Children's National

I-DECIDE After Bronchiolitis Hospitalization

Purpose

Although automatic follow-up is a nearly universal practice, research has shown that these visits are often unnecessary after hospitalizations caused by bronchiolitis. Despite endorsement by national pediatric authorities, robust evidence, and family enthusiasm for as-needed (PRN) follow-up, it remains substantially underutilized for children hospitalized for bronchiolitis. The goal of I-DECIDE is to compare the effects of two multi-component implementation strategies, both of which aim to (a) increase PRN follow-up prescribing by hospitalists (physicians who care for hospitalized children) and (b) decrease unnecessary follow-up visit attendance by families.

Condition

Bronchiolitis Acute

Eligibility

Eligible Ages: Between 0 Months and 24 Months
Eligible Sex: All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Inclusion Criteria

Primary diagnosis of bronchiolitis, discharged by a generalist inpatient service from a non-ICU, non-emergency department, non-step down unit

Exclusion Criteria

Children with a history of gestational age <28 weeks, chronic lung disease, complex or hemodynamically significant heart disease, immunodeficiency, or neuromuscular disease - Children being discharged with home oxygen therapy

Study Design

Phase: N/A
Study Type: Interventional
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose: Treatment
Masking: None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

Arm	Description	Assigned Intervention
Active Comparator Moderate-Resource Implementation Strategy		Other: Moderate-Resource Implementation Strategy The moderate-resource implementation strategy includes educational outreach (including family-facing materials to support follow-up decision making), audit and feedback (review of clinician performance, captured in a structured report), and materials for clinical decision support.
Experimental High-Resource Implementation Strategy		Other: High-Resource Implementation Strategy The high-resource implementation strategy includes all of the moderate resource components, plus two forms of external facilitation: small-group facilitation and expert clinical decision support coach-led facilitation. In total, the high-resource implementation strategy includes educational outreach (including family-facing materials to support follow-up decision-making), audit and feedback (review of clinician performance, captured in a structured report), materials for clinical decision support, small-group facilitation and expert clinical decision support coach-led facilitation.

Recruiting Locations

Children's National and nearby locations

Children's National Medical Center
Washington D.C. 4140963, District of Columbia 4138106 20010

Contact:
Kristen Johnson, MD

More Details

NCT ID: NCT07243652
Status: Recruiting
Sponsor: Seattle Children's Hospital

Study Contact

Eric Coon, MD, MS
206-884-1223
Eric.Coon@seattlechildrens.org

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