New note system cuts errors in Hospital-to-Hospital transfers
NCT ID NCT05876429
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a simple tool—a standardized electronic note—to improve communication when patients are moved from one hospital to another. Researchers tracked medical errors and safety events in over 1,600 adults transferred to a large hospital. The goal was to see if better information sharing could reduce mistakes and improve patient safety.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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1,658 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2020
- Finished
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Jun 2023
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * source of admission is inpatient transfer from another acute care hospital * admitted to general medical service * admitted to cardiology service * admitted to oncology service * admitted to ICU service * age \>= 18 Exclusion Criteria: * source of admission is other than inpatient transfer * admitted to service other than listed above * age \< 18
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Brigham & Women's Hospital
Boston, Massachusetts, 02115, United States
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