TraumaTraumaDSNCT03357835
Trauma Triage Decision With Software (TraumaDS)
An observational study of Trauma and Triage, run by Derince Training and Research Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
It is intended to show that a computer software called Trauma Decision System (TravmaDS) for the determination of the urgency of trauma patients who applied to Emergency Medical Clinic gives more accurate, more objective, faster results than the triage scored by medical and non-medical personnel and to show the fact… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- What is being tested?
- Trauma Decision System
- How many people
- 1,000 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 Nov 2017to 30 Mar 2018
- Phase
- Observational
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Study population: all trauma patients who want to participate in the study
Who may be able to join
- all trauma patients who want to participate
Who cannot join
- who do not want to participate, who are not triaged, who leave the hospital before the treatment is completed
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Turkey (Türkiye)1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital
Derince, Kocaeli, 41900
Ahmet Akdoğan, RA, +902623178000 ext. 1015, ahmetakd@hotmail.com
Onur Karakayalı, Specialist, +902623178000 ext. 2104, dr_onurkarakayali@hotmail.com
About this study
Official title: Triage With Software Assistance To Trauma Patient Who Attending To Emergency Department
It is intended to show that a computer software called Trauma Decision System (TravmaDS) for the determination of the urgency of trauma patients who applied to Emergency Medical Clinic gives more accurate, more objective, faster results than the triage scored by medical and non-medical personnel and to show the fact that TraumaDS provides more patient satisfaction.
Read the detailed description
There are limitations in our routine standard of practice in Emergency medical clinic in rapid triage about the adequacy particularly in the patient group where specific and rapid decision-making, such as trauma. The process of evaluating the patients who are directed to the green area unnecessarily in trauma care by the physician is prolonged, the evaluation process of patients who are directed to the red area unnecessarily shortens but hospital resources are being used extensively. Therefore, in this study, it was planned to perform objective triage with a computer based scoring system. Triage scoring determined by the Ministry of Health (SB ), routinely performed by an emergency medical technician (EMT), will be applied when the patients are admitted to emergency services. According to this scoring, patients who need urgent care and who should not wait less than 15 minutes will be considered red coded, patients who can wait up to 60 minutes will be considered yellow coded, patients who can wait for 120 minutes or more will be considered green coded. To the other group, triage maintenance / evaluation will be done with computer software developed by us. All patients with trauma should be included in the study, demographic data, trauma mechanism and trauma type vital signs at the time of application of the patients will be routinely observed in both groups of patients. These observations are routine for this disease group and we will not undertake any interventional procedures or screening except special routine application for research purposes. The observation and file information will be organized by the triage staff in both groups at the time of the application of the patients. In this software-based program before working on the software informative training will be given to triage staff and for this patient triage handheld computers will be given to triage staff. In order for the referring patients to be able to see the entries made with the triage software a simultaneous large-screen monitor will be used. At the time of application, color codes indicating the urgency of the patients will be given according to the demographic data of the patients, the type of trauma and the vital signs were directed by the software program. As a result of the software program's direction, patients will be coded as green-yellow-orange-red area and patient care will be made in accordance with these codes.
- Being tested
- Trauma Decision System
- Keywords
- trauma, triage, software, emergency
- Medical subject headings
- Wounds and Injuries, Emergencies
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Trauma Decision SystemOther
At the time of application, color codes indicating the urgency of the patients will be given according to the demographic data of the patients, the type of trauma and the vital signs were directed by the software program. As a result of the software program's direction, patients will be coded as green-yellow-orange-red area and patient care will be made in accordance with these codes.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Normal Triage | Triage scoring determined by the Ministry of Health (SB ), routinely performed by an emergency medical technician (att), will be applied when the patients are admitted to emergency services. According to this scoring, patients who need urgent care and who should not wait less than 15 minutes will be considered red coded, patients who can wait up to 60 minutes will be considered yellow coded, patients who can wait for 120 minutes or more will be considered green coded. | |
| Software Triage | triage maintenance / evaluation will be done with computer software called "Trauma Decision System (TraumaDS)" developed by us. As a result of the software program's direction, patients will be coded as green-yellow-orange-red area and patient care will be made in accordance with these codes. According to this scoring, patients who need urgent care and who should not wait will be considered red code, patients who should wait less than 15 minutes will be considered orange coded, patients who can wait up to 60 minutes will be considered yellow coded, patients who can wait for 120 minutes or more will be considered green coded. Receives: Other: Trauma Decision System |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Difference between software triage time and traditional triage time
Investigation difference of triages made by software and normal triage
Measured: 5 minutes
Secondary outcomes (1)
30-day mortality
Defined as mortality within 30 days of arrival to hospital
Measured: 30 days
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted30 Nov 2017
- Study start1 Nov 2017
- Primary completion31 Jan 2018 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Mar 2018 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for TraumaStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Observational
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Enrolment
- 1,000 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Derince Training and Research Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Ahmet Akdoğan, Derince Training and Research Hospital
- Investigators
- Ahmet Akdoğan, RA, Principal investigator, Research Assistant
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03357835
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 2017/145
- Acronym
- TraumaDS
- Status last verified
- Nov 2017
- First submitted
- 13 Nov 2017
- Last updated
- 30 Nov 2017
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 30 Nov 2017. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Triage With Software Assistance To Trauma Patient Who Attending To Emergency Department
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT03357835
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- TraumaDS / 2017/145
- Keywords
- trauma, triage, software, emergency
- Study type
- Observational
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 1,000 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Derince Training and Research HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 Nov 2017 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jan 2018 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Mar 2018 (estimated)
- First posted
- 30 Nov 2017 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
It is intended to show that a computer software called Trauma Decision System (TravmaDS) for the determination of the urgency of trauma patients who applied to Emergency Medical Clinic gives more accurate, more objective, faster results than the triage scored by medical and non-medical personnel and to show the fact that TraumaDS provides more patient satisfaction.
Detailed description
There are limitations in our routine standard of practice in Emergency medical clinic in rapid triage about the adequacy particularly in the patient group where specific and rapid decision-making, such as trauma. The process of evaluating the patients who are directed to the green area unnecessarily in trauma care by the physician is prolonged, the evaluation process of patients who are directed to the red area unnecessarily shortens but hospital resources are being used extensively. Therefore, in this study, it was planned to perform objective triage with a computer based scoring system. Triage scoring determined by the Ministry of Health (SB ), routinely performed by an emergency medical technician (EMT), will be applied when the patients are admitted to emergency services. According to this scoring, patients who need urgent care and who should not wait less than 15 minutes will be considered red coded, patients who can wait up to 60 minutes will be considered yellow coded, patients who can wait for 120 minutes or more will be considered green coded. To the other group, triage maintenance / evaluation will be done with computer software developed by us. All patients with trauma should be included in the study, demographic data, trauma mechanism and trauma type vital signs at the time of application of the patients will be routinely observed in both groups of patients. These observations are routine for this disease group and we will not undertake any interventional procedures or screening except special routine application for research purposes. The observation and file information will be organized by the triage staff in both groups at the time of the application of the patients. In this software-based program before working on the software informative training will be given to triage staff and for this patient triage handheld computers will be given to triage staff. In order for the referring patients to be able to see the entries made with the triage software a simultaneous large-screen monitor will be used. At the time of application, color codes indicating the urgency of the patients will be given according to the demographic data of the patients, the type of trauma and the vital signs were directed by the software program. As a result of the software program's direction, patients will be coded as green-yellow-orange-red area and patient care will be made in accordance with these codes.
Study design
- Observational model
- Case-control
- Time perspective
- Prospective
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Normal Triage | – | –Triage scoring determined by the Ministry of Health (SB ), routinely performed by an emergency medical technician (att), will be applied when the patients are admitted to emergency services. According to this scoring, patients who need urgent care and who should not wait less than 15 minutes will be considered red coded, patients who can wait up to 60 minutes will be considered yellow coded, patients who can wait for 120 minutes or more will be considered green coded. |
| Software Triage | – | Other: Trauma Decision Systemtriage maintenance / evaluation will be done with computer software called "Trauma Decision System (TraumaDS)" developed by us. As a result of the software program's direction, patients will be coded as green-yellow-orange-red area and patient care will be made in accordance with these codes. According to this scoring, patients who need urgent care and who should not wait will be considered red code, patients who should wait less than 15 minutes will be considered orange coded, patients who can wait up to 60 minutes will be considered yellow coded, patients who can wait for 120 minutes or more will be considered green coded. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
- Study population
- all trauma patients who want to participate in the study
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- all trauma patients who want to participate
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- who do not want to participate, who are not triaged, who leave the hospital before the treatment is completed
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Trauma Decision SystemAt the time of application, color codes indicating the urgency of the patients will be given according to the demographic data of the patients, the type of trauma and the vital signs were directed by the software program. As a result of the software program's direction, patients will be coded as green-yellow-orange-red area and patient care will be made in accordance with these codes. | Other | Software Triage |
Primary outcome
Difference between software triage time and traditional triage time
Time frame: 5 minutes
Investigation difference of triages made by software and normal triage
1 secondary outcome
30-day mortality
Time frame: 30 days
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 30 Nov 2017.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Ahmet Akdoğan, RA principal investigator
Research Assistant
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
An observational study of Trauma and Triage, run by Derince Training and Research Hospital at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 30 Nov 2017. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
Results are not available in the source record.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Ahmet Akdoğan, RA (+905056773379, ahmetakd@hotmail.com), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Difference between software triage time and traditional triage time (time frame: 5 minutes). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 30 Nov 2017; AzTrials last refreshed its copy on 2 Nov 2026.