Clinical trials: Ambulances
Stroke, Ischemic Stroke
Biomarkers for Initiating Onsite and Faster Ambulance Stroke Therapies
Stroke is the first cause of death among Spanish women and main cause of disability. Reperfusion therapies of the occluded artery remain the only useful approach in acute ischemic stroke.
- Conditions
- Stroke, Ischemic Stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke
- Trial name
- BIO-FAST (NCT04612218)
- Where
- 4 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Ischemic Stroke, Stroke
Clinical Evaluation of EEG Device for the Triage of Stroke Patients in the Ambulance
Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) is the standard treatment for large vessel occlusion (LVO) strokes, but it can only be performed in specialized hospitals.
- Conditions
- Ischemic Stroke, Stroke, Cardiovascular Diseases, Vascular Diseases
- Trial name
- CROSSROADS-EEG (NCT06871969)
- Testing
- Dry electrode EEG
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 275 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Ischemic Stroke
Algorithm Development Through AI for the Triage of Stroke Patients in the Ambulance With EEG
Endovascular thrombectomy (EVT) enormously improves the prognosis of patients with large vessel occlusion (LVO) stroke, but its effect is highly time-dependent.
- Trial name
- AI-STROKE (NCT05437237)
- Testing
- Dry electrode EEG
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,192 people
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)
Trauma, PTSD
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms Among Rescuers at Risk
This cross-sectional, anonymous online survey aims to examine how salient variables influence PTSS, well-being, and suicidal ideation across the following professions of rescue workers: firefighters, ambulance personnel, police…
- Conditions
- Trauma, PTSD, Self Efficacy, Coping Skills
- Trial name
- NCT03842553
- Testing
- No Intervention: anonymous online survey
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,001 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Bern
Patient Safety, Medication Administration
Team Training and Medication Administration in an Ambulance Service
Medication administration events have the potential to cause patient harm. Frequency of medication administration events in the ambulance services is less known.
- Trial name
- TEAM-AMB (NCT05244928)
- Testing
- The team training program "Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety®"
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 131 people
- Sponsor
- Sykehuset Innlandet HF
Waiting-time in the Anaesthesia Admissions Ambulance
Optimizing of Waiting - Time in the Anesthesia Admissions Ambulance of the Charité - University Medicine Berlin by Support of a Mobile Application - a Pilot Study
In this study the investigators measure and optimize the patients waiting time in the preanesthetic assessment by integrating an interactive mobile device.
- Trial name
- NCT02457767
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Traffic Collision, Transport Accident
Causes of Traffic Collisions of Ambulance Cars at the Prague Emergency Medical Services
The aim of the project is to increase the protection of patients, employees and the organization by means of data collection about traffic collisions of ambulance cars.
- Trial name
- NCT04808219
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David Peran
Stroke
Thrombolytic Care During Inter-hospital Transfer
Evaluation of ischemic stroke patients receiving tissue plasminogen activator (rtPA) during air ambulance transfer
- Trial name
- NCT02752256
- Testing
- Tissue Plasminogen Activator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
All Acutely Ill or Injured Patients Receiving Care by Ambulance Personnel
Videoconferencing Between Ambulances and Physician Manned Rapid Response Vehicles, Effects on On-site Patient Treatment and Patterns of Referral
Physician manned rapid response vehicles are a limited resource in the prehospital handling of acute patients. In this study mobile videoconferencing between ambulances and the rapid response vehicles enables patient consultation…
- Trial name
- NCT02093975
- Testing
- iPad air with 4G/3G SIM card
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Intracerebral Hemorrhage
INTERACT4 Expansion - Validation Study
As an investigator-initiated and conducted, multi-centre, open-label, single-arm prospective observational trial, INTERACT4 Expansion aims to evaluate the feasibility of setting up and conducting a trial that uses a point-of-care…
- Trial name
- INTERACT4 Exp (NCT07231315)
- Testing
- LVOne
- Where
- 6 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 163 people
- Sponsor
- The George Institute
Stroke
Prehospital Study at the Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel II
Interventional prospective randomized open blinded end-point (PROBE) single-center clinical trial on the evaluation of the efficacy, safety, feasibility, reliability, and cost-effectiveness of in-ambulance telemedicine for…
- Trial name
- PreSSUB II (NCT02270541)
- Testing
- Telemedicine
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Ambulance Clinicians' Experiences of Attending OHCA in Children
This research will explore ambulance clinicians' experiences of attending out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) incidents involving children. OHCA occurs when the heart stops beating.
- Trial name
- NCT06922019
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Ischemic (Brain) Stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke
Prehospital Advanced Diagnostics and Treatment of Acute Stroke
The objective of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of prehospital diagnosis and, when appropriate, of intravenous thrombolytic treatment of ischemic stroke.
- Conditions
- Ischemic (Brain) Stroke, Hemorrhagic Stroke, TIA, Brain
- Trial name
- Treat-NASPP (NCT03158259)
- Testing
- Prehospital diagnosis and treatment
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
Diabetes
Ambulance 'Hypos Can Strike Twice' Study
This study will assess the effectiveness the "Hypos can strike twice" intervention on people with diabetes experiencing hypoglycaemia (or "hypo", meaning low blood sugar).
- Trial name
- Ambu-HS2 (NCT04243200)
- Testing
- Hypos can strike twice
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5,015 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lincoln
Acute Stroke
Feasibility of AmbulanCe-based Telemedicine (FACT) Study
Research on prehospital telestroke systems is recommended by the American Stroke Association, as it may facilitate early stroke diagnosis, assessment of stroke severity and selection of patients for specific stroke treatments The…
- Trial name
- FACT (NCT02119598)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel
Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital, Ventricular Fibrillation
Ventricular Fibrillation Following Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
The majority of survivors suffering an out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) are those who initially present with a shockable rhythm, which is usually ventricular fibrillation (VF).
- Trial name
- NCT05325385
- Testing
- There are no interventions - this is a database study only
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust