Clinical trials: EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Uncertainty, Communication Research
Trial of Simulation-based Mastery Learning to Communicate Diagnostic Uncertainty
The goal of this study is to teach emergency medicine resident physicians to communicate more effectively with patients at the time of emergency department discharge in the setting of diagnostic uncertainty (i.e.
- Conditions
- Uncertainty, Communication Research, Emergency Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT04021771
- Testing
- Educational Curriculum Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Pediatric Disorder
A Comparison of Accuvein to Standard IV Access in Children 0 to 24 Months of Age in the Pediatric ED
Obtaining intravenous (IV) access in children under the age of 2 years is difficult, especially in the emergency department (ED) where the children can be frightened, dehydrated and ill.
- Trial name
- NCT02381392
- Testing
- Accuvein AV400
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Opioid-use Disorder, Mental Disorder
Start Treatment and Recovery for Opioid Use Disorder
The purpose of this study is 1) to evaluate whether emergency department-initiated medically assisted treatment with Buprenorphine/Naloxone in patients presenting with opioid use disorder will produce positive outcomes at 1 week…
- Conditions
- Opioid-use Disorder, Mental Disorder, Opioid Medication Assisted Treatment
- Trial name
- STAR (NCT04505540)
- Testing
- Bridge Clinic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Housing Problems, Drug Use
ED-Home Pilot Study
This is a single-arm pilot study to test the feasibility of homelessness prevention and substance use interventions to be delivered to at-risk patients in the Bellevue Hospital emergency department (ED).
- Conditions
- Housing Problems, Drug Use, Alcohol; Use, Problem
- Trial name
- NCT03864341
- Testing
- Referral to homelessness prevention services, Substance use services, Follow-up
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Penicillin Allergy, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Oral Challenge in the Pediatric ED
Our primary objective was to demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing a novel penicillin allergy questionnaire in the PED to identify a low-risk group of patients who will complete an oral challenge in the PED to test for an…
- Trial name
- OPEN (NCT03404804)
- Testing
- Amoxicillin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Pain
A Comparison of Proprietary Formulations of Oral Ketamine + Aspirin and Oral Ketamine Alone for Musculoskeletal Pain
Acute Pain is one of the most frequent chief complaints and the main reason for visiting the Emergency Department (ED). The acute pain in the ED is largely prevalent across the country with recent literature demonstrating that…
- Trial name
- NCT04860804
- Testing
- Aspirin and Ketamine, Oral Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Respiratory Arrest
Etomidate Versus Ketamine for Emergency Endotracheal Intubation: a Prospective Randomized Clinical Trial
Patients who are having problems breathing sometimes require placement of a breathing tube in their mouth and windpipe. The purpose of this breathing tube is to save the patient's life.
- Trial name
- EvK (NCT02643381)
- Testing
- Etomidate, Ketamine, Emergency Endotracheal Intubation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 801 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Communication
PIMPmyHospital: a Mobile App to Improve Emergency Care Efficiency and Communication
This pilot study is a prospective, single-center, randomized, controlled trial in a tertiary pediatric emergency department with two parallel groups of voluntary post-graduate year 1 to 5 pediatric residents and registered…
- Trial name
- NCT05203146
- Testing
- PIMPmyHospital (mobile health tool), Conventional method
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Clinical Research Platform
Musculoskeletal Pain
Comparing Five Oral Analgesics for Treatment of Acute Pain in the Emergency Department (ED)
This study compares the efficacy of five oral analgesics: 5 mg oxycodone + 325 mg acetaminophen, 5 mg hydrocodone + 300 mg acetaminophen, 30 mg codeine + 300 mg acetaminophen, 400 mg ibuprofen + 1000 mg acetaminophen, and 800 mg…
- Trial name
- NCT03173456
- Testing
- oxycodone/APAP, hydrocodone/APAP, codeine/APAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
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
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)
Acute Otitis Media, Acute Otitis Externa
Pediatric Emergency Department Smartphone Otoscope Study (PED-Oto)
Acute otitis media (AOM), defined as acute inflammation in the middle ear, is a leading cause of health encounters and antimicrobial prescriptions in children worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT02918773
- Testing
- Smartphone otoscope, Conventional otoscope
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Lipid Disorder
EMERALD (Emergency Medicine Cardiovascular Risk Assessment for Lipid Disorders)
The EMERALD intervention involves 1) ordering an Emergency Department (ED) lipid panel, 2) calculating 10-year Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk using the Pooled Cohort Equations, 3) prescribing a moderate- or…
- Trial name
- EMERALD (NCT05742841)
- Testing
- moderate- or high-intensity statin/ rosuvastatin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Heart Disease, Myocardial Infarction
Pre-hospital Administration of Thrombolytic Therapy With Urgent Culprit Artery Revascularization
The PATCAR study has been designed to test the hypothesis that the strategy of pre-hospital use of a "clot busting" (thrombolytic) drug followed with emergent heart catheterization including stenting of the problematic coronary…
- Conditions
- Heart Disease, Myocardial Infarction, Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- PATCAR (NCT00178620)
- Testing
- Reteplase 10 Units (U) plus a second dose of reteplase 10 U, Reteplase 10 U, Urgent Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 390 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Ondansetron
Ondansetron and the QT Interval In Adult Emergency Department Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess the use of the medication ondansetron (zofran) in the emergency department. There are studies of the ability of ondansetron to cause a prolongation in the QT interval (a certain measurement…
- Trial name
- NCT01759420
- Testing
- Ondansetron
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- C.R.Darnall Army Medical Center
Pain
The Effect of Pretreatment With Intravenous Lidocaine for Intravenous Contrast:
Intravenous contrast media is commonly used for CT scans for improved image clarity in pediatric emergency medicine. Children who feel discomfort during the administration of IV contrast media may not remain still during the CT…
- Trial name
- NCT05143489
- Testing
- Preservative Free Lidocaine, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Pain
Safety and Efficacy of Patient Controlled Analgesia in the Emergency Department
The aims of this study are to assess efficacy and safety of patient-controlled analgesia (PCA) when applied to the Emergency Department setting and to compare the efficacy and safety of two PCA dosing regimens.
- Trial name
- NCT00910208
- Testing
- Patient-controlled analgesia, morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Suicide, Firearm Injury
Emergency Room Firearm and Medication Safety Intervention
Seventeen United States Veterans die by suicide each day. Nearly three-fourths of those Veterans die from firearm injury or poisoning, and many seek care in VA Emergency Departments (ED) prior to suicide attempts.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Firearm Injury, Overdose
- Trial name
- NCT04797221
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Asthma
Inhaled Corticosteroids After a Pediatric Emergency Visit for Asthma
Specific Aim: To determine whether a prescription for Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS) added to standard Emergency Department (ED) discharge therapy for young children with persistent asthma symptoms increases ICS use and improves…
- Trial name
- NCT00294398
- Testing
- ICS Prescription + Standard Asthma ED Discharge Therapy, Standard Asthma ED Discharge Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia