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NCT Number: NCT04905095

CSAPG Early Warning Score

The Early Warning Score (EWS) has been shown in previous studies to be correlated with mortality and mean hospital stay, but it is unknown whether the implementation of the scale improves mortality and mean hospital stay.

This trial aims to study whether the implantation of the EWS in a regional hospital reduces the mean hospital stay (primary objective), mortality and complications (secondary objectives).

For this, an open clinical trial will be carried out in which the hospitalization floors of the hospital will be administratively divided into two sections (two study branches); the EWS scale will be implemented in the computer equipment of one of the sections of each floor, acting the another section as a control branch.

All the patients admitted to the participating hospital floors during one year will be included in the study. The mean stay, mortality and complications will be compared between study branches.

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Key information

Conditions

Undefined Clinical Deterioration Disease Attributes Disease Progression Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf

Vilafranca del Penedès, Barcelona, Spain

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Patients admitted during study period to the participant hospital units.

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

EWS

Other

Early Warning Score will be implemented in the computer system of the nursing station which belong to this intervention group. When the nurses enter the vital signs of the patients into the system, the EWS will be automatically calculated and an alarm will be displayed if an intervention is necessary, which is protocolized.

usual clinical care

Other

Nurses perform their clinical monitoring activities as usual. EWS will not be implemented in their nursing station

Primary outcomes

  1. Hospital stay

    Time frame: from baseline to hospital discharge, as much 3 months

    Average days of hospital admission

Secondary outcomes

  1. Mortality

    Time frame: from baseline to hospital discharge, as much 3 months

    Percentage of patients deceased during hospital admission

  2. Complications

    Time frame: from baseline to hospital discharge, as much 3 months

    Percentage of patients who develop health complications during hospital admission

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Consorci Sanitari de l'Alt Penedès i Garraf

Other

Registry information

Acronym: CEWS

Important dates

Study start
2021
Primary completion
2024
Study completion
2024
First posted
May 27, 2021
Registry last updated
Feb 12, 2025

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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