Eliminating Monitor Overuse Trial (EMO Trial)

Last updated: February 12, 2026
Sponsor: Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Overall Status: Active - Not Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

Respiratory Syncytial Virus (Rsv) Infection

Bronchitis (Pediatric)

Treatment

Audit & Feedback (real time, individual-level)

Educational Outreach

Audit & Feedback (unit level)

Clinical Study ID

NCT05132322
21-018560
U01HL159880
  • Ages > 2
  • All Genders

Study 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.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Population a: 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, hospitalmedicine)

  • 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 observationaldata collection

Exclusion

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)-relatedillness (known or suspected, including multisystem inflammatory syndrome in childrenmulti-system inflammatory syndrome in children (MIS-C)

Population b: 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, hospitalmedicine)

  • Primary diagnosis of bronchiolitis in most recent physician progress note

  • Actively receiving ≥2 Liters/minute (2L/min) supplemental oxygen or 21% room airflow

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 orsuspected)]

Study Design

Total Participants: 9265
Treatment Group(s): 4
Primary Treatment: Audit & Feedback (real time, individual-level)
Phase:
Study Start date:
December 01, 2021
Estimated Completion Date:
August 31, 2026

Connect with a study center

  • Alberta Children's Hospital

    Calgary, AB T3B 6A8
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Alberta Children's Hospital

    Calgary 5913490, AB T3B 6A8
    Canada

    Site Not Available

  • Children's of Alabama

    Birmingham, Alabama 35233
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's of Alabama

    Birmingham 4049979, Alabama 4829764 35233
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Banner University Medical Center- Diamond Children's

    Tucson, Arizona 85719
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California Davis

    Davis, California 95616
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rady Children's Hospital/UCSD

    Encinitas, California 92024
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles, California 90027
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Valley Children's Hospital

    Madera, California 93636
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Orange County

    Orange, California 92868
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    Stanford, California 94304
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of California Davis

    Davis 5341704, California 5332921 95616
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Rady Children's Hospital/UCSD

    Encinitas 5346646, California 5332921 92024
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Los Angeles

    Los Angeles 5368361, California 5332921 90027
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Valley Children's Hospital

    Madera 5369568, California 5332921 93636
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Orange County

    Orange 5379513, California 5332921 92868
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Stanford

    Stanford 5398563, California 5332921 94304
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora, Colorado 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital Colorado

    Aurora 5412347, Colorado 5417618 80045
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Connecticut Children's Medical Center

    Hartford, Connecticut 06106
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital

    New Haven, Connecticut 06510
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Yale-New Haven Children's Hospital

    New Haven 4839366, Connecticut 4831725 06510
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington, District of Columbia 20010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's National Medical Center

    Washington D.C. 4140963, District of Columbia 4138106 20010
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago, Illinois 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Ann & Robert H. Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Northwestern University

    Chicago 4887398, Illinois 4896861 60611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health

    Indianapolis, Indiana 46202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health

    Indianapolis 4259418, Indiana 4921868 46202
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston, Massachusetts 02115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Tufts Medical Center

    Boston, Massachusetts 02111
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Boston Children's Hospital

    Boston 4930956, Massachusetts 6254926 02115
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CS Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor, Michigan 48108
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CS Mott Children's Hospital

    Ann Arbor 4984247, Michigan 5001836 48108
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Minnesota

    Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Minnesota

    Minneapolis 5037649, Minnesota 5037779 55404
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Mercy Kansas City

    Kansas City, Missouri 64108
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Mercy Kansas City

    Kansas City 4393217, Missouri 4398678 64108
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Dartmouth-Hitchcock Concord

    Concord, New Hampshire 03301
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock

    Lebanon, New Hampshire 03756
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital at Dartmouth-Hitchcock

    Lebanon 5088597, New Hampshire 5090174 03756
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CHOP Pediatric Care at Penn Medicine/Princeton Health

    Princeton, New Jersey 08536
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CHOP Care Network at Virtua

    Voorhees, New Jersey 08043
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CHOP Pediatric Care at Penn Medicine/Princeton Health

    Princeton 5102922, New Jersey 5101760 08536
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CHOP Care Network at Virtua

    Voorhees Township 5105860, New Jersey 5101760 08043
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Albany Medical Center

    Albany, New York 12208
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital at Montefiore

    Bronx, New York 10467
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cohen Children's Medical Center

    New Hyde Park, New York 11040
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Komansky Children's Hospital/New York Presbyterian Medical Center /Weill Cornell Medicine

    New York, New York 10065
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • NYP-Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

    New York, New York 10032
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Rochester Golisano Children's Hospital

    Rochester, New York 14642
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital

    Syracuse, New York 13210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Albany Medical Center

    Albany 5106834, New York 5128638 12208
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cohen Children's Medical Center

    New Hyde Park 5128514, New York 5128638 11040
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Komansky Children's Hospital/New York Presbyterian Medical Center /Weill Cornell Medicine

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10065
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • NYP-Morgan Stanley Children's Hospital

    New York 5128581, New York 5128638 10032
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Rochester Golisano Children's Hospital

    Rochester 5134086, New York 5128638 14642
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital

    Syracuse 5140405, New York 5128638 13210
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital at Montefiore

    The Bronx 5110266, New York 5128638 10467
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Akron Children's Hospital

    Akron, Ohio 44308
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati, Ohio 45229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus, Ohio 43205
    United States

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  • Akron Children's Hospital

    Akron 5145476, Ohio 5165418 44308
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Cincinnati Children's Hospital Medical Center

    Cincinnati 4508722, Ohio 5165418 45229
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Nationwide Children's Hospital

    Columbus 4509177, Ohio 5165418 43205
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital at Oklahoma University Medical Center

    Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital at Oklahoma University Medical Center

    Oklahoma City 4544349, Oklahoma 4544379 73104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Penn State Hershey Children's Hospital

    Hershey, Pennsylvania 17033
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CHOP King of Prussia Hospital

    King Of Prussia, Pennsylvania 19406
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

    Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15224
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Reading Hospital, Tower Health

    Reading, Pennsylvania 19611
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CHOP Grand View Hospital

    Sellersville, Pennsylvania 18960
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CHOP King of Prussia Hospital

    King of Prussia 5196220, Pennsylvania 6254927 19406
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Philadelphia

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia 4560349, Pennsylvania 6254927 19104
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC

    Pittsburgh 5206379, Pennsylvania 6254927 15224
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • CHOP Grand View Hospital

    Sellersville 5211420, Pennsylvania 6254927 18960
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

    Nashville, Tennessee 37232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt

    Nashville 4644585, Tennessee 4662168 37232
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Medical Center Dallas

    Dallas, Texas 75235
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Memorial Hermann

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston, Texas 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Children's Hospital West Campus

    Houston, Texas 77094
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

  • Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands

    The Woodlands, Texas 77384
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Medical Center Dallas

    Dallas 4684888, Texas 4736286 75235
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Memorial Hermann

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Children's Hospital

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77030
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Children's Hospital West Campus

    Houston 4699066, Texas 4736286 77094
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Texas Children's Hospital The Woodlands

    The Woodlands 4736476, Texas 4736286 77384
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Utah Valley Hospital

    Provo, Utah 84604
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Riverton Hospital

    Riverton, Utah 84065
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Primary Children's Hospital

    Salt Lake City, Utah 84113
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Primary Children's Hospital

    Salt Lake City 5780993, Utah 5549030 84113
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Vermont Children's Hospital

    Burlington, Vermont 05401
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • University of Vermont Children's Hospital

    Burlington 5234372, Vermont 5242283 05401
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Inova Children's Hospital

    Falls Church, Virginia 22042
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

    Norfolk, Virginia 23507
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU

    Richmond, Virginia 23298
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Inova Children's Hospital

    Falls Church 4758390, Virginia 6254928 22042
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of The King's Daughters

    Norfolk 4776222, Virginia 6254928 23507
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU

    Richmond 4781708, Virginia 6254928 23298
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle, Washington 98105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Seattle Children's Hospital

    Seattle 5809844, Washington 5815135 98105
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Marshall University

    Huntington, West Virginia 25701
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Hoops Family Children's Hospital at Marshall University

    Huntington 4809537, West Virginia 4826850 25701
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Wisconsin

    Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53226
    United States

    Site Not Available

  • Children's Wisconsin

    Milwaukee 5263045, Wisconsin 5279468 53226
    United States

    Site Not Available

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