Behavioral Economic & Staffing Strategies in the ICU

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age19+
SponsorUniversity of Nebraska

About this trial

The overarching goal of this study is to support the "real world" assessment of strategies used to foster adoption of several highly efficacious evidence-based practices in healthcare systems that provide care to critically ill adults with known health disparities. Investigators will specifically evaluate two discrete strategies grounded in behavioral economic and implementation science theory (i.e., real-time audit and feedback and registered nurse implementation facilitation) to increase adoption of the ABCDEF bundle in critically ill adults.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Age > or = to 19 years at time of ICU admission

Received invasive mechanical ventilation while in a cluster ICU

Admitted to participating cluster ICU

Cluster ICU length of stay of at least 24 hours

Disqualifiers

Patient who is admitted to the hospital who is already receiving chronic long-term mechanical ventilation from the home, assisted living, or long-term care setting

Prisoners

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Realtime audit and feedback

    Behavioral

    ICUs randomized to this arm will receive and electronic dashboard that displays realtime ABCDEF bundle performance data

  • RN Implementation Facilitator

    Behavioral

    ICUs randomized to this arm will receive a RN who will assist with ABCDEF bundle implementation

Treatment groups

16,500 Participants
are divided into 3 treatment groups
Group A: Usual careNo intervention 0 interventions
Group B: Audit and FeedbackExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group C: RN Implementation FacilitatorExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Proportional ABCDEF bundle performance

Defined as the percentage of eligible elements a patient receives on a given ICU day \["bundle dose"\].

Time frame
27 months

Secondary outcomes

1

Complete ABCDEF bundle performance

Defined as a patient day in which every eligible element of the bundle was performed (i.e., 100% of the bundle versus anything less; yes/no).

Time frame
27 months
2

Duration of invasive mechanical ventilation

Days spent in ICU on invasive mechanical ventilation

Time frame
27 months

Other outcomes

1

Number of participants with new tracheotomy placement

Current Procedural Terminology code for tracheotomy during hospitalization

Time frame
27 months
2

advanced noninvasive respiratory therapy use and duration

The recorded timestamps for advanced non-invasive respiratory therapy using CPAP, BiLevel Positive Pressure Ventilation (BiPaP), or high flow cannula with oxygen flow rates \>20 lpm using a face mask or other airway that is NOT an endotracheal tube will be monitored. Specific data elements in the EHR relevant to advanced non-invasive respiratory therapy will be examined. This may include. * Clinical orders for the initiation of BiPaP * Respiratory therapy logs of pressure setting management * Ventilator settings and parameters recorded over time. Once the data is organized, the duration of advanced non-invasive respiratory therapy for each patient will be calculated using the following formula: Duration (in hours) = CPAP/BiPaP/High Flow Oxygen Initiation Time - CPAP/BiPaP/High Flow OxygenTermination Time

Time frame
27 months
3

Number of participants with an ICU mortality

A death event that is recorded in the electronic health record (EHR) that occurred after index ICU admission and prior to the index ICU discharge date and time

Time frame
27 months
4

Number of participants with a hospital mortality

A death event that is recorded in the EHR that occurred after index ICU admission and prior to discharge from the hospital on the index hospital stay.

Time frame
27 months

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Nebraska

Lead sponsor

Ohio State University

Collaborator

University of Iowa

Collaborator

University of Wisconsin, Madison

Collaborator

National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)

Collaborator