RecruitingNot ApplicableNCT04507737

Rapid Response Teams - How and Who?

Rapid Response Teams - How and Who? A Randomized Controlled Trial Examining the Composition of the RRT in a General Hospital

Sponsor

Nordsjaellands Hospital

Enrollment

1,500 participants

Start Date

Sep 1, 2021

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Conditions

Intensive Care Units Hospital Rapid Response Team Early Warning Score

Summary

This will be an investigator initiated One-sided blinded Randomized Clinical Trial. The study will examine the composition of the Rapid Response Team (RRT). the investigators will examine to see if a Critical Care Outreach Team (CCOT) consisting of an ICU-Nurse and a general ward physician and nurse are non-inferior to a Medical Emergency Team (MET) consisting of an ICU-Doctor and ICU Nurse as well as a general ward physician and nurse. The randomization will be done using an Analogue randomization sequence using sealed opaque envelopes with central randomization.The experimental intervention will be the CCOT. The statistical analyses will be done on the primary outcomes in the intention to treat population and on the secondary outcomes on an per-protocol basis exempting those with protocol violations.

Eligibility

Min Age: 18 Years

Plain Language Summary

Simplified for easier understanding

This study analyzes how rapid response team (RRT) calls in hospitals are handled — specifically looking at who attends the calls, what decisions are made, and what outcomes result. Rapid response teams are called when a hospitalized patient's condition deteriorates suddenly, and how these teams respond can affect patient outcomes. This is an observational study to improve how hospitals manage these emergencies. Participants are adult patients admitted to general wards (not intensive care or surgical units) who require a rapid response team visit. The study observes the process without intervening in care. You may be eligible if: - You are 18 years or older - You are admitted to a general hospital ward (not ICU, HDU, or surgical recovery areas) - You require rapid response team attention You may NOT be eligible if: - You are under 18 - You are admitted to a delivery ward or anesthetic department ward - You are in the ICU, HDU, post-op unit, or operating theatre - You are in the emergency department evaluation track (before seeing a doctor) - You cannot be randomized at the time of the RRT call Talk to your doctor to see if this trial is right for you.

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Interventions

OTHERRapid Response Team Composition_ ICU Nurse

In case of deterioration a Rapid Response Team may be activated. We will be examining the composition of the teams alternating between a MET or a CCOT.