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The Pediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes (PEGASUS Argentina) program in severe traumatic brain injury: study protocol adaptations during the COVID-19 pandemic for a multisite implementation-effectiveness cluster randomized controlled trial.

Julia Velonjara, Brianna Mills, Silvia Lujan, Gustavo Petroni, Michael J Bell, Nahuel Guadagnoli, Charles Mock, James P Hughes, Monica S Vavilala, Ali Rowhani-Rahbar and 1 more

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Article in Trials, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT03896789 (Implementation Fidelity and Benefits of the Critical Care Pediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes Program in Traumatic Brain Injury), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Implementation Fidelity and Benefits of the Critical Care Pediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes Program in Traumatic Brain Injury

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of WashingtonRan2019 to 2023Enrolled505ConditionsTBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)ArmsPEGASUS Program for Care
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Julia VelonjaraUniversity of Washington Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA. julialv@uw.edu.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7947-094X
Brianna MillsHarborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359660, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA.
Silvia LujanCentro de Informática e Investigación Clínica (CIIC), Rosario, Argentina.
Gustavo PetroniCentro de Informática e Investigación Clínica (CIIC), Rosario, Argentina.
Michael J Bell *Pediatrics, Critical Care Medicine, Children's National Hospital, Washington, DC, USA.
Nahuel GuadagnoliCentro de Informática e Investigación Clínica (CIIC), Rosario, Argentina.
Charles MockHarborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359660, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA.
James P HughesUniversity of Washington Department of Biostatistics, Seattle, WA, USA.
Monica S Vavilala *University of Washington Department of Anesthesiology & Pain Medicine, Seattle, WA, USA.
Ali Rowhani-RahbarHarborview Injury Prevention & Research Center, Harborview Medical Center, Box 359660, 325 Ninth Avenue, Seattle, WA, 98104, USA.
PEGASUS Argentina Study Group
University of Washington · USChildren's National · USHarborview Medical Center · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of this protocol is to describe the study protocol changes made and subsequently implemented to the Pediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes (PEGASUS) Argentina randomized controlled trial (RCT) for care of children with severe traumatic brain injuries (TBI) imposed by the COVID-19 pandemic. The PEGASUS study group met in spring 2020 to evaluate available literature review guidance and the study design change or pausing options due to the potential interruption of research.

methodsAs a parallel cluster RCT, pediatric patients with severe TBIs are admitted to 8 control (usual care) and 8 intervention (PEGASUS program) hospitals in Argentina, Chile, and Paraguay. PEGASUS is an intervention that aims to increase guideline adherence and best practice care for improving patient outcomes using multi-level implementation science-based approaches. Strengths and weaknesses of proposed options were assessed and resulted in a decision to revert from a stepped wedge to a parallel cluster RCT but to not delay planned implementation. DISCUSSION: The parallel cluster design was considered more robust and flexible to secular interruptions and acceptable and feasible to the local study sites in this situation. Due to the early stage of the study, the team had flexibility to redesign and implement a design more compatible with the conditions of the research landscape in 2020 while balancing analytical methods and power, logistical and implementation feasibility, and acceptability. As of fall 2022, the PEGASUS RCT has been active for nearly 2 years of implementation and data collection, scheduled to be completed in in fall 2023. The experience of navigating research during this period will influence decisions about future research design, strategies, and contingencies.

trial registrationPediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes-Argentina. Registered with ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier NCT03896789 on April 1, 2019.

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Brain Injuries, TraumaticCOVID-19ArgentinaChildGuideline AdherenceHumansImplementation ScienceRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicCOVID-19 pandemic impactProtocolStudy design changesTBI

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