Clinical trials: EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Intussusception, Emergencies
Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Intussusception
Pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians are increasingly utilizing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). There is currently limited data regarding POCUS evaluation for intussusception in pediatric patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03360643
- Testing
- Point-of-care ultrasound prior to radiology ultrasound, Radiology-performed ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Dementia
Deprescribing Potentially Inappropriate Medications in the Emergency Department for Persons Living With Dementia
Aim 1: To demonstrate the feasibility by determining proportion of completed medication reconciliation, Central Nervous System active Potentially Inappropriate Medication (CNS PIM) use among patients with Alzheimer's Disease and…
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT06273917)
- Testing
- PRIDE
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Aging (NIA)
Myocardial Infarction, Angina, Unstable
Novel Method to Diagnose Acute Myocardial Ischemia
The aim of this study is to improve the detection of heart attack in people who come to a hospital emergency room (ER) with cardiac symptoms.
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Angina, Unstable, Myocardial Ischemia, Coronary Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00285922
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,320 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Educational Problems, Orthopedic Disorder
Assessment of an Orthopedic Surgery Rotation on Musculoskeletal Competency in Emergency Medicine Residency Training
Patient commonly present with orthopedic injuries in the emergency department. Musculoskeletal education has not historically been emphasized in American medical schools, and the effectiveness of an orthopedic surgery rotation…
- Conditions
- Educational Problems, Orthopedic Disorder, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT03944746
- Testing
- Education Curriculum
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Jared L. Cohen
Children, Lacerations
Pain and Anxiety Management With Oral Narcotic for Pediatric Suture Repair
The purpose of this study is: To determine whether oral narcotic medication versus placebo improves the pain and anxiety scores for pediatric patients requiring laceration repair in the pediatric emergency department and…
- Conditions
- Children, Lacerations, Procedures, Child
- Trial name
- NCT01053637
- Testing
- hydrocodone/acetaminophen, Sugar water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Sepsis With Hemodynamic Instability
Correlation of Aortic Versus Pulmonary ITV in Response to Vascular Filling
This is a multicenter study conducted in the emergency department of the Nantes University Hospital and the Confluent Private Hospital, over a period of 5 months, based on hemodynamic ultrasound.
- Trial name
- CIAOP (NCT04899323)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Conscious Sedation Failure During Procedure
Ketamine Versus Etomidate for Procedural Sedation for Pediatric Orthopedic Reductions
There are multiple retrospective studies detailing the use of etomidate in pediatric procedural sedation but few to no prospective clinical trials.
- Trial name
- NCT00596050
- Testing
- ketamine and midazolam, etomidate, fentanyl, and lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University College of Medicine
Emergency Medicine, POCUS
Point-of-Care Ultrasound for Diagnosing Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if adding an abdominal ultrasound scan to the standard examination helps emergency physicians make a correct diagnosis in adults with acute abdominal pain in the emergency department.
- Conditions
- Emergency Medicine, POCUS, Abdominal Pain (AP), Acute Abdominal Pain
- Trial name
- AbdoPOCUS (NCT07849569)
- Testing
- Point of care ultrasound
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 508 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Echocardiography, Medicine, Emergency
Evaluation of LVEF by a New Automatic Evaluation Tool in a Pocket Ultrasound Scanner
Clinical ultrasound has become essential in emergency medicine. The guidelines are to use of echocardiography in specific contexts: dyspnea, hypotension or chest pain.
- Conditions
- Echocardiography, Medicine, Emergency, Technology Assessment, Biomedical, Heart Diseases
- Trial name
- ReproAuto_FEVG (NCT04366453)
- Testing
- echocardiography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Ultrasound Exam in Emergency/Medical Care
Evaluation of an Online Application for Point of Care Ultrasound Training in General Internal Medicine Residents
This study compares Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS) training in two hospitals, one that uses an online application for supervision and one that does not use the application.
- Conditions
- Point of Care Ultrasound (POCUS), Ultrasound Exam in Emergency/Medical Care, Ultrasound Evaluation
- Trial name
- NCT07372053
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kantonsspital Baden
Psychiatric Emergency, Drug Use
Identification of Psychoactive Substance Users in Young Adults (16 to 25 Years Old) Visiting the Emergency Department
Adolescence is a time for great physical and psychological change and it's often at that period of life that first use of psychoactive substances occurs.
- Trial name
- DRUGS (NCT04173546)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 459 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Homeless Persons, Wound and Injuries
The WARM Study is a Pilot Study That Aims to Investigate the Impact of Environmental Factors on Acute and Chronic Wounds, Mental Illness, and Social Factors Among People Experiencing Housing Emergencies in Augsburg.
Providing healthcare to homeless people is a key and challenging task, both for society as a whole and for medical and psychosocial professionals.
- Conditions
- Homeless Persons, Wound and Injuries, Chronic Wound Care, Homelessness
- Trial name
- WARM (NCT07640672)
- Testing
- Wound care at the University Hospital and in the Johanniter mobile wound care unit
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Augsburg
Opioid Overdose
Clinical Outcomes From Nalmefene
The purpose of this study is to assess the effectiveness of nalmefene relative to naloxone for the reversal of opioid intoxication in emergency department (ED) settings.
- Trial name
- COINED (NCT05808881)
- Testing
- Nalmefene Hydrochloride Injection, Naloxone Hydrochloride Injection
- Sponsor
- Purdue Pharma LP
HIV Infections, Breast Cancer
The MARVIN Chatbots to Provide Information for Different Health Conditions
This research is a continuation of a usability study with the MARVIN chatbot. The investigators aim to adapt the MARVIN chatbot to open it to other health domains (e.g. breast cancer) and populations (e.g. pharmacists).
- Conditions
- HIV Infections, Breast Cancer, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT05789901
- Testing
- MARVIN, MARVIN-Pharma, MARVINA
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Effect of the Biomarker Copeptin in Managing Patients With Suspected Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Acute chest pain is commonly known to be the classic symptom of acute myocardial infarction. Of the many patients which visit the Emergency Department because of chest pain, less than half do actually suffer from an acute…
- Trial name
- BiC-8 (NCT01498731)
- Testing
- Discharge home
- Where
- 6 sites in Austria, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 902 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Emergency Medicine
Text-Enabled Ascertainment and Community Linkage for Health
The goal of this study is to pilot test a novel tool for health related social needs screening and linkage to community resources in the ED by randomizing participants to standard handout v.
- Trial name
- TEACH (NCT04058301)
- Testing
- Text message information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Mental Disorder
Engaging Patients With Mental Disorders From the ED in Outpatient Care
This study will compare the effectiveness of professional and peer care managers in improving linkage to and engagement in outpatient care after an emergency department (ED) discharge, as well as the mechanisms by which…
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT02989805)
- Testing
- Care Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 326 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Fall Patients, Delirium
Implementation of Multidisciplinary Assessments for Geriatric Patients in an ED Observation Unit
This project will implement a 2 step protocol for multidisciplinary geriatric assessment in the Emergency Department (ED). Candidate: Dr.
- Conditions
- Fall Patients, Delirium, Quality of Life, Functional Status
- Trial name
- IMAGE (NCT04068311)
- Testing
- Geriatric Screening tools
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 373 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
COVID-19
Expanded Access Program to Provide Bamlanivimab (LY3819253) for the Treatment of COVID-19
The treating physician/investigator contacts Lilly when, based on their medical opinion, a patient meets the criteria for inclusion in the expanded access program.
- Trial name
- NCT04603651
- Testing
- Bamlanivimab
- Sponsor
- Eli Lilly and Company
Myocardial Ischemia, Myocardial Infarction
Prehospital Evaluation and Economic Analysis of Different Coronary Syndrome Treatment Strategies - PREDICT
Despite remarkable gains in treatment over the last decade short-term mortality for those who survive to hospital with AT-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI) remains high (5%-10%).
- Trial name
- PREDICT (NCT00747656)
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 446 people
- Sponsor
- St. Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton