AI tool could predict which hospitalized kids need urgent care
NCT ID NCT06771830
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Aug 14, 2026 · Updated 4 times
Summary
This study looks at whether a computer program called pediatric eCART can help doctors quickly identify children in the hospital who are at high risk of serious problems like cardiac arrest or sepsis. Researchers will compare data from before and after the tool was put into use, involving up to 30,000 hospital visits. The goal is to see if the tool helps improve survival and reduce time in the ICU.
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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 30,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2025
- 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.
- Ages
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Up to 17 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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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 (pediatric patients): * All pediatric patients scored on pediatric eCART (or eligible for scoring on either algorithm in the pre-implementation period) will be screened for study eligibility. * Patients eligible for pediatric eCART scoring include pediatric (\<18 years of age) patients * Inpatient locations Exclusion Criteria (pediatric patients): * Patients who are ineligible for pediatric eCART scoring * Neonates and birth encounters will be excluded from the pediatric eCART study Inclusion Criteria (nurse clinicians): * UW Health nurses who interact with eCART during patient care Exclusion Criteria (nurse clinician): * UW Health nurses no longer employed at UW Health
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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American Family Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGMadison, Wisconsin, 53792, United States
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