Using Pictographs to Prevent Wrong-Patient Errors in NICUs

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of Pictographs, which are visual symbols combined with an infant's name and a color-coded border, in reducing wrong-patient errors in neonatal intensive care units (NICUs). The study employs a multi-site, two-arm, parallel group, cluster randomized controlled design, comparing clinicians who view Pictographs in electronic health records (EHR) to those who do not. The primary goal is to determine if the use of Pictographs leads to a significant decrease in wrong-patient order errors. Additionally, the study will analyze the effectiveness of Pictographs specifically for siblings of multiple births in the NICU.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* All infants receiving care in the study NICUs for whom an order was placed during the study period.
* All clinicians with the authority to place electronic orders in the NICU and who placed electronic orders during the study period.

Exclusion Criteria:

* None

Where it's running

• New York-Presbyterian Hospital
  New York, New York, United States Recruiting
• Johns Hopkins Medicine
  Baltimore, Maryland, United States Not yet recruiting
• Brigham and Women's Hospital
  Boston, Massachusetts, United States Completed
• Montefiore Medical Center
  The Bronx, New York, United States Active not recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Jason Adelman, MD, MS — Columbia University
• Study coordinator: Jason Adelman, MD, MS
• Email: jsa2163@cumc.columbia.edu
• Phone: 646-317-4803

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.