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Quality Improvement Care Bundles for Premature Birth (ABC-QI Trial)

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Led By Ayman Abou Mehrem, MD

Research Sponsored by University of Calgary

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Preterm Infants born at 32 to 36 weeks' gestation and admitted to the participating NICUs or postpartum units

Be younger than 18 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up year 2, 3, and 4 of study

Awards & highlights

ABC-QI Trial Summary

This trial is testing whether using quality improvement methods and care bundles will decrease the hospital stay for premature babies.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for preterm infants born between 32 to 36 weeks' gestation in Alberta's NICUs, as well as the healthcare staff working there. Infants with major birth defects or those needing surgery, and babies treated outside Alberta are excluded.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The ABC-QI Trial tests if quality improvement strategies and care bundles for respiratory and nutritional support can shorten hospital stays for moderately late preterm infants in Level 2 and 3 NICUs.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial focuses on standardizing care rather than testing new medications, side effects are not a primary concern. However, any changes in care may have indirect effects on infant health or recovery.

ABC-QI Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

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My baby was born between 32 and 36 weeks and is in the NICU or postpartum unit.

ABC-QI Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ year 2, 3, and 4 of study

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~year 2, 3, and 4 of study

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and year 2, 3, and 4 of study for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Length of Stay

Secondary outcome measures

Age at achieving full enteral feeding

Breastmilk use

Cost to healthcare system per participant

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ABC-QI Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Intervention Arm- Collaborative Quality implementation StrategiesExperimental Treatment6 Interventions

The study intervention is a constellation of collaborative QI strategies: 1) QI Team Building; 2) QI Education; 3) Implementation of 2 standardized practice care bundles (Respiratory Care, and Nutritional Care); 4) QI mentoring; and 5) Collaborative networking.

Group II: Control Arm- Current managementActive Control1 Intervention

NICUs in the control arm can continue conducting QI activities relevant to current practice and current standard of care, but without receiving the interventions until they transition to the intervention arm.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of AlbertaOTHER

886 Previous Clinical Trials

375,278 Total Patients Enrolled

Covenant HealthOTHER

5 Previous Clinical Trials

2,635 Total Patients Enrolled

Alberta Health servicesOTHER

157 Previous Clinical Trials

640,044 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Standardized care bundle- nutritional care Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05231200 — N/A

Length of Stay Research Study Groups: Control Arm- Current management, Intervention Arm- Collaborative Quality implementation Strategies

Length of Stay Clinical Trial 2023: Standardized care bundle- nutritional care Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05231200 — N/A

Standardized care bundle- nutritional care 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05231200 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Who is able to qualify as a participant of this experiment?

"The requirements for joining this clinical trial include a length of stay and being between 32 Weeks to 36 Weeks old. This particular study requires 9500 individuals in total."

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Does the candidacy for this medical trial extend to those who are older than seventy-five?

"This trial has a specific age range requirement; patients must be between 32-36 weeks old. Meanwhile, there are 185 clinical trials available for individuals under 18 years of age and 77 more appropriate for those over 65."

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Is there still an opportunity to enroll in this research endeavor?

"As indicated on clinicaltrials.gov, this medical investigation is no longer looking for participants due to its last update occurring on September 19th of 2022; however, there are currently 264 other trials open and recruiting patients."

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Recent research and studies

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Alberta Collaborative QI Strategies to Improve Outcomes of Moderate and Late Preterm Infants (ABC-QI Trial)

2023. "Alberta Collaborative QI Strategies to Improve Outcomes of Moderate and Late Preterm Infants (ABC-QI Trial)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT05231200.