Clinical trials: Emergency Medical Services
Asthma, COPD
Prehospital Emergency Care of Obstructive Respiratory Emergencies With the Use of Teleconsultation
The aim of the study is to investigate the quality of prehospital emergency care in acute respiratory emergencies, when paramedics are supported telemedically by an EMS physician.
- Trial name
- NCT01644045
- Testing
- Teleconsultation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Trauma, Cardiac Arrest
Airway Management Study in Physician Manned Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
An international airway management expert group has recently developed an Utstein-style template for uniform reporting of data from prehospital advanced airway management.
- Conditions
- Trauma, Cardiac Arrest, Emergencies
- Trial name
- AIRPORT (NCT01502111)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 2,333 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
Traumatic Brain Injury
Prehospital Traumatic Brain Injury
The aim of the study is to measure the effect of Finnish physician-staffed EMS unit treatment methods on traumatic brain injury (TBI) patient prognosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01454648
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 458 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Dyspnea
Artificial Intelligence to Improve Physicians' Interpretation of Chest X-Rays in Breathless Patients
Identifying the cause of breathlessness in acute patients in the emergency department is critical and challenging. The chest X-ray is central but challenging to read for non-radiologist physicians.
- Trial name
- XRAI (NCT05117320)
- Testing
- AI support
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Children with Medical Complexity, Child, Only
Emergency Care Action Plans for Infants with Medical Complexity
An Emergency Care Action Plan (ECAP) is a tool intended to be helpful to providers when treating a child with complex medical needs during an emergency.
- Conditions
- Children with Medical Complexity, Child, Only, Infant Morbidity, Infant Conditions
- Trial name
- ECAP (NCT06444282)
- Testing
- Emergency Care Action Plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
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
Suicide
PES Family Support and Follow-Up Program
The Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) Family Support and Follow-Up Program is a service delivery intervention that utilizes a multi-component approach to enhance usual care provided to youth and families at the University of…
- Trial name
- NCT03655119
- Testing
- Parent toolkit, Enhanced Care, Caring Follow-Up Messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 229 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Analgesia, Prehospital
Quality of Telemedically Guided Prehospital Analgesia
The purpose of this retrospective study is to analyze quality and adverse events of analgesia by telemedically supported paramedics in comparison to conventional treatment by on-scene emergency medical service (EMS) physicians in…
- Conditions
- Analgesia, Prehospital, Telemedicine, Ambulance
- Trial name
- NCT02928705
- Testing
- physician operated telemedical prehospital analgesia, prehospital analgesia by on-scene EMS physicians
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 381 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Status Epilepticus
Paramedic Treatment of Prolonged Seizures by Intramuscular Versus Intravenous Anticonvulsant Medications
The goal of this non-inferiority trial is to determine which type of routine care is the best for paramedics to stop someone from seizing.
- Trial name
- RAMPART (NCT00809146)
- Testing
- Intramuscular route of active treatment, Intravenous route of active treatment
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,023 people
- Sponsor
- Robert Silbergleit
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Trauma
AI to Improve Outcome From Traumatic Cardiac Arrest
This study evaluates data from patients in The Danish Medical Service electronical registry over a 6-year period from 2016 to 2021 with traumatic cardiac arrest.
- Trial name
- NCT05294575
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 31,200 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Acute Bronchial Obstruction, Asthma
Efficacy of Formoterol vs Ipatropioum Bromide Plus Fenoterol in Children (5-<12 Years) With Acute Bronchial Obstruction
To determine efficacy and tolerability of inhaled Formoterol vs nebulized Ipatropioum Bromide plus Fenoterol in cumulative sequential doses in asthmatic children (5-<12 years) with acute bronchial obstruction attending emergency…
- Trial name
- NCT00460577
- Testing
- Formoterol fumerate, fenoterol/ipratropium bromide
- Where
- 2 sites in Venezuela
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis
Recognition of Thrombectomy Candidate
Implementation of Finnish Prehospital Stroke Scale to Emergency Medical Services
The investigators have developed a simple prehospital stroke scale (FPSS), containing 5 dichotomized items to recognize both large and small artery thrombi of the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT03520335
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Cardiac Arrest, Needle Stick
Needle Stick Injuries in Emergency Medical Service Practice
During the pandemic era, medical personnel should wear full protective suits. However, they limit the performance of medical procedures. One of the main questions is whether to use double gloves.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Needle Stick, Injuries, Glowe
- Trial name
- NCT04363788
- Testing
- double gloves
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Lazarski University
Acute Pain
Is There an Ideal Dose of Intravenous Fentanyl in the Prehospital Setting
In a previous study the investigators evaluated the apparent efficacy and safety of intravenous fentanyl administered by ambulance personnel and found that 58.4% (CI 56.4-60.4) out of 2348 prehospital patients treated with…
- Trial name
- NCT02914678
- Testing
- Fentanyl
- Volunteers
- 7,093 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Hemolysis, Emergency Service, Hospital
Hemolysis in Blood Samples in the ER
In this study, we aim to identify risk factors for hemolysis in blood samples drawn in the ED.
- Conditions
- Hemolysis, Emergency Service, Hospital, Emergencies, Blood Specimen Collection
- Trial name
- NCT01815931
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 2,800 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Trauma
Patients With Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Assessed by the Danish HEMS
This study evaluates patients suffering from traumatic cardiac arrest assessed by the Danish HEMS between 2016 and 2021. The primary outcome is 30-day survival; secondary outcomes are status at admission to the hospital and…
- Trial name
- NCT06023628
- Testing
- Danish Helicopter Emergency Service
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Emergency Medical Services, Airway Management
The Evaluation of Training an Emergency Reflex Action Drill in the Emergency Surgical Airway in Dutch Paramedics
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the effects of training an Emergency Reflex Action Drill (ERAD) for Emergency Surgical Airway (ESA) in Dutch paramedics.
- Conditions
- Emergency Medical Services, Airway Management, Cricothyroidotomy, Prehospital
- Trial name
- ERAD-ESA (NCT06645288)
- Testing
- Emergency Reflex Action Drill
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Fracture of Cervical Spine
Evaluation of the Safety of C-Spine Clearance by Paramedics
The goal of this cohort study is to evaluate the safety and potential impact of an active strategy that allows paramedics to assess very low-risk trauma patients with the Canadian C-Spine Rule (CCR) and transport them to the…
- Trial name
- NCT01188447
- Testing
- Canadian C-Spine Rule
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 4,034 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Emergencies, Health Personnel Attitude
THE EXPERIENCES OF PROFESSIONALS WITH REFUGEE PATIENTS
This study was conducted to examine the experiences and feelings of health professionals while providing care to refugee children and families in pediatric emergency service.
- Conditions
- Emergencies, Health Personnel Attitude, Child Development, Qualitative
- Trial name
- NCT05865587
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Emergency Service, Hospital, Child/Adolescent Problem
A RCT of a Combination of Analgesics for Pain Management in Children With a Suspected Fracture
MSK-I is the most common cause for ED visits for children with pain, with a child's risk of sustaining a fracture ranging from 27-42% by the age of 16 years.
- Conditions
- Emergency Service, Hospital, Child/Adolescent Problem, Acute Pain, Fentanyl
- Trial name
- CAST (NCT02985177)
- Testing
- INF2.0 + IBU, INF1.0 + IBU
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital