Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative (MEDIC) Alert; Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
Not Applicable
Active, not recruiting
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Embolism
- Registration Number
- NCT06312332
- Lead Sponsor
- University of Michigan
- Brief Summary
This study is a quality improvement project to evaluate health care management of pulmonary embolism (PE) patients. The researchers are testing an intervention to determine if it prevents unnecessary hospital admissions.
- Detailed Description
The study team anticipates that there will be 5800 acute PE patients over multiple sites.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 14
Inclusion Criteria
- Participation in MEDIC collaborative
- Identified site physician champion
- Annual volume of acute PE ≥80 (measured in 2022)
Exclusion Criteria
- Pediatric-only hospital/ED
- No site physician champion identified
- Annual volume of acute PE <80 (measured in 2022)
- Existing formal clinical pathway for outpatient management of low-risk PE
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- SINGLE_GROUP
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Change in proportion of patients discharged home from Emergency Department (ED) 3 months Pre-intervention, Up to 18 months Post-intervention Reported by participating center indicating the proportion of patients discharged home from ED
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative partners
🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Michigan Emergency Department Improvement Collaborative partners🇺🇸Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States