Clinical trials: Disasters
Mass Casualty Incidents
Impact of Ten Second Triage vs. Sieve on Triage Performance in Simulated Mass-Casualty Incidents
This study will compare two emergency triage algorithm - Ten Second Triage (TST) versus Sieve - to see which one works better during simulated mass-casualty incidents.
- Trial name
- NCT07436052
- Testing
- Ten Second Triage algorithm, Sieve triage algorithm
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Stuby Loric
Psychosocial Problem, Nurse-Patient Relations
2023 Problems Faced by Women Earthquake Survivors in Kahramanmaraş
Objective: This study was conducted to evaluate the opinions of earthquake victims about the problems affecting women's health physically and psychosocially after the 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquake.
- Conditions
- Psychosocial Problem, Nurse-Patient Relations, Disaster; Personality, Gender
- Trial name
- NCT06357325
- Testing
- a qualitative study.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Maltepe University
COVID-19 Pandemic, Emergencies
Towards Better Preparedness for Future Catastrophes - Local Lessons-learned From COVID-19
The research question of this study is: "what lessons have been learned from the civil-military cooperation in Heidelberg, Germany, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what needs to be done to be better prepared for future…
- Trial name
- NCT05552989
- Testing
- this is a non-interventional study
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Students, Earthquake
The Effect of a Mobile Earthquake Education Application
This research aims to experimentally explore the effect of the mobile earthquake education application developed for high school students on the earthquake knowledge level and earthquake risk perception of high school students.
- Conditions
- Students, Earthquake, Education
- Trial name
- NCT06165263
- Testing
- Mobile earthquake education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Climate-Resilient Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Nursing Education
Climate-Resilient Disaster Preparedness Education to Improve Knowledge and Skills in Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study
This study aims to evaluate the impact of a structured climate-resilient disaster preparedness education program on undergraduate nursing students' knowledge and practical skills.
- Conditions
- Climate-Resilient Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Nursing Education, Emergency Preparedness in Nursing Students, Nursing Education - Climate Change and Disasters
- Trial name
- CRDP-NurseEd (NCT07139262)
- Testing
- Climate-Resilient Disaster Preparedness Education Program, Standard Nursing Curriculum
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Post-traumatic Stress Disorder
Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training in Post-traumatic Stress Disorder in Disasters
This randomized controlled trial aims to investigate the efficacy of Progressive Muscle Relaxation Training (PMRT) in individuals who developed Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) following the February 6 Kahramanmaraş…
- Trial name
- NCT07164261
- Testing
- progressive muscle relaxation training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Bitlis Eren University
University Student
ChatGPT Contribute to the Development of Psychological Preparedness and Disaster Risk Perception
The study aims to contribute to the design of new approaches in enhancing disaster risk perception and the improvement of intervention strategies in this field by identifying the different levels of psychological preparedness…
- Trial name
- NCT06645483
- Testing
- ChatGPT-assisted instruction, Traditional lecture-based instruction
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lütfiye Parlak
Psychiatric Disorder
Mid-Term Follow-up Assessment After Exposure to Natural Disaster
The present study proposes to carry out an evaluation of the children of adolescents who were seen by the teams of the Cellules d'Urgence Médico-Psychologique (CUMP) following the Alex storm in October 2020.
- Trial name
- MFAE-ND (NCT05473962)
- Testing
- assessment and quantification of symptoms related to post-traumatic stress.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Lenval
Traumatic Grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD
EMDR Grief Protocol for Traumatic Grief After Earthquake-Related Loss
This pilot randomized controlled study evaluated the effectiveness of the EMDR Grief Protocol in adults who experienced the loss of a loved one in the February 6, 2023 Kahramanmaraş earthquakes.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Grief, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder PTSD, Emotional Processing
- Trial name
- NCT07776769
- Testing
- EMDR Grief Protocol
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Bilgi University
Lower Limb Injuries, Fracture
Regional Anaesthesia for Painful Injuries After Disasters
The goal of the RAPID study is to fundamentally transform the way serious injuries are managed after earthquakes and other disasters by introducing a novel and cost-effective method for pain control.
- Trial name
- RAPID (NCT02698228)
- Testing
- Bupivacaine (femoral nerve block), Morphine, Ultrasound
- Sponsor
- Epicentre
This Study Focuses on Children Affected by the Earthquake
Exercise Intervention in Children Living in a Container City
Disasters are natural events that deeply affect human life and can lead to psychosocial problems. Major disasters such as earthquakes can also jeopardize children's health both physically and psychologically.
- Trial name
- NCT07394764
- Testing
- Exercise
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inonu University
Disaster, Vulnerable Populations
Korean Translation and Validation of the K-HEPI in NYC
Nurses Taking on Readiness Measures (N-TORM) is an innovative nurse-driven household emergency preparedness intervention modeled after an existing community intervention provided by emergency management personnel.
- Trial name
- NCT05544578
- Testing
- Nurses Taking On Readiness Measures (N- TORM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunter College of City University of New York
Nutrition Poor
Mangrove-sword Bean-food Bar on the Weight and Weight for Age Z Score of Under-five Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to assess the effect of the food bar made from api-api mangrove (Avicennia marina) and sword bean (Canavalia ensiformis) blends on the weight and Weight-for-Age Z score affected by a landslide…
- Trial name
- MFB (NCT05878886)
- Testing
- Emergency Food Product
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Heart Diseases, Type2 Diabetes
Psychosocial, Environmental, and Chronic Disease Trends in Puerto Rico
The overall goal is to identify trends and longitudinal associations in psychosocial, food-related, and cardiometabolic risk factors that can guide public health priorities and future research needs aimed at reducing…
- Conditions
- Heart Diseases, Type2 Diabetes, Hypertension, Obesity
- Trial name
- PROSPECT (NCT03794531)
- Where
- Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Mental Health Wellness 1
Web-based Intervention for Disaster-Affected Youth and Families
A single disaster, terrorist attack, or other large-scale incident can adversely affect thousands of youth and families. Immediate consequences may include unmet basic needs and high economic burden, particularly among…
- Trial name
- NCT01606514
- Testing
- Bounce Back Now Website
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Disaster Preparedness, Anxiety
The Effect of Basic Disaster Awareness Education on Disaster Literacy and AnxietyLevels in Adolescents
This study aimed to determine the effect of basic disaster awareness education on adolescents' disaster literacy and earthquake anxiety levels.
- Trial name
- ADEB-RCT (NCT07667244)
- Testing
- Intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 128 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Erzincan Binali Yildirim Universitesi
Surgical Procedures, Operative, Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Artificial Intelligence for Surgical Care in War-Torn Sudan: Feasibility, Barriers, and Ethical Perspectives
This study is designed to examine how artificial intelligence (AI) could be applied to support surgical care in Sudan during the ongoing armed conflict.
- Conditions
- Surgical Procedures, Operative, Artificial Intelligence (AI), War Injury, Wounds and Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT07149012
- Testing
- Artificial Intelligence Awareness and Feasibility Assessment
- Where
- Sudan
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- Sudan Medical Specialization Board
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression
EMDR 2.0 Group Therapy for PTSD, Depression, and Anxiety in Earthquake Survivors
The objective of this clinical study was to examine whether a brief EMDR 2.0 group intervention could reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and anxiety in adult survivors of the 2023 Türkiye…
- Conditions
- Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), Depression, Anxiety
- Trial name
- EQ-EMDR20 (NCT06991244)
- Testing
- EMDR 2.0 Group Protocol
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Okan University
Hospital Emergency and Operations Planning, Pediatric Hospital
State of In-hospital Disaster Protection at Children's Hospitals in Germany
Catastrophic situations demand a heigh preparedness from hospitals. In Germany, all hospitals are required to maintain an emergency and response plan for such situations. However, these plans are often insufficient.
- Trial name
- NCT07766941
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 380 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Frailty at Older Adults, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Old Age
Multimodal Intervention for Older Adults After an Earthquake
This randomized controlled study was conducted among older adults (≥65 years) living in temporary container housing in Kahramanmaraş after the February 2023 earthquakes.
- Conditions
- Frailty at Older Adults, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in Old Age, Depression in Adults, Malnutrition Elderly
- Trial name
- NCT07273253
- Testing
- Multimodal intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University