Who should lead hospital rapid response teams?

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 is a one-sided blinded, locally randomized trial comparing two rapid response team compositions: a Critical Care Outreach Team (ICU nurse plus a general ward physician and nurse) versus a Medical Emergency Team (ICU doctor plus ICU nurse and ward clinician). Adult patients on general wards who trigger an RRT call are randomized 1:1 at the time of the call using a centrally generated sequence implemented with sealed opaque envelopes. Primary outcomes will be analyzed in the intention-to-treat population, with secondary outcomes analyzed per-protocol excluding protocol violations. Investigators are blinded to allocation, although responding clinicians cannot be blinded to which team attends.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

* Admitted to any general ward of the hospital AND
* Aged ≥ 18 years AND
* In need of RRT attention

Exclusion Criteria:

* Age \< 18
* Admitted to the delivery ward
* Admitted to any ward in the anesthetic department

  * ICU
  * High Dependency Unit
  * Post Operation Department
  * Operating Theatre
  * Same Day Admissions - Surgery Ward
* Not admitted at the time of call

  * Evaluation track in Emergency department (prior to being seen by a doctor)
  * Out-Patient departments
  * X-ray department
* Any patient who cannot be randomized at the time of call

Where it's running

• Nordsjællands Hospital
  Hillerød, Danmark, Denmark Recruiting

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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.