Simple computer alert may help doctors give better end-of-life care
NCT ID NCT05502861
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a computer alert that reminds doctors to provide palliative care for seriously ill patients in the hospital. Over 18,800 adults at high risk of dying within six months took part across six hospitals. The goal was to see if the alert helps patients spend more days at home and improves their quality of care.
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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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18,884 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Nov 2023
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- 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: * Age 18 or older * Inpatient or observation admission status at a study hospital * Predicted 6-month mortality risk moderate (e.g., ≥40%) or higher Exclusion Criteria: * Under 18 years of age * Inpatient primary service: hospice, rehabilitation, obstetrics, psychiatry * Patients that have died or been discharged before 0800 on hospital day 3 when the mortality risk is generated and enrollment occurs
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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