Can better ICU processes save lives and money? huge study aims to find out
NCT ID NCT07501494
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study is analyzing data from 26,000 intensive care patients to see if following certain quality care steps leads to better outcomes and lower costs. Researchers will look at things like patient health scores, hospital revenue, and costs per case. The goal is to find which care practices work best for both patients and hospitals.
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 study could identify which care processes in intensive care units improve patient outcomes and reduce costs, guiding better hospital practices.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it can show links but not prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to all 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 26,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Mar 2026
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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
Intensive care unit patients (2012-2022) from the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK) of Charité - University Medicine Berlin with a length of stay \> 24 hours.
- 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: * Patients with complete, electronically documented intensive care treatment data, including vital sign monitor data and laboratory data from the patient documentation system. * Complete, electronically documented treatment data for these patients from the hospital information system. * Data from cost and revenue accounting from the hospital information system, §21 routine data records. * Age ≥ 18 years * Length of stay \> 24 hours * Intensive care units from the Department of Anesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicie (CCM/CVK) of Charité - University Medicine Berlin: "M101I", 'MPACU', "WAN-S14I", "WAN-S8I", "WAN-PACU". Since the introduction of electronic patient records, some of these intensive care units have had different names (e.g., MAN-101i, MAN-103i, W1i). Exclusion Criteria: -none
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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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The official record
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Anaesthesiolgy and Intensive Care Medicine (CCM/CVK), Charite- University Berlin
RECRUITINGBerlin, 10117, Germany
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