Can virtual care cut hospital errors? duke launches massive study
NCT ID NCT07406074
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will see if using virtual care technologies in hospital units can reduce problems like patient falls, infections, and readmissions, while also improving patient satisfaction. About 10,000 adults admitted to six hospital units will take part, with three units using the new tech and three continuing as usual. Researchers will compare results over 12 months to guide future hospital decisions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 10,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Feb 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Feb 2027
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
Patients admitted to medical surgical floors
- Ages
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18 years and older
- 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: * Admission to the hospital on one of six clinical units Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 18 years old
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Duke University Hospital
Durham, North Carolina, 27710, United States
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