Mind maps may cut drug errors in Children's ICUs
NCT ID NCT07320196
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether smart mind maps—visual tools that combine drawings and keywords—can help nurses in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) safely administer high-alert medications (drugs that can cause serious harm if given incorrectly). The researchers will train 70 nurses and then assess their knowledge and practices before and after using the mind maps. The goal is to see if this simple, low-cost approach reduces medication errors and improves patient safety.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- smart mind maps (educational tool)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could point toward a simple training method to reduce medication errors in children's ICUs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early study with only 70 nurses at one hospital. Results may not apply to other settings, and the tool may not improve real-world safety.
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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 70 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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.
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Nurses on duty in the PICU (who directly handled HAM) irrespectively to their age, sex, educational level. Exclusion Criteria: * Nurses who do not handle with HAM
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