Primary outcome measures
In Hospital Mortality
Time frame: assessed through hospital stay (typically up to 5 days on average, but may be over 60 days)
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) free days
Time frame: up to 28 days
Defined as the number of days patients were both alive and discharged from the ICU out of the first 28 days of hospitalization. Because death is biased toward fewer ICU days and is a competing outcome, patients who die prior to day 28 are assigned with 0 ICU-free days.
Who can participate
This study lists these criteria on ClinicalTrials.gov. A study coordinator reviews eligibility during screening — this page does not determine whether you qualify.
Inclusion criteria
- (pediatric patients):
- All pediatric patients scored on pediatric eCART (or eligible for scoring on either algorithm in the pre-implementation period) will be screened for study eligibility.
- Patients eligible for pediatric eCART scoring include pediatric (\<18 years of age) patients
- Inpatient locations
Exclusion criteria
- (pediatric patients):
- Patients who are ineligible for pediatric eCART scoring
- Neonates and birth encounters will be excluded from the pediatric eCART study Inclusion Criteria (nurse clinicians):
- UW Health nurses who interact with eCART during patient care Exclusion Criteria (nurse clinician):
- UW Health nurses no longer employed at UW Health
Where
- Madison, Wisconsin
Collaborators
AgileMD, Inc.
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Data: ClinicalTrials.gov · synced Dec 17, 2025 · Source of record for eligibility and locations