Team sedation strategy may shorten ventilator time for kids
NCT ID NCT00814099
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a team-based approach to managing sedation in children with acute respiratory failure who need a breathing machine. The goal was to reduce the number of days on the ventilator. Over 2,400 children from multiple hospitals participated, comparing the team approach to usual care.
What this could mean
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Active substance
team approach to sedation management
What this could lead to
If successful, this approach could shorten the time children need a breathing machine, reducing hospital stays and risks.
What could go wrong
This is a completed study, so results are known. The approach may not work for all children or in all hospitals.
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Locations
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Advocate Hope Children's Hospital
Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States
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C. S. Mott Children's Hospital of the University of Michigan
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109-0243, United States
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Children's Hospital and Research Center at Oakland
Oakland, California, 94609-1809, United States
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Children's Hospital at University of California San Francisco Medical Center
San Francisco, California, 94143, United States
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Children's Hospital of Alabama
Birmingham, Alabama, 35233, United States
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Children's Hospital of Orange County
Orange, California, 92868, United States
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Children's Medical Center Dallas
Dallas, Texas, 75235, United States
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Children's Memorial Hospital, Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, 60614-3363, United States
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Children's Mercy Hospital, Kansas City
Kansas City, Missouri, 84108, United States
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Cohen Children's Medical Center of New York
New Hyde Park, New York, 11040, United States
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Connecticut Children's Medical Center
Hartford, Connecticut, 06106, United States
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Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756-0001, United States
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Doernbecher Children's Hospital
Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
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Duke Children's Hospital and Health Center
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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Florida Hospital for Children
Orlando, Florida, 32803, United States
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Holtz Children's Hospital
Miami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Johns Hopkins Children's Center
Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Lucile Salter Packard Children's Hospital at Stanford
Palo Alto, California, 94304-0126, United States
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Medical City Children's Hospital
Dallas, Texas, 75230, United States
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Monroe Carell, Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt
Nashville, Tennessee, 37232-9075, United States
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Nemours/Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children
Wilmington, Delaware, 19803, United States
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Primary Children's Medical Center
Salt Lake City, Utah, 84113, United States
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St. Louis Children's Hospital
St Louis, Missouri, 63110, United States
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The Children's Hospital at Montefiore
The Bronx, New York, 10467, United States
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University Medical Center, The University of Arizona
Tucson, Arizona, 85724, United States
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University of California Davis Medical Center
Sacramento, California, 95817, United States
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University of Maryland Hospital for Children
Baltimore, Maryland, 21201-1595, United States
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University of Massachusetts Memorial Children's Medical Center
Worcester, Massachusetts, 01655, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, Nebraska, 68114, United States
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Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital
New Haven, Connecticut, 06520-8064, United States