Can a simple app let families catch hospital errors that staff miss?
NCT ID NCT05407129
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a new way for families of hospitalized children to report safety concerns using a mobile tool (email, text, or QR code). The goal is to catch errors and problems that hospital staff often miss, especially for families who speak languages other than English. About 656 participants will use the tool, and researchers will compare what families report to what staff report through usual channels.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 656 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient/Family/Caregiver who has been hospitalized on the study unit during the study period (within the past 24 hours) or hospital employee who works at the study sites * Participants speaking all languages are eligible Exclusion Criteria: * Admitted awaiting inpatient psychiatric placement * In state custody * Admitted for greater than 24 hours * Same day discharge * Covid positive * Previously enrolled in I-SHARE * Airborne illness precautions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Boston Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGBoston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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