🏛️ Verified NIH Record • Updated 2025-10-30
BrighT STAR LIBRA: Leveraging Implementation Science for Blood Culture Reduction Approaches (NCT06187662)
🔵 Active, Not Recruiting Observational / Diagnostic 🧠 Behavioral & Psychological Program Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This study will compare two strategies that target distinct determinants of blood culture overuse in an exploratory, hybrid, pilot trial in 8 PICUs. It aims to determine if there is any association between specific strategies used to reduce blood culture overuse on unit-wide blood culture rates, patient safety, and concurrently explore aspects of the implementation process (acceptability, feasibility, appropriateness).
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital — Los Angeles, California
Age range: 18 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- Checklist (BEHAVIORAL)
- Targeted Messaging (BEHAVIORAL)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (8 Sites)
- UCLA Mattel Children's Hospital — Los Angeles, California
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Mission Bay — San Francisco, California
- Nemours / AI DuPont Hospital for Children — Wilmington, Delaware
- Riley Hospital for Children — Indianapolis, Indiana
- Norton Children's Hospital — Louisville, Kentucky
- Kravis Children's Hospital — New York, New York
- New York-Presbyterian Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital — New York, New York
- Children's Hospital of Wisconsin — Milwaukee, Wisconsin
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.