Hospital alarms may be doing more harm than good — study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT06089239
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether hospitals can safely reduce the use of fall prevention alarms. About 300 hospital staff and units will try different strategies like education and feedback to see if they can lower alarm use without increasing patient falls. The goal is to improve patient safety and reduce alarm fatigue.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Barberton Hospital
Uniontown, Ohio, 44685, United States
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Central DuPage Hospital
Winfield, Illinois, 60190, United States
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Covenant Medical Center
Lubbock, Texas, 79410, United States
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El Camino Health - Los Gatos
Mountain View, California, 94040, United States
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Grant Medical Center
Columbus, Ohio, 43215, United States
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Hendricks Regional Health
Danville, Indiana, 46122, United States
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Henry Ford Hospital West Bloomfield
West Bloomfield, Michigan, 48322, United States
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Hunterdon Medical Center
Flemington, New Jersey, 08822, United States
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IU Health North Hospital
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46256, United States
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Kaiser Permanente - Sunnyside Medical Center
Woodburn, Oregon, 97071, United States
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Kaiser Westside Medical Center
Hillsboro, Oregon, 97124, United States
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Kent Hospital
Warwick, Rhode Island, 02886, United States
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Lahey Hospital & Medical Center
Derry, New Hampshire, 03038, United States
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PIH Health Downey Hospital
Downey, California, 90241, United States
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Prisma Health
Irmo, South Carolina, 29063, United States
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Raritan Bay Medical Center
New Brunswick, New Jersey, 08861, United States
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St Peter's Health Samaritan Hospital
Albany, New York, 12208, United States
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St. David's Medical Center
Austin, Texas, 78703, United States
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UMass Memorial Health Harrington
Southbridge, Massachusetts, 01550, United States
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University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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