Clinical trials: Emergency Patients
Attitudes About CT Utilization
Patient and Physician Attitudes About Informed Consent for Emergency Department (ED) Computerized Axial Tomography (CT) Scans
Hypothesis: The majority of Emergency physicians and patients do not feel that specific informed consent should be obtained for ED CT scans.
- Trial name
- CT Consent (NCT01174836)
- Testing
- Educational session
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Lehigh Valley Hospital
Adverse Drug Event, Potential Adverse Drug Event, and Quality Measures
Emergency Pharmacist Safety Study
The Emergency Department (ED) is a unique environment in medicine, and many safety mechanisms used in other hospital settings cannot be applied in the ED.
- Trial name
- NCT00382434
- Testing
- presence of an emergency pharmacist in the ED
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,224 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Facial Lacerations
Cosmetic Outcomes and Patient Satisfaction After Facial Laceration Repair in the Emergency Department
Facial lacerations are commonly treated in the emergency department. The nature of the injury leads to a great deal of concern about the long-term cosmetic appearance of the wounds. Research Questions 1.
- Trial name
- NCT01514084
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction
Follow-up of Patients Bound for PCI After Implementation of a Helicopter Emergency Medical System
This study compares patients bound for Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) who were transported by either ground ambulance or emergency medical helicopter.
- Trial name
- NCT02512991
- Testing
- Helicopter Emergency Medical Service
- Volunteers
- 1,604 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Health Communication, Patient Discharge
AI-Assisted Discharge Documents for Children and Families in a Pediatric Emergency Department
This study compared two ways of preparing discharge documents for children and families leaving a pediatric emergency department.
- Trial name
- EA (NCT07874659)
- Testing
- Conventional Discharge Documentation Workflow, LLM-Assisted Discharge Documentation Workflow
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Pain, Fear
Intramuscular Injection-Related Pain and Fear
The study is an experimental randomized controlled study conducted to compare the effect of buzzy and shotblocker methods applied during intramuscular injection from on pain and fear level in 6-12 year-old children.
- Trial name
- NCT03915704
- Testing
- Shotblocker, Control, Buzzy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
Patients Requiring Urgent Vascular Access
Observation of Intraosseous Vascular Access in the Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of powered intraosseous vascular access (EZ-IO by Vidacare) in the emergency department for patients requiring urgent vascular access.
- Trial name
- NCT01235078
- Testing
- EZ-IO
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Vidacare Corporation
Concussion
Concussion Texting Study
This will be a prospective study of the implementation of a real-time assessment and intervention of a text messaging tool in mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI) patients post-discharge from the emergency department.
- Trial name
- texting (NCT03099733)
- Testing
- text message
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Ankle Sprains
Follow up of Patients After a Visit to Tourcoing Emergency Department for an Ankle Sprain
Ankle sprain is very common. In France, its daily incidence is estimated at 6000. It often causes pain, a temporary period of disability and can results in recurrence and chronic ankle instability.
- Trial name
- CHEVILLE (NCT04114552)
- Testing
- questionnaires
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Alzheimer Disease or Associated Disorder
Coordinated Emergency Department Transitions
The goal of this observational study is to learn the feasibility, acceptability, appropriateness, and adherence to a case management intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT06933849
- Testing
- Structured case management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,376 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Emergency
Primary-care-provider Identification And Notification
New York-Presbyterian Hospital has created a system that notifies its primary care providers whenever their patients are admitted to the hospital.
- Trial name
- PIANO (NCT01984645)
- Testing
- Notification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,023 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning, Anemia
Utility of Non-invasive Carboxyhemoglobin and Total Hemoglobin Measurement in the Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to determine the clinical utility of triage screening for anemia and carbon monoxide poisoning (COP) in the ED setting.This is a prospective, nonrandomized, multi-center study of the performance of…
- Trial name
- NCT03017742
- Testing
- Pulse Oximeter
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 813 people
- Sponsor
- Masimo Corporation
Asthma
Effect of Nebulized Budesonide and Oral Corticosteroids on Wheezing Episode Relapse in Children
Subjects aged 1-8 years who have been discharged from the emergency department/outpatient care facility with a diagnosis of asthma/bronchospasm/wheezing after usual standard care will be enrolled into this open-label, randomized…
- Trial name
- BudER (NCT00189436)
- Testing
- Nebulized Budesonide, Usual care (albuterol with or without oral steroid)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- Deborah Gentile
Critical Illness
Modified Pediatric Early Warning Score and Modified PRISA II During COVID-19 Pandemic
One of the most important factors in pediatric emergency units is the correct decision of the patient inpatient or outpatient treatment. If the disease progresses critically, the decision of hospitalization comes to the fore.
- Trial name
- NCT04876872
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 894 people
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Cellulitis
Study of New Antibiotic Regimen for the Treatment of Uncomplicated Cellulitis in Emergency Department Patients
The primary aim of this study is to quantify the effectiveness of Bactrim as additional therapy for the treatment of uncomplicated cellulitis in adults, by comparing: standard therapy plus Bactrim, versus standard therapy plus…
- Trial name
- NCT00676130
- Testing
- trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole, Cephalexin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality
Comparative Analysis of APACHE II and P-POSSUM
To compare APACHE II and P-POSSUM scoring system in emergency laparotomy.
- Trial name
- NCT02471612
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Tata Main Hospital
Emergencies
The Effect of an Physician-Nurse Supplementary Triage Assistance Team on Emergency Department Patient Wait Times
The primary objective of this study is to investigate whether the introduction of a physician-nurse supplementary triage assessment team (MDRN STAT) is effective in improving time-based performance indicators for wait times.
- Trial name
- MDRNSTAT (NCT00991471)
- Testing
- Interaction with MDRN STAT, No MDRNSTAT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Advanced Cancers, Pain
Compare Fentanyl Nasal Spray With Intravenous Opioids to Treat Severe Pain
The goal of this clinical research study is to compare fentanyl nasal spray with a standard drug given by vein (hydromorphone hydrochloride) to help reduce pain related to cancer in patients coming to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT02459964
- Testing
- Fentanyl Nasal Spray, Hydromorphone Hydrochloride, Phone Call
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Otitis Media, Urinary Tract Infection
ParentLink: Better and Safer Emergency Care for Children
The emergency department (ED) constitutes a high-risk environment for errors and poor quality of care. Pediatric patients are at increased risk of medical errors.
- Conditions
- Otitis Media, Urinary Tract Infection, Asthma, Head Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00457600
- Testing
- patient-driven health IT product
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
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