Phone call checklists boost care for blood infection patients
NCT ID NCT06249451
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested whether having a study team call doctors with a checklist could improve how they manage patients with Staphylococcus aureus bloodstream infections. The calls reminded doctors of key steps like follow-up blood cultures, proper antibiotics, and imaging tests. The study included 124 adult patients at one hospital in Germany.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Checklist-based phone calls
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could provide a simple, low-cost way to ensure patients with serious bloodstream infections receive guideline-recommended care.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, single-center study testing a process improvement, not a new treatment. Results may not apply to other hospitals or improve patient survival.
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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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124 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2024
- Finished
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Jan 2025
- 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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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * ≥ 18 years * Inpatient treatment at the University Medicine Greifswald university hospital * First diagnosis of SAB in hospital Exclusion Criteria: * SAB already known before admission * Palliative management within 48 hrs after SAB diagnosis * Death within 48 hrs after SAB diagnosis * Hospital discharge within 48hrs after SAB diagnosis
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Greifswald University Medicine
Greifswald, Germany
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