Massive study aims to boost care in Semi-Intensive units
NCT ID NCT04676347
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study aims to create a system for continuously evaluating healthcare quality in semi-intensive care units. Researchers will track outcomes like transfers to intensive care or death in the hospital for 39,000 patients. The goal is to identify areas for improvement and enhance patient care.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to better care standards and reduced complications for patients in semi-intensive care units.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it won't test a new treatment. Results may not directly improve care without further action.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 39,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jul 2021
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
all patients hospitalised in a semi-intensive care unit attending the study, during a 5 years period of time (from 1st january 2021, to 31st december 2025)
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * all patients hospitalised in a semi-intensive care unit Exclusion Criteria: * None
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As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.
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The places running it
16 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AOU Padova
RECRUITINGPadova, Italy
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AOU Policlinico S. Marco
RECRUITINGCatania, Italy
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AOU San Luigi Gonzaga
RECRUITINGOrbassano, 10043, Italy
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AOU di Sassari
RECRUITINGSassari, Italy
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ASO SS Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo
RECRUITINGAlessandria, 15121, Italy
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ASST Lodi
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLodi, Italy
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Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGMilan, Milan, 20156, Italy
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Ospedale Bufalini
RECRUITINGCesena, Italy
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Ospedale Ca' Foncello
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITINGTreviso, Italy
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Ospedale E.Agnelli
RECRUITINGPinerolo, 10064, Italy
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Ospedale Giovanni Bosco
RECRUITINGTorino, Italy
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Ospedale Maggiore
RECRUITINGBologna, Italy
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Ospedale Michele e Pietro Ferrero
RECRUITINGVerduno, Italy
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Ospedale San Bassiano
RECRUITINGBassano del Grappa, Italy
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Ospedale Sant'Eugenio
RECRUITINGRoma, 00144, Italy
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Ospedale Santa Maria delle Grazie
RECRUITINGNaples, Italy
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Ospedale degli Infermi
RECRUITINGRivoli, Italy
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Ospedali Riuniti
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGLivorno, Italy
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