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NCT04192799 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Comparative Effectiveness of Direct Admission & Admission Through Emergency Departments for Children

A NA study, sponsored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1,997
Enrollment target

NCT04192799: Completed NA study, sponsored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

NCT04192799 is a NA study that has completed, run by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center. The registered enrollment target is 1,997 participants, above the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (42% higher). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT04192799, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center.

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
1,997 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

At a national level, emergency departments (EDs) serve as the portal of hospital admission for 75% of hospitalized children. The remainder occur via direct admission, defined as admission to hospital without first receiving care in the hospital's ED. The overall goals of this research are to: (i) implement pediatric direct admission systems at 3 hospitals, (ii) compare the timeliness of healthcare delivery for children who are admitted directly and through emergency departments, (iii) determine which patient populations achieve the greatest benefits from direct admission, and (iv) identify barriers and facilitators of successful implementation.

Primary Outcome

Length of time from arrival at the hospital until time of first antibiotics, IV placement, fluid administration, or other medications

Interventions

  • BEHAVIORAL Direct admission
  • BEHAVIORAL ED admission

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 1,997 participants
Start Date 2020-02-01
Est. Completion 2023-07-31
Phase NA
Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center

427 total trials

What the finished NCT04192799 record still lists

NCT04192799 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. Its 1,997 participants enrollment target places it among the larger protocols in the corpus, above the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (42% higher).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 2 interventions - of which Direct admission is the first listed.

NCT04192799 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT04192799 about?

NCT04192799 is a clinical study titled "Comparative Effectiveness of Direct Admission & Admission Through Emergency Departments for Children". At a national level, emergency departments (EDs) serve as the portal of hospital admission for 75% of hospitalized children. The remainder occur via direct admission, defined as admission to hospital without first receiving care in the hospital's ED. The overall goals of this research are to: (i) im...

What is the current status of trial NCT04192799?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 1,997 participants. The study started on 2020-02-01. Estimated completion is 2023-07-31.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT04192799?

The interventions under investigation include: Direct admission (BEHAVIORAL), ED admission (BEHAVIORAL).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT04192799?

This trial is sponsored by Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, which has 427 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT04192799's enrollment target sits among peer trials

1,997 54th of 2000 higher than 1,947 of 2,000 other NA trials

participants (enrollment target), bucketed by value

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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