Clinical trials: EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Asthma
Randomised Controlled Trial of a Multi-faceted Community-based Intervention to Improve Asthma in Children
The objectives of this trials are to demonstrate, in children with poorly controlled asthma, that an intervention to increase the awareness and the impact of poor asthma control among parents and physicians of affected children…
- Trial name
- NCT00238888
- Testing
- asthma control awareness, Usual care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Heat Illness, Heat Stroke
Heat Emergency Awareness and Treatment (HEAT)
Investigators propose an intervention trial of a comprehensive education and treatment bundle designed to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with heat-related illness for low resource settings.
- Conditions
- Heat Illness, Heat Stroke, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Exposure
- Trial name
- HEAT (NCT03513315)
- Testing
- Implementation of Community-based Home Heat Bundle, Regular Community Healthcare provision
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 16,973 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
CPR Quality Assessment
Effectiveness of Chest Compressions With Standard vs Feedback-Assisted CPR
The objective of this educational clinical trial is to compare auditory (metronome) and audiovisual (TrueCPR) feedback systems with both standard CPR and with each other in a simulated environment, focusing on their effects on…
- Trial name
- NCT07029724
- Testing
- TrueCPR Multisensory Feedback Device, Ambu Smartman ALS Pro+ (AW301) Simulation Manikin, Metronome
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Betül Akbuğa Özel
Emergency Department, Clinical Pharmacist
Integrating the Clinical Pharmacists Into Emergency Department Teams
The "Emergency Department (ED) Pharmacist" is an integrated part of the ED interdisciplinary team in many countries, which have shown to improve medication safety and reduce costs related to hospitalisations.
- Trial name
- ED-PHARM (NCT04722588)
- Testing
- Introducing clinical pharmacists to the interdisciplinary ED team.
- Where
- 3 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 30,888 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Pharmacy of North Norway Trust
Aging
Reducing Potentially Inappropriate Medication Prescribing for Older Patients in the ED
This research is being conducted to learn which implementation strategy of EQUIPPED is most effective to improve prescribing practices of ED providers toward older Veterans and determine the factors influencing implementation of…
- Trial name
- EQUIPPED (NCT04004936)
- Testing
- EQUIPPED with Active Feedback, EQUIPPED with Passive Feedback
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Fatigue, Shift Work Type Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder
Does Fatigue Coaching Improve Functioning and Fatigue in Resident Night Shifts
Emergency Medicine (EM) requires 24/7 staff coverage resulting in healthcare workers' circadian rhythm disruptions that impair clinical and cognitive performance, physical recovery, and contribute to burnout.
- Trial name
- NCT06100809
- Testing
- Personalized coaching, Nutrition handout
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Suicidal and Self-injurious Behavior
An ED-based RCT of Lethal Means Counseling for Parents of At-Risk Youth
The National Action Alliance to Prevent Suicide recently released a research agenda aimed at significantly reducing suicide over the next decade.
- Trial name
- NCT03143283
- Testing
- Safety Study Lethal Means Counseling
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 575 people
- Sponsor
- Northeastern University
Fracture, Bone Fracture
AI Assisted Detection of Fractures on X-Rays (FRACT-AI)
This study has been added as a sub study to the Simulation Training for Emergency Department Imaging 2 study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05427838).
- Conditions
- Fracture, Bone Fracture, Dislocation, Fracture Multiple
- Trial name
- FRACT-AI (NCT06130397)
- Testing
- Cases reading, Ground truthing
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Charcoal, Decontamination, Poisoning
Activated CHARcoal in Poisoned Patient - Pilot Trial
The goal of this clinical pilot trial is to determine the feasibility of the clinical trial. Then the large-scale CHARPP will be conducted in order to determine the efficacity of activated charcoal as a treatment for acute…
- Trial name
- CHARPP-Pilot (NCT05471479)
- Testing
- Activated Charcoal, No activated charcoal
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Laval University
Emergency Service, Hospital, Medication Reconciliation
Medication Reconciliation in an Emergency Department: How to Prioritize Patients ?
Medication reconciliation has proven its efficiency in improving patients' care, especially for emergency patients. This study aimed to identify risk factors of unintended medication discrepancies (UMD) in an emergency…
- Trial name
- NCT03955965
- Testing
- Medication reconciliation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph
Renal Colic, Hydronephrosis
Emergency Department Ultrasound in Renal Colic
Renal colic is a common (1300 visits per year at our institution) and painful condition caused by stones in the kidney and ureter, and can be mimicked by life threatening conditions such as a ruptured abdominal aortic aneurysm…
- Conditions
- Renal Colic, Hydronephrosis, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
- Trial name
- NCT01323842
- Testing
- EDTU
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 414 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
Infarction
Myocardial Infarction Safe Emergency Medicine Accompanying Study: Providing Reperfusion Therapy Within the Recommended Time Limits
The project is a prospective observational study with the aim of system improvement. It represents accompanying research in connection with the implementation of Safe Emergency Medicine , - an initiative under the auspices of the…
- Trial name
- NCT07092904
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of North Norway
Craniocerebral Trauma, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Socio-Cultural Level, Health Literacy, and Parental CT Demand in Paediatric Minor Head Trauma
Minor head trauma is one of the most frequent reasons for paediatric emergency department visits worldwide. The PECARN (Paediatric Emergency Care Applied Research Network) clinical decision rule stratifies children with minor…
- Conditions
- Craniocerebral Trauma, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Head Injuries, Closed
- Trial name
- NCT07655310
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Bursa Yuksek Ihtisas Training and Research Hospital
Violence, Violence, Non-accidental
Optimization Study of the Wraparound Care for Youth Injured by Violence Program
This study is an optimization study to evaluate how a wraparound program for youth who have been injured by violence helps to change violence related attitudes and beliefs, change individual risk factors for violence and reduce…
- Conditions
- Violence, Violence, Non-accidental, Physical Violence
- Trial name
- NCT02573480
- Testing
- Wraparound care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Opioid-use Disorder, Opioid Dependence
Young Houston Emergency Opioid Engagement System
The Houston Emergency Response Opioid Engagement System for Youths and Adolescents (Young HEROES) is a community-based research program integrating assertive outreach, medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD), behavioral…
- Conditions
- Opioid-use Disorder, Opioid Dependence, Opioid Overdose, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- YHEROES (NCT04811014)
- Testing
- Buprenorphine, Naloxone Drug Combination, Individual Counseling, Peer Recovery Support Services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Asthma
RCT of a Written Action Plan vs. Usual Care in Children With Acute Asthma
The objective of the proposed large, high-intensity, randomised controlled trial is to evaluate the real-life effectiveness of providing a written action plan to asthmatic children discharged from the emergency department (ED) or…
- Trial name
- NCT00381355
- Testing
- Written Action Plan for Acute Asthma
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Sepsis
MEWS, qSOFA and Physiological Parameters Combination in the Emergency Room
In the development of sepsis treatment of recent years, the demand for medical manpower has increased significantly when patients with sepsis appear because of the expansion of medical care demand and shortened response time…
- Trial name
- qSOFA (NCT05584098)
- Testing
- qSOFA, MEWS and physiological parameters combination
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 950 people
- Sponsor
- St. Martin De Porress Hospital
Chronic Kidney Disease, Pneumonia
Proton Pump Inhibitor Use is Associated With High Risk of Pneumonia in Chronic Kidney Disease Patients
Chronic kidney disease is a severe medical problem in Taiwan public health issue, which the highest incidence and prevalence rate in the world.Proton pump inhibitors may increase the risk of pneumonia appearance, which were…
- Trial name
- NCT01588886
- Volunteers
- 9,000 people
- Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Crowding
Can the Point-Of-Care Chemistry Test (POCT) Solve the Emergency Department (ED) Crowding?
The hypothesis of this study that the Point-Of-Care Chemistry Test (POCT) may shorten Emergency Department (ED) length of stay (LOS).
- Trial name
- POCTED (NCT01402635)
- Testing
- point-of-care chemistry test(POCT) (Piccolo)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 10,244 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Pain
Trial of an Oral Sucrose Solution Versus Placebo in Children 1 to 3 Months Old Needing Bladder Catheterization
INTRODUCTION AND JUSTIFICATION The use of sucrose has been well studied for certain procedures in neonatal intensive care unit patients and in the newborn nursery settings, particularly for venous blood draws, capillary blood…
- Trial name
- NCT01544985
- Testing
- 88% sucrose po solution
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital