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NCT number NCT05960994
Other study ID # 5535-23
Secondary ID
Status Not yet recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date November 1, 2023
Est. completion date February 28, 2026

Study information

Verified date June 2023
Source Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Contact Renato CF Chaves, MD, MBA.
Phone +5511984481068
Email renato.carneiro@einstein.br
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The objective of this study is to assess whether an intervention package via telemedicine consisting of daily multidisciplinary rounds with a specialist in intensive care medicine, an intervention package provided by a specialized multiprofessional team (nursing, physical therapy and clinical pharmacy) and a management intervention package, focused on quality and safety, reduces the length of stay in ICU patients in Brazil. Our hypothesis is that the intervention package via telemedicine has the potential to decrease the length of stay in ICU patients in Brazil. The study provides for the implementation of three interventions in association via telemedicine. - Daily multidisciplinary rounds conducted by a physician specialized in intensive care medicine - Intervention package by specialized multidisciplinary team (nursing, physiotherapy and clinical pharmacy). - Management intervention package (quality and safety). The main questions it aims to answer are: - Length of stay in ICU, measured in days, considering the time interval between admission to the ICU and the moment of physical transfer of the patient to another hospital admission area or external transfer. - ICU mortality. - Mechanical ventilation free time at 28 days. - Ventilator-associated events. - Patient Mobilization Density. - Standard resource use. - Standardized mortality rate.


Description:

BACKGROUND: ICU beds represent a scarce and high cost resource. This scenario is aggravated by the scarcity and heterogeneous distribution of specialists in intensive care medicine in Brazil. Telemedicine is an innovative and promising technology, with the possibility of making the daily multidisciplinary round accessible with the presence of intensive care medicine specialists throughout the national territory. In a previous study (Telescope Trial I), it was demonstrated that daily multidisciplinary round conducted via telemedicine by a remotely located medical specialist is a safe and feasible practice. However, little is known about different modalities of telemedicine care in the ICU environment, more specifically, about the impact of interventions performed by a multidisciplinary team (non-medical) and management interventions (quality and safety). SAMPLE SIZE CALCULATION: A total sample size of 18,750 to 25,000 patients will be considered to detect a reduction in the length of stay in the ICU on a logarithmic scale of 0.1479 (equivalent to a 1.1-day reduction compared to the baseline), resulting from the intervention package with a significance level of 5% and a minimum power of 95%. This variation in total sample size is due to different estimates of patients per period in the 25 Brazilian ICUs in question. It is estimated that there will be a variation of 30 to 40 patients recruited per month per ICU. PRIMARY OUTCOME: Length of stay in the ICU, measured in days, considering the time interval between admission to the ICU and the moment of physical transfer of the patient to another hospital admission area or external transfer. SECONDARY OUTCOMES: - ICU mortality. - Mechanical ventilation free time in 28 days. - Ventilator-associated events. - Patient Mobilization Density. - Standard resource use. - Standardized mortality rate. EXPLORATORY OUTCOMES: - In-hospital mortality. - Adherence to elevated bedside. - Adequate prevention of venous thromboembolism. - Accidental extubation rate. - Rate of patients with adequate glycemic control (defined as blood glucose <70mg/dl to >180mg/dl). - Rate of patients - day receiving oral or enteral diet. - Rate of patient-day under adequate sedation [defined by Richmond agitation and sedation scale (RASS) = -3 to +]. - Rate of patients on oxygen therapy in normoxia [defined as peripheral oxygen saturation (SpO2) ≤92% to ≥96%]. - Rate of ICU readmission within 48 hours. - Rate of early reintubation (<48h after extubation). - Rate of central venous catheter use. - Rate of indwelling urinary catheter use. - Central venous catheter use time. - Time of indwelling urinary catheter use. STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: All analyses will be described in detail in a statistical analysis plan, which will be finalized and submitted for publication before the database is closed and analyses begin. The primary statistical analyses will be conducted according to the intention-to-treat principle. Since ICUs will be randomized (not patients) and outcomes will be measured at the patient level, all analyses will be adjusted for clustering of data. The primary outcome, length of ICU stay, will be analyzed at the individual level using a generalized linear mixed model, including as fixed effect the group, and considering distributions that can fit an expected right skewness (such as truncated Poisson, Gamma or inverse Gaussian distribution, etc.), choosing the best fit according to model parameters. The goal of the mixed model is to be able to fit random vectors, taking into account the correlation of the observations of individuals in the same cluster. Thus, the model will have as random effect an intercept for each unit. To consider an eventual lack of balance, we will adjust the analysis model for the factors used in the stratification and for the outcome value at the unit level in the pre-randomization period (i.e., mean length of stay in the ICU of each unit), as suggested by the literature. Additionally, we will adjust for factors that have a correlation with length of stay, aiming to decrease variability between units, thus impacting intra cluster correlation and increasing the power of the study. The adjustment factors will be defined after the pre-randomization period data collection, and reported in a statistical analysis plan, published before closing the study database, as specified above. These factors are about severity (SAPS 3) and clinical or surgical profile. In the event of a significant amount of missing data on the primary endpoint, the analysis will be re-evaluated after using multiple imputation with chained equations, assuming that the data will be missing at random. Data collected during the transition period will not be analyzed for primary, secondary or exploratory endpoints. Sensitivity analyses and subgroups for the primary outcome: We will define, a priori, the following subgroups for analysis of the primary outcome: A - ICU length of stay stratified by clinical vs elective surgical and emergency surgical patients. B - Length of stay in ICU stratified by three groups (lower, middle and upper thirds) of severity determined by SAPS 3 score. C - ICU length of stay stratified by mechanically ventilated patients on admission (invasive mechanical ventilation). Similarly, in all other analyses, generalized linear mixed models will be used. Analyses of the pre-specified secondary outcomes and subgroup analyses will not be adjusted for multiple comparisons, thus should be interpreted as exploratory. Due to the importance of the SAPS 3 severity score, we will evaluate the calibration of the model with data from the pre-randomization period. If necessary, we will recalibrate the model for the study population. The significance level for all endpoints will be 0.05. All analyses will be performed with R software (version 4.2.0, the version will be updated at the time of the analysis). REGULATORY STATUS: The study will be conducted in accordance with the principles of the Declaration of Helsinki and in accordance with the Medical Research Involving Humans Act. APPROVAL FROM ETHICS AND REGULATORY AUTHORITIES: The study will be performed according to the national and international guidelines. The Institutional Review Board of the Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein has approved this study (CAAE: 69575123.0.1001.0071). The participating centers will not initiate the study until they have obtained approval from their respective local Institutional Review Boards. The need for informed consent is determined by the Institutional Review Board of each participating center.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Not yet recruiting
Enrollment 25000
Est. completion date February 28, 2026
Est. primary completion date February 28, 2026
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria for Intensive care units: - Intensive care units from public or philanthropic hospitals. - Intensive care units with physician and nurses available 24 hours a day and physiotherapist available at least = 18 hours a day. Exclusion Criteria for Intensive care units: - Intensive care units with structured multidisciplinary round more than three times a week conducted by an intensive care physician (certified), documented in the medical record, with a fixed duration (>5 min / patient), using some supporting tool (checklist or standard form), goal oriented, based on established protocols, including all the patients admitted to the ICU. - Intensive care units already doing audit and feedback with specific planning. - Dedicated coronary care units/cardiac intensive care units or other specialized units (cardiac surgery, neurological, burned patients). - Step-down units or semi-intensive cardiac care unit. - Intensive care units without availability of substitute renal therapy. - ICU coordinator specialist in intensive care medicine and management training (MBA in Health Management or equivalent). Inclusion Criteria for patients: - Adult patients (= 18 years old). Exclusion Criteria for patients: - Admission for other reasons than medical (e.g., judicial cause, legal reasons, safety reasons). - Previously included in the TELESCOPE II trial (for the primary outcome analysis).

Study Design


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Intervention

Other:
Intervention period
During the intervention period, three interventions will be implemented through telemedicine. A daily multidisciplinary round conducted by a physician specialized in intensive care medicine. A intervention package administered by a specialized multidisciplinary team, consisting of nursing, physiotherapy, and clinical pharmacy. A management intervention package will be implemented, with a specific focus on enhancing quality and safety.

Locations

Country Name City State
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Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein Ministry of Health, Brazil

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Other In-hospital mortality Any death during hospital stay From date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Rate of Patients with Head of the Bed Elevated From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days 30-45 degrees in patients under mechanical ventilation
Other Standard hospital mortality rate Ratio of observed hospital deaths to expected hospital deaths From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Rate of adequate prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism Adequate prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Rate of adequate glycemic control Adequate glycemic control From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Patient-days receiving oral or enteral feeding Use of enteral or oral feeding From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Patient-days under light sedation or alert and calm Defined as a Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RASS) -3 to +1 From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Rate of patients under normoxia Defined as oxygen saturation (SpO2) between 92% and 96% From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Intensive care unit readmission Readmission less than 48 hours after discharge From date of randomization until the date of hospital discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Incidence of early reintubation Less than 48 hours after extubation From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Rate of central-line catheter use Use of central-line catheter use From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Rate of vesical catheter use Use of vesical catheter From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Duration of central line catheter use Duration in days of central line catheter use From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Duration of vesical catheter use Duration in days of vesical catheter use From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Rate of daily multidisciplinary rounds performed Daily multidisciplinary rounds performed From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Other Rate of recommendations performed, accepted and not validated / daily multidisciplinary rounds. recommendations performed during the daily multidisciplinary rounds accepted and not validated From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Primary Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay Time until discharge from the intensive care unit From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Secondary Mortality in the Intensive Care Unit Any death during Intensive Care Unit stay From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Secondary Ventilator-free days at day 28 Number od days if the patient was extubated before 28 days and remained alive at day 28. Ventilator-free days at 28 days was the day between extubation and day 28. If the patient dies or remains intubated within 28 days, the patient is awarded zero actual Ventilator-free days at 28 days. The outcome does not indicate if the patient was re-intubated or died within 28 days after being extubated. 28 Days
Secondary Ventilator-associated events Following the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) 2013 From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Secondary Patient Mobilization Density Density of mobilization activities performed. From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Secondary Standard resource use Calculated based on length of stay in the intensive care unit and adjusted for severity of acute illness From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
Secondary Standard mortality rate Ratio of observed deaths to expected deaths From date of randomization until the date of ICU discharge or death, whichever comes first, assessed up to 90 days
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