Summary
The purpose of this study is to identify the optimal deimplementation strategies for an overused practice: continuous pulse oximetry monitoring of children hospitalized with bronchiolitis who are not receiving supplemental oxygen.
Conditions
Bronchiolitis Acute Viral
Recruitment Status
RECRUITING
Eligibility Criteria
Population 1a: Hospital staff who complete study questionnaires.
Inclusion Criteria:
* Nurse or physician fluent in English and employed full-time by the hospital, affiliated practice, or affiliated university who cared for bronchiolitis patients on a unit participating in the trial during at least 5 days of the most recent bronchiolitis season
* Hospital administrator fluent in English who oversaw the care of bronchiolitis on a local level (e.g. nurse manager) or a hospital level (e.g. Chief Quality and Safety Officer)
Exclusion Criteria:
• Under the direct supervision of study or site principal investigator(s)
Population 1b: Hospital staff who participate in qualitative interviews
In Aim 2, we will conduct semi-structured interviews with physicians and nurses who provide care to bronchiolitis patients in participating units at the 5 hospitals with the highest and 3 hospitals with the lowest sustainability (8 hospitals total; up to maximum of 8 interviews/hospital). Maximum anticipated enrollment 64.
Inclusion criteria:
* Nurses or Physicians who cared for bronchiolitis patients on a unit participating in the trial during at least 5 days of the most recent bronchiolitis season
* Employed full-time by the hospital, affiliated practice, or affiliated university
* Fluent in English
Exclusion criteria:
• No exclusion criteria
Population 2a: Bronchiolitis patients directly observed while not receiving supplemental oxygen ("in room air," for primary trial outcome)
Inclusion Criteria:
* Infants and children 2 months through 23 months old
* Hospitalized on non-ICU wards participating in the trial
* Cared for by generalist inpatient services (e.g. general pediatrics, hospital medicine)
* Primary diagnosis of bronchiolitis in most recent physician progress note
* Not actively receiving supplemental oxygen ("in room air")
* Last documented receipt of supplemental oxygen \>1 hour prior to direct observational data collection
Exclusion Criteria:
* Documented apnea or cyanosis during the current illness
* Extreme prematurity (\<28 weeks completed gestation)
* Cardiac disease
* Pulmonary hypertension
* Chronic lung disease
* Home oxygen requirement
* Neuromuscular disease
* Immunodeficiency
* Cancer
* Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 (Covid-19 / SARS-CoV-2)-related illness (known or suspected, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in children multi-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)
Population 2b: Bronchiolitis patients directly observed while receiving supplemental oxygen (for underuse evaluation).
Inclusion Criteria:
* Infants and children 2 months through 23 months old
* Hospitalized on non-ICU wards participating in the trial
* Cared for by generalist inpatient services (e.g. general pediatrics, hospital medicine)
* Primary diagnosis of bronchiolitis in most recent physician progress note
* Actively receiving ≥2 Liters/minute (2L/min) supplemental oxygen or 21% room air flow
Exclusion Criteria:
* Extreme prematurity (\<28 weeks completed gestation)
* Cardiac disease
* Pulmonary hypertension
* Chronic lung disease
* Home oxygen requirement
* Neuromuscular disease
* Immunodeficiency
* Cancer
* Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 \[Covid-19 / SARS-CoV-2 (known or suspected)\]
Population 3: Parents or guardians of bronchiolitis patients who participate in qualitative interviews.
Inclusion Criteria:
* Their child was hospitalized for bronchiolitis on a unit participating in the trial during the most recent bronchiolitis season
* Their child was found to be in room air during Aim 1 data collection
* Fluent in English
Exclusion criteria:
• They are an employee of the hospital or a hospital volunteer
Intervention
Intervention Type
Intervention Name
BEHAVIORAL
Educational Outreach
BEHAVIORAL
Audit & Feedback (unit level)
BEHAVIORAL
Audit & Feedback (real time, individual-level)
BEHAVIORAL
Clinical Pathway Integrated into Electronic Health Record
Phase
NA
Gender
ALL
Min Age
2 Months
Max Age
N/A
Download Date
2024-06-04
Principal Investigator
Patty Stoeck, MD
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Primary Contact Information
patricia.stoeck@childrens.harvard.edu
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