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Risk for Short-term Adverse Events in Older Emergency Department Users

A study testing Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2) in people with Older People and Health Care, run by Jewish General Hospital at 1 site in Canada.

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Status not confirmed. The sponsor has not verified this record for over two years, so it may be out of date.

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Trial summary

This study evaluates the association between risk levels (i.e.; low, moderate and high) of Emergency Room Tool (ER2) and length of stay in older Emergency Room Tool (ER) users admitted to the medical or surgery wards of the Jewish General Hospital. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 75 years and older
Conditions the study is for
Older People, Health Care, Evaluations
What is being tested?
Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2)
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
5,000 participants
Where
1 siteCanada
Study dates
4 Jun 2019to 1 Jan 2025
Phase
Interventional
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 75 years and older
  • All sexes
  • No healthy volunteers
  • Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Being 75 years and over
  • An unplanned Emergency Department visit and to be on a stretcher.

Who cannot join

  • -Being 74 years and less

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Canada1 site
  • Jewish General Hospital

    Montreal, Quebec, H3T 1E2

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: Risk for Short-term Adverse Events in Older Emergency Department Users: '' Emergency Room Evaluation and Recommendation '' Cohort Study Database

This study evaluates the association between risk levels (i.e.; low, moderate and high) of Emergency Room Tool (ER2) and length of stay in older Emergency Room Tool (ER) users admitted to the medical or surgery wards of the Jewish General Hospital.

Read the detailed description

The Emergency Room Tool (ER2) assessment can be used by Emergency Department nurses taking care of older Emergency Department (ED) users on stretcher, and that ER2 moderate and high risk levels is associated with long length of stay in Emergency Department and hospital as well as hospital admissions.

Being tested
Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2)

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2)Other

    Emergency Room Evaluation Tool represents a screening method that will be used at the Emergency by nurses. This tool evaluates the health conditions of all the patients who are 75 years and over.

Study groups in NCT03964311
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2)OtherPatients who are 75 years and over, and who are brought to Emergency in stretchers will be evaluated based on the Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2).
Receives: Other: Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2)

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Short-term adverse events

    By using the Emergency Room Evaluation Tool( ER2), we will indirectly evaluate the length of hospital stay. The calculation will be done in days and hours.

    Measured: In around 30 days

Secondary outcomes (1)
  1. Usability of assessment tool

    Patients at Emergency Room will be valuated by using the Emergency Room Evaluation Tool(ER2). Based on the ER2 results, it would be evaluated the usability of the Emergency Room screening tool.

    Measured: 24 hours in Emergency

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted28 May 2019
  2. Study start4 Jun 2019
  3. Primary completion1 Dec 2021
  4. Study completion1 Jan 2025 (estimated)

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Other
Allocation
Not applicable
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
5,000 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT03964311
Sponsor's protocol ID
2020-1726
Status last verified
Feb 2024
First submitted
23 May 2019
Last updated
23 Feb 2024
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No

Publications

  • Launay CP, Galery K, Vilcocq C, Afilalo M, Beauchet O. Risk for short-term undesirable outcomes in older emergency department users: Results of the ER2 observational cohort study. PLoS One. 2021 Aug 11;16(8):e0249882. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249882. eCollection 2021.

    PubMed 34379629

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2) in people with Older People and Health Care, run by Jewish General Hospital at 1 site in Canada.

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 2 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 23 Feb 2024. 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 Canada. 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?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Short-term adverse events (time frame: In around 30 days). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT03964311, which also lists 1 linked publication.

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 23 Feb 2024.

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