Digital checklist aims to prevent oxygen emergencies in 3,000 kids
NCT ID NCT06085326
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests a digital 'Smart Checklist' designed to help doctors and nurses safely place breathing tubes in children in intensive care. The checklist pulls patient information from electronic health records and gives real-time warnings about high-risk situations. Researchers will track whether the tool reduces complications like severe oxygen drops in 3,000 children across 6 hospitals.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Smart Checklist (digital decision-support tool)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could reduce dangerous complications like low oxygen levels during emergency breathing tube placement in children.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early implementation study, not a randomized trial, so results may be influenced by other factors. The checklist may not work in all hospital settings.
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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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About 3,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2023
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
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 19 years
- 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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Inclusion Criteria: All patients intubated in the PICU at participating sites Exclusion Criteria: Endotracheal tube exchanges, as this represents a distinct procedure
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How to take part
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The places running it
6 sites. 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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Akron Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGAkron, Ohio, 44308, United States
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Emory University
RECRUITINGAtlanta, Georgia, 30322, United States
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Hasbro Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGProvidence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States
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University of Arkansas
RECRUITINGLittle Rock, Arkansas, 72205, United States
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University of Nebraska Medical Center
RECRUITINGOmaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
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University of Virginia
RECRUITINGCharlottesville, Virginia, 22903, United States
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