AI and biomarkers join forces to spot sepsis in kids faster
NCT ID NCT05311046
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study will test a new AI-powered screening tool that uses biomarker data to help doctors recognize sepsis earlier in children arriving at the emergency room. Over 12,000 participants, including children with suspected sepsis and controls, will be enrolled. The goal is to improve early detection and enable more personalized treatment.
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 provide a faster, more accurate way to spot sepsis in children, leading to earlier treatment and better outcomes.
- What could go wrong
- The trial hasn't started yet, and the tool's performance in real-world ER settings is unproven. It may not work as well across different hospitals or patient groups.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 12,961 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Apr 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Mar 2029
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Those pediatric patients presenting to the emergency department with a fever and/or concern for infection and screen positive for pediatric sepsis based on existing institutional screening protocol.
- Ages
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3 months to 45 years
- 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: Patients 3 months -45 years of age, inclusive * Diagnosed with sepsis by a clinician or trigger a sepsis alert and a blood culture is ordered. Controls will be false positive patients. * For those patients that will be prospectively enrolled for blood sample collection: will require a venipuncture or intravenous line placement. Exclusion Criteria: * Patients participating in an investigational program with interventions outside of routine clinical practice * Patients with parents or LARs that don't speak English or Spanish * Pregnancy
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's National Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
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- A routine calcium reading could reveal how sick a sepsis patient really is