Clinical trials: Ambulances
Burn Out, EMS Exposures or Injuries of EMS Personnel
The Effects of Dog Therapy on Ambulance Staff Burnout Scores.
Problem During the COVID 19 pandemic, NHS staff have become increasingly burned out. Mental health is the leading cause of staff sickness and absence in the NHS.
- Trial name
- Pawamedics (NCT05438745)
- Testing
- Copenhagen Burnout Inventry
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Safety Issues
Standardization of Ambulance Equipment
The aim of the research is to find out what effect the standardization of ambulance equipment has on the speed of performing specific medical procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT04774900
- Testing
- Administration of oxygen, Administration of drug in a nebulizer, Securing intravenous line
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David Peran
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
Stroke Acute, Emergency Medical Services
Sex diffErences in prehoSpitAl Stroke MEdicine
Background: Stroke is a leading cause for individual, family and societal harm with huge health-economic impact. Immediate and correct prehospital acute stroke pathway initiation is key for treatment success.
- Conditions
- Stroke Acute, Emergency Medical Services, Sex Characteristics, Prehospital Setting
- Trial name
- SESAME (NCT06865950)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Universität des Saarlandes
Hormone Disturbance, Stress Reaction
Stress Response in Emergency Among Physicians in Helicopter and Ambulance Based Emergency Medical Systems
Stress reactions in emergency physicians will be measures using cortol-awakening-reaction, heart-rate-variability and standardised stress questionnaires
- Conditions
- Hormone Disturbance, Stress Reaction, Stress Related Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT03422952
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Stroke, Ischemic
EEG Controlled Triage in the Ambulance for Acute Ischemic Stroke
Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is the standard treatment for patients with a large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke. Direct presentation of patients with an LVO to a comprehensive stroke center (CSC) reduces onset-to-treatment time…
- Trial name
- ELECTRA-STROKE (NCT03699397)
- Testing
- Dry electrode EEG
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 386 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Resuscitation
Ambulance Crews' Experiences of Using a Mechanical Chest Compression Device.
Should a person have a cardiac arrest (where their heart stops beating) they require treatment of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR). This includes providing chest compressions.
- Trial name
- NCT04478786
- Testing
- Focus group discussion
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Northumbria University
ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Supplemental Oxygen in Catheterized Coronary Emergency Reperfusion
The aim of SOCCER is to evaluate the effects of treatment with supplemental O2 before and during acute balloon angioplasty (PCI) for patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI).
- Trial name
- SOCCER (NCT01423929)
- Testing
- Oxygen, Room air
- Where
- 3 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Healthy
Standardized Comparison of Triage in EMS
The objective of this study is to evaluate the reliability and validity of acuity estimates by paramedics employing the Canadian Triage Acuity Scale (CTAS) in the out of hospital setting.
- Trial name
- NCT00468780
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 928 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Pain, Acute, Trauma
Prehospital Analgesia in Adults Using Inhaled Methoxyflurane : A Feasibility Study
Pain is common and can contribute to both psychological and physiological effects if not treated. Currently primary care paramedics have limited selections within their pain management tool box.
- Trial name
- NCT04287803
- Testing
- Methoxyflurane
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 97 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Back Pain
Characteristics of Back Pain Callers
Back pain is experienced by approximately 80% of the population during their life. However, only a small minority (<1%) will have a medical condition (such as Cauda Equina Syndrome) which requires immediate medical intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT03474068
- Volunteers
- 7,120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Teesside University
Acute Pain, Ambulances
A Comparison of Three Regimens of Acute Pain Management: Methoxyflurane; Intranasal Fentanyl; Intravenous Morphine
The study rationale is to provide evidence for early, safe and effective pain management in the ambulance service with non-invasive and fast acting analgesics.
- Trial name
- PreMeFen (NCT05137184)
- Testing
- Methoxyflurane, Fentanyl, Morphine hydrochloride
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 338 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Acute Illness, Acute Injury
Videoconferencing Between Ambulances and Physician at the Emergency Medical Dispatch Center, Effects on On-Site Patient Treatment and Patterns of Referral
The prehospital resources are limited. The emergency medical dispatch center (EMDC) is manned by qualified health care personnel around the clock.
- Trial name
- NCT02095067
- Testing
- Video consultation
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Cardiac Arrest
Intraosseous vs Intravenous Access for Cardiac Arrest Treatment
In patients with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Singapore, investigators aim to assess the benefit of introducing a resuscitation protocol including the use of intravenous (IV) access and/or intraosseous (IO) vascular access…
- Trial name
- NCT02088736
- Testing
- Intraosseous, Intravenous
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 1,103 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Resuscitative Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta in Non-traumatic Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
The primary aim of this study is to investigate the feasibility and complications of inserting a REBOA-catheter to patients suffering from non-traumatic out-of-hospital cardiac arrest, by anesthesiologist working in the…
- Trial name
- REBOA (NCT03534011)
- Testing
- Resuscitative Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta, REBOA catheter
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Stroke, Acute, Stroke Ischemic
Tenecteplase Versus Alteplase for Stroke Thrombolysis Evaluation Trial in the Ambulance
Ischemic stroke is a major health burden globally and in Australia. Treatment for ischemic stroke is time critical and is significantly more effective if administered within the first 90 minutes of symptom onset.
- Trial name
- TASTEa (NCT04071613)
- Testing
- Tenecteplase, Intravenous tissue plasminogen activator (tPA)
- Where
- 5 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Melbourne Health
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Use of Blood Ketone Meters to Improve Ambulance Hyperglycaemia Care
In this KARMA2 feasibility study the investigators are testing whether ambulance staff can reliably and safely identify patients at high risk of diabetic ketoacidosis using blood ketone meters and start fluid (saline) therapy…
- Trial name
- KARMA2 (NCT04940897)
- Testing
- Use of CareSens ketone meter
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 420 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East of England Ambulance Service NHS Trust
Chest Pain, Electrocardiography
Timely Acquirement of 12-lead ECG Using Patchy-type Wireless Device by Emergency Medical Technician in Ambulance
In this study, the investigators compare timely acquirement and effectiveness of 12-lead ECG using patchy-type wireless versus using defibrillator which contain ECG examination function in ambulance.
- Trial name
- NCT04114760
- Testing
- patchy-type wireless ECG, defibrillator ECG
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Emergencies, mHealth
Feasibility and Efficacy of Ambulance-Based m-Health for Pediatric Emergencies (FEAMER) Trial
Investigators hypothesize that in a low-resource setting, linking ambulances that transport acutely ill children to a remote pediatric emergency physician using a simple audio-video device will improve the quality of these…
- Conditions
- Emergencies, mHealth, Child Health, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- FEAMER (NCT07027813)
- Testing
- Telemedicine, Control
- Where
- 3 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Acute Pain
Penthrox Versus Tramadol for SCDF
Introduction Current practice in Singapore Emergency Ambulance Service (EAS) includes the use of analgesia delivered via inhalation Enthanox (Nitrous Oxide).
- Trial name
- PENTRA (NCT01887951)
- Testing
- Penthrox Inhaler, Tramadol Injection
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 380 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital