Clinical trials: EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Old Age
End-of-Life Patient Identification Assistance in Acute GEriatric Medicine
The main objective of this project is to build a tool, adapted to the French geriatric population, that will predict the risk of death at three months after hospitalization in acute geriatric medicine.
- Trial name
- ARPEGE (NCT03549585)
- Testing
- Criteria for Screening and Triaging to Appropriate aLternative care
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Trauma Injury, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Smart Glasses in Emergency Medicine From the Hangzhou Asian Games
The findings of our study will reveal that using smart glasses in the emergency department(ED) could facilitate patient admission. AR Smart Glasses offer the potential to enhance the effectiveness and speed of treatment within ED.
- Conditions
- Trauma Injury, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Stroke, Acute, Septic Shock
- Trial name
- SGINHZAG (NCT06623825)
- Testing
- teleconsultation by Augmented Reality smart glasses, teleconsultation by two-way radio connection.
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital
Doctor Patient Communication, Patient Safety
Can Video Clips Improve Patient Comprehension at the Emergency Department?
The aim of this study is to assess the utility of two interventional videos, showed to patients discharged from the ED with a diagnosis of atrial fibrillation or deep vein thrombosis.
- Conditions
- Doctor Patient Communication, Patient Safety, New Technologies in Clinical Medicine, Patient Education and Health Literacy
- Trial name
- NCT03734406
- Testing
- Videoclips
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo di Pavia
Burnout, Professional
Identifying Mental Health Distress in EM Physicians
This project seeks to develop and test provider-centered strategies that improve the detection and facilitate the treatment of physiologic and mental health symptoms in emergency medicine physicians.
- Trial name
- NCT05606887
- Testing
- Wearable Device and Ecological Momentary Assessments
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Cardiac Arrest
Effectiveness of an Interactive Cognitive Support Tablet App to Improve the Management of Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
Pediatric cardiac arrest (PCA) has a high mortality and morbidity. Its management is complex and often deviates from guideline recommendations leading to patients' worse clinical outcomes.
- Trial name
- PediAppRREST (NCT04619498)
- Testing
- PediAppRREST, AHA-PALS pocket reference card
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior
Reducing Teen Pregnancy in the Emergency Department
This study will determine the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an emergency department-based pregnancy prevention intervention targeting sexually active adolescent female emergency department patients.
- Conditions
- Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior, Adolescent Behavior, Contraception
- Trial name
- ERICA (NCT03866811)
- Testing
- Dr. Erica
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Triage, Emergency Department Triage
Impact of Point-of-care Lactate Testing as Triage Supplement on Patient Management Using Manchester Triage System
Although the Manchester Triage System (MTS) is widely used and validated internationally, it has some limitations. Its accuracy is moderate, especially for children and the elderly.
- Conditions
- Triage, Emergency Department Triage, Emergency Department Overcrowding, Emergency Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT07123857
- Testing
- re-triage
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Maribor
Palliative Medicine, Palliative Care
Palliative Care Needs Among Elderly People at Emergency Department
Aim: To assess what proportion of all patients over the age of 75 who seek care at the emergency department have palliative care needs and whether these are documented in the patient's medical record.
- Conditions
- Palliative Medicine, Palliative Care, Elderly Person
- Trial name
- NCT05883696
- Testing
- Swedish Palliative Care Guide (S-PCG)
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
Ankle Sprain
Topical Ketoprofen Versus Placebo in Patients With Ankle Sprain
The aim of this study is to analyse the effect of ketoprofen gel in patients presented with ankle sprain to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT02393846
- Testing
- Ketoprofen gel
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Non-critical Emergency Room Patients Receiving Lortab Medication or Prescription During Their Emergency Room Visit
Video Assisted Informed Consent for Lortab to Improve Patient Satisfaction and Knowledge
In order to compare two different forms of patient education; patients who receive Lortab medication or prescription during their ED visit are randomized to receive either standard patient education (from healthcare provider) or…
- Trial name
- NCT01374295
- Testing
- video, standard education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Albany Medical College
Emergencies
Primary Palliative Care for Emergency Medicine (PRIM-ER)
This proposal builds upon the evaluation of Primary Palliative Care Education, Training, and Technical Support for Emergency Medicine (PRIM-ER) implemented in a cluster-randomized, stepped wedge design in 33 Emergency Departments…
- Trial name
- NCT03424109
- Testing
- healthcare service utilization in the six months following the ED visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98,922 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Migraine Headache
Effectiveness and Acceptability of MINDFULNESS by Smartphone, for Patients with Chronic Migraine and Medication Overuse
Chronic Migraine is a disabling condition that affects the 2% of migraine population. It is often associated with medication overuse that makes this condition very difficult to treat.
- Trial name
- ChroMig-Smart (NCT04389372)
- Testing
- Mindfulness
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione I.R.C.C.S. Istituto Neurologico Carlo Besta
Pulmonary Embolism, D-dimer
Emergency Medicine Pulmonary Embolism Testing Multicentre Study
It is important to diagnose pulmonary embolism in a timely manner to prevent death and long-term disability. More than half a million people (4-5% of emergency department patients) are tested for pulmonary embolism, although the…
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Embolism, D-dimer, Diagnosis
- Trial name
- EMPET (NCT06320236)
- Testing
- Adjust-Unlikely
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Kerstin de Wit
Emergencies
Microcirculation in Prehospital Medicine
Diagnostic and risk stratification are limited in emergencies. The measurement of microcirculation might identify patients with poor perfusion but compensated macrocirculation such as in beginning shock.
- Trial name
- MicroCircPreHo (NCT04265066)
- Testing
- microcirculation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Klinik für Kardiologie, Pneumologie und Angiologie
Influenza
Impact of Influenza/RSV PCR Point-of-care Testing in the Emergency Medical Service.
The purpose of the study is to compare Emergency Department patients who undergo influenza and RSV PCR testing using an FDA-approved point-of-care device (Cepheid Xpert® Xpress Flu/RSV) located in the ED, to patients who undergo…
- Trial name
- NCT04048369
- Testing
- Rapid diagnosis of influenza in the emergency medical service
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 431 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
HIV Infections
Rapid HIV Testing for Emergency Department Patients
The purpose of this study is to test data collection options in emergency departments (EDs) and to enhance ED patient awareness of the risk of HIV infection.
- Trial name
- NCT00676481
- Testing
- HIV risk education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 570 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Non-Pharmacological Interventions, NEBULIZATION
The Effect of Using the Popit Toy and Stress Ball During Inhaler Therapy in Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate whether using a popit toy and a stress ball as distraction methods during inhaled medication administration can reduce anxiety, fear, and negative emotional responses and improve…
- Trial name
- NCT07827781
- Testing
- Intervention 1 Popit toy, Intervention 2 Stress ball
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Izmir Katip Celebi University
Frailty
A Prospective Cohort Study of Clinical and Process Outcomes of Older Adults That Transition Through the Geriatric Emergency Medicine Unit(GEM-U)
This study will characterise the patients using the Geriatric Emergency Medicine Unit, a unit which provides specialist care for patients aged 75 years and older attending the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT07237334
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Limerick
Acute Kidney Injury, Contrast Media
New Prognostic Kidney Function Markers in Emergency Patients New Markers of Kidney Function in ED Patients
NephroCheck is measuring the concentration of a certain protein combination in the urine of patients. In elevated values there is a probability of renal failure (already proven in intensive care patients).
- Trial name
- NCT02261909
- Where
- Germany
- Sponsor
- Krankenhaus Barmherzige Brüder, Regensburg
Drug Overdose, Substance Abuse
EEG Monitoring in the Emergency Department
This study seeks to investigate whether drug effects in suspected overdose patients could be identified using the electroencephalogram (EEG).
- Conditions
- Drug Overdose, Substance Abuse, Alcohol Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT04070521
- Testing
- Observational EEG Monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital