Clinical trials: Emergency Call
Respiratory Infection
Unclogging the Pediatric Emergency Room: Impact of Rapid Viral Diagnostics
Acute respiratory tract infections are among the most common problems of childhood, particularly among infants and children younger than 3 years, and account for most antibiotic prescriptions to children.
- Trial name
- NCT00278759
- Testing
- Nasopharyngeal washing for viral antigen detection by immunofluorescence initiated early in ED visit.
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 275 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
STI, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)
A Digital Patient Decision Aid to Increase Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing in the Emergency Department: The STIckER Study
This study is a pilot randomized trial of STIckER in which 40 providers (20 trained in using the STIckER decision aid and 20 providing standard care) will enroll a total of 140 sexually active young Emergency Department (ED)…
- Conditions
- STI, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
- Trial name
- STIckER (NCT06014177)
- Testing
- STIckER, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Unmet Need for Contraception, Uptake of HIV Prevention
Mobile Health Supported Self-care Among Tertiary Education Students in Zimbabwe
Young people of ages 15-24 years, particularly those in Sub-Saharan Africa, do not optimally take up HIV services (HIV testing, HIV prevention and HIV treatment) and contraception.
- Conditions
- Unmet Need for Contraception, Uptake of HIV Prevention, Healthy Participants
- Trial name
- MASCOT (NCT07403318)
- Testing
- MASCOT
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 16,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Last Year Medical Student
Use of Cognitive Aid Methods in the Management of Status Epilepticus
This study aims to evaluate whether cognitive aids improve the management performance of sixth-year Emergency Medicine interns during simulated status epilepticus scenarios.
- Trial name
- NCT07603843
- Testing
- Management of status epilepticus with paper cognitive aids, Management of status epilepticus with digital cognitive aids, Management of status epilepticus with no cognitive aid
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Brain Injuries, Pulmonary Embolism
Improving the Stewardship of Diagnostic Imaging Resources in Alberta Emergency Departments
Utilization of diagnostic imaging in the Emergency Department has increased dramatically over the past two decades, driven by an increased availability of advanced imaging, legal pressures to exclude serious diagnoses in low-risk…
- Trial name
- NCT02410941
- Testing
- Clinical decision support
- Where
- 16 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 52,058 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Injuries, Emergencies
Video-instructed First Aid in Emergency Medical Call Centers
Video streaming as an additional tool to telephone was introduced in some Norwegian emergency medical call centers during the spring of 2020.
- Trial name
- NCT05121649
- Testing
- Video streaming
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oslo Metropolitan University
Anxiety, Stress
Evaluation of Radiology Resident Anxiety When Beginning Emergency Room (ER) Call
The purpose of this study is to quantify levels of resident anxiety under the current system (take call alone) and compare results to a modified system.
- Trial name
- NCT00859066
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis
Non-Interruptive Alerts for Improving Use of Clinical Decision Rules
This study is an extension of a planned quality improvement project that aims to promote standard of care by increasing the use of evidence-based clinical decision rules amongst emergency medicine providers in the University of…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Embolism, Deep Vein Thrombosis, Minor Head Injury, Chest Pain
- Trial name
- NCT04702308
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Rule Alerts
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Perception of Inappropriate CPR: a Multicenter International Cross-sectional Survey
The primary objective of this study is to determine how often cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) is perceived as inappropriate by Healthcare Providers (HCPs) working in prehospital Ambulance Services and Emergency Departments.
- Trial name
- REAppropriate (NCT02356029)
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 5,882 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Emergencies
Livestreaming From Smartphones as a Supplement to Emergency Calls
The aim of the study is to analyse if live video as a supplement to emergency calls can improve medical dispatchers' situation awareness and enhance the assistance they provide including provision of pre-hospital resources.
- Conditions
- Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Emergencies, Unconscious
- Trial name
- NCT04061187
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 700 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emergency Medical Services, Capital Region, Denmark
Clinical Decision Support, Clinical Practice Guidelines
Professional Development in Emergency Medical Services
The ProDEms-trial focuses on nurses and ambulance drivers working in prehospital care, taking care on the one hand of patients suffering from time-sensitive critical conditions like STEMI, acute stroke or severe traumatic brain…
- Conditions
- Clinical Decision Support, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- ProDEms (NCT02365792)
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Support Tool for Prehospital Care
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Fracture of Cervical Spine, Fracture Dislocation of Cervical Spine
Evaluation of the Nursing C-Spine (Phase IV)
Neck injuries are a common problem among blunt trauma victims with more than 8,000,000 cases being seen annually in U.S. and Canadian EDs.
- Trial name
- NCT01353352
- Testing
- Clinical decision rule - clearing the c-spine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,633 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Appendicitis
EHR-based Decision Support for Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain in Emergency Care
Although appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children, its diagnosis remains a challenge and thus, emergency department (ED) providers increasingly rely on computed tomography to distinguish appendicitis from…
- Trial name
- Appy-CDS (NCT02633735)
- Testing
- Appy CDS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,940 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Non-technical Skills
Observation of Non-technical Skills in the Pre-hospital Care in the Czech Republic
The aim of the study is to find out if the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) crews are using the non-technical skills (e.g. communication, decision making, situational awareness etc.) in the real practice and how well they use…
- Trial name
- NTS (NCT04503369)
- Testing
- Non-technical skills
- Where
- 3 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 359 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David Peran