Clinical trials: Prehospital Emergency Medical Services
Heart Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital, Wounds and Injuries
Pediatric Prehospital Airway Resuscitation Trial
This study is a Phase 3, multi-center, Bayesian Adaptive Sequential Platform Trial testing the effectiveness of different prehospital airway management strategies in the care of critically ill children.
- Conditions
- Heart Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital, Wounds and Injuries, Respiratory Insufficiency in Children, Child, Only
- Trial name
- Pedi-PART (NCT06364280)
- Testing
- BVM, SGA, ETI
- Where
- 10 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
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
Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia
The Emergency Call on Drowning
This study aims to 1) describe patient-, setting-, and dispatcher-related characteristics in drowning-related emergency calls to the Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre (1-1-2 emergency phone) and 2) factors associated with 30-day…
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near, Drowning; Asphyxia
- Trial name
- DROWN_CALL (NCT06310486)
- Testing
- Drowning-related OHCA, Drowning-related non-OHCA
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest After Initial Successful Resuscitation, Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
RESTORE-ZG: Return of Effective Spontaneous Circulation Resuscitation Evaluation Canton of Zug
This study looked at cardiac arrest that happens outside a hospital. Cardiac arrest means the heart suddenly stops pumping blood. When this happens, a person collapses and needs help right away.
- Conditions
- Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest After Initial Successful Resuscitation, Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Out of Hospital Setting, Defibrillation
- Trial name
- RESTORE-ZG (NCT07750119)
- Testing
- Prehospital resuscitation care
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Felix Brinkmann
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Prehospital Deaths From Spontaneous Subarachnoid Haemorrhages
In this study we aim to determine the incidence of fatal spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage outside hospital. Also, we aim to investigate these patient´s pattern of contact to the health care system immediately before their…
- Trial name
- NCT04052646
- Testing
- Medical condition: Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Drowning, Drown
Drowning Incidents in Danish Harbours
A recent study reported significantly increased mortality from drowning-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Danish harbours compared to other public places (e.g., public pools, coastlines, and lakes).
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drown, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near
- Trial name
- DROWN_HARBOR (NCT06312202)
- Testing
- Drowning
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
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
Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre, Video Streaming
Dispatch of Emergency Call Using Video Streaming Compared With Traditional Telephone Communication
In the Emergency Medical Dispatch Center, all EMS dispatchers were divided into one of two clusters with 11 EMS dispatchers in each cluster.
- Conditions
- Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre, Video Streaming, Emergency Call, Prehospital Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- CAM-VISION (NCT05742412)
- Testing
- Video streaming (smartphone camera), Telephone (telephone microphone)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20,539 people
- Sponsor
- Central Denmark Region
One-year Outcome After Prehospital Intubation
One-year Outcome After Prehospital Intubation
The primary aim of this study was to describe the long-term outcome of critically ill or severely injured patients not in cardiac arrest treated by an EMS physician.
- Trial name
- NCT02307123
- Testing
- Intubation
- Volunteers
- 483 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
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
Prehospital Emergency, Teleconsultation
Operation of a Mobile Telemedicine System in the EMS
The aim of the study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of the operation of a prehospital teleconsultation system in the Emergency Medical Service.
- Conditions
- Prehospital Emergency, Teleconsultation, Safety
- Trial name
- NCT01647854
- Testing
- Teleconsultation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 425 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Drowning, Drowning, Near
Developing an Utstein-style Danish Drowning Registry: Nationwide Fatal and Nonfatal Drowning Data Since 2016
This nationwide, registry-based study aims to link Danish Prehospital Drowning Data data with inhospital data to develop a Utstein-style Danish Drowning Registry.
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning, Near, Drowning; Asphyxia, Drowning and Nonfatal Submersion
- Trial name
- DROWN_INHOS (NCT06334276)
- Testing
- Drowning
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
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
Indication for Analgesia, Emergency Medical Service
Telemedically Supported Analgesia in the Emergency Medical Service
The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of telemedically supported and delegated pain therapy in the Emergency Medical Service (EMS).
- Conditions
- Indication for Analgesia, Emergency Medical Service, Teleconsultation
- Trial name
- NCT01644032
- Testing
- Teleconsultation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Drowning, Drowning, Near
Patients Treated by the Danish Emergency Medical Services Following Non-drowning Water Rescues From 2016 to 2023
Since 2015, all Danish prehospital EMS have used the nationwide Prehospital Electronic Medical Record (PEMR). In 2023, the investigators developed the Danish Drowning Formula (DDF), a text-search algorithm designed to search the…
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning, Near, Submersion, Submersion - Accidental
- Trial name
- RESCUE (NCT06327893)
- Testing
- Submersion or immersion in liquid
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Telemedicine, Triage
Mobile Transmission of Prehospital Vital Signs to the Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to examine if real time transmission of vital signs, ECG and chat communication between the prehospital ambulances and the emergency department has an effect on patient mortality, ICU admission…
- Conditions
- Telemedicine, Triage, Emergency Medical Service
- Trial name
- NCT02090452
- Testing
- Real time transmission of patient related data. Device used: MobiMed 3.1, manufactured by Ortivus AB Sweden
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Stroke
Prehospital Management of Stroke Patients by Emergency Medical Services
Annually 12.000 people i Denmark suffer from a stroke. Treatment for ischemic stroke is available, but only 12% of stroke patients receive it.
- Trial name
- NCT02191514
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 2,653 people
- Sponsor
- Emergency Medical Services, Capital Region, Denmark
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
Wounds and Injuries, Accidents, Occupational
Work Related Injuries Among Prehospital Emergency Medical Staff, an Observational Study
Ambulance personnel often work in a dangerous environment and work related injuries of emergency medical staff have repeatedly been documented.
- Trial name
- NCT01091610
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
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