Clinical trials: Emergencies
Healthy
Posturing Effects on Perception of Time and Perceptions of the Provider-Patient Interaction in the Emergency Department
Study Objective: To examine the perceptions of time spent at the bedside; perceptions of bedside manner; and patient perceptions of the provider-patient interaction offered by emergency providers when they sit versus when they…
- Trial name
- NCT00170105
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 244 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
HIV Infections
Randomised Study Comparing Two HIV Screening Strategies
A randomised, single-blind study (the study investigator will not know which arm each patient is assigned to) conducted to examine the most effective strategy for conducting HIV testing in the Emergency Department (ED) using an…
- Trial name
- PETTSEQ (NCT03038724)
- Testing
- Rapid HIV test
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Shift-Work Sleep Disorder, Insomnia
Fire Fighter Fatigue Management Program: Operation Healthy Sleep
Firefighters work some of the most demanding schedules known under highly stressful and demanding conditions. The need to work frequent extended shifts and long work weeks leads to acute and chronic partial sleep deprivation as…
- Conditions
- Shift-Work Sleep Disorder, Insomnia, Restless Leg Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Trial name
- NCT01988129
- Testing
- Sleep disorders education and screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Vascular Function, Atherothrombosis
Comparison of Vascular Function in Emergency Service Professionals
Emergency Service Professionals have an increased risk of death from heart attacks when compared to the general public. All the emergency professions share similar responsibilities such as emergency call-outs and shift work.
- Trial name
- FIRECOP (NCT01813032)
- Testing
- Forearm Vascular Study, Badimon Chamber
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT
DVT Ultrasound in the Emergency Department
Emergency Medicine (EM) Residents routinely conduct bedside ultrasound exams in the Emergency Department (ED) employing the two point compression method.
- Trial name
- NCT02369263
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emergency Medicine Physicians, Nevada
Regional Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia Morbidity
Impact of Communication Delays on Anesthesia Response to Medical Emergencies and Ultrasound-Guided Regional Anesthesia
Hypotheses The investigators hypothesize that a communication delay of 80 seconds compared to no delay will be associated with longer procedural times and decreased quality during brachial plexus block scanning.
- Conditions
- Regional Anesthesia, Regional Anesthesia Morbidity, Regional Anesthesia Success, Remote Consultation, Teleconsultation
- Trial name
- ICARUS (NCT07675863)
- Testing
- Real-time communication, Delayed communication
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 42 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Emergency Contraception
Piroxicam and Levonorgestrel Co-treatment for Emergency Contraception
This is a randomised controlled trial aimed at comparing the efficacy of levonorgestrel (LNG) co-administered with piroxicam or placebo for oral emergency contraception (EC).
- Trial name
- NCT03614494
- Testing
- Piroxicam 40 mg, Levonorgestrel 1.5mg
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 860 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Hang Wun Raymond Li
Mental Disorders, Mentally Ill Persons
Facilitated Referral for Children Screening Positive for Mental Illness
The purpose of this study is to find out how prevalent unidentified Mental Health issues are in the pediatric population that visits the Emergency Department in an urban city.
- Conditions
- Mental Disorders, Mentally Ill Persons, Emergency Medicine
- Trial name
- MI (NCT00448331)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 551 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Intubation, Intratracheal
Different Techniques for Emergency Cricothyroidotomy
This educational study will examine two different techniques for training emergency residents and staff on achieving a surgical airway (called a cricothyroidotomy).
- Trial name
- CRIC (NCT01107561)
- Testing
- Seldinger technique, Surgical Airway Approach
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Maternal, Pediatric Care Emergencies
Does Simulation Scenario Execution Improve Acute Care Skills and Confidence Related to Maternal and Pediatric Care Emergencies?
In Uganda and many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa, health providers have minimal training and intermittent opportunity to maintain skills in managing delivery complications and acute newborn and pediatric conditions.
- Trial name
- SimForLife (NCT03258073)
- Testing
- Medical simulation using scenario execution
- Where
- Uganda
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mbarara University of Science and Technology
Anxiety, Stress
Music Therapy and Pre-recorded Music on Patients and Caregivers in the Emergency Unit
Patients and caregivers attending emergency units often experience elevated levels of stress and anxiety. Music has been used in waiting rooms to reduce stress and anxiety, but existing studies on music in emergency unit waiting…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Stress, Well-Being, Psychological
- Trial name
- NCT06510153
- Testing
- Environmental Music Therapy, Pre-recorded music, Standard care only
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 243 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Claudia Aristizábal
State Anxiety, Psychological Stress
Can Increased Medical Competence Reduce State Anxiety in Junior Doctors in the Emergency Department?
This randomized controlled trial investigates whether an adaptive e-learning program on acute and time critical medical conditions can reduce state anxiety and improve the competence of junior doctors working in emergency…
- Conditions
- State Anxiety, Psychological Stress, Education, Medical, E-learning
- Trial name
- MINDED (NCT06842394)
- Testing
- Adaptive E-learning
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 233 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
Unmet Need for Contraception, Uptake of HIV Prevention
Mobile Health Supported Self-care Among Tertiary Education Students in Zimbabwe
Young people of ages 15-24 years, particularly those in Sub-Saharan Africa, do not optimally take up HIV services (HIV testing, HIV prevention and HIV treatment) and contraception.
- Conditions
- Unmet Need for Contraception, Uptake of HIV Prevention, Healthy Participants
- Trial name
- MASCOT (NCT07403318)
- Testing
- MASCOT
- Where
- Zimbabwe
- Volunteers
- 16,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine
Catheterization, Peripheral
Effectiveness Study of the BOA(R)-Constricting IV Band
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the BOA(R)-Constricting IV Band is superior to standard methods for starting an IV.
- Trial name
- NCT01104103
- Testing
- BOA(R)-Constricting IV Band, Standard elastic constricting band
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 467 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Anesthesia
How Fast Are we? Speed of General Versus Spinal Anesthesia for Emergency Cesarean Delivery: A Simulation Based Study
The researchers wish to undertake a simulation based study to compare the speed of general versus spinal anesthesia for emergency cesarean delivery. Minutes may matter for the baby in an emergency.
- Trial name
- NCT00966680
- Testing
- Anesthesia
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Covid19
COVID-19 Subcutaneously and Orally Administered Supplemental Vaccine Boost to Enhance T Cell Protection in Those Who Have Already Received EUA S-Based Vaccines
This is a phase 1/2 study in adult healthy subjects that have previously been vaccinated with an FDA-authorized vaccine against COVID-19.
- Trial name
- NCT04845191
- Testing
- hAd5-S-Fusion+N-ETSD vaccine
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ImmunityBio, Inc.
Myofascial Trigger Point Pain, Myofacial Pain
Trigger Point Injections Versus Lidocaine Patch for Myofascial Pain in the Emergency Department
The aim of this trial is to investigate the efficacy of trigger point injections with 1% lidocaine in reducing myofascial back and neck pain in the Emergency Department compared to lidocaine patches 5%.
- Trial name
- NCT05151510
- Testing
- Trigger point injection with 1% lidocaine, Lidocaine patch 5%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Triage, Low Acuity Patients
FOllow-up of LOW-acuity Patients After REdirection From a Swiss Emergency Department Using an Electronic TRIage Application
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a growing issue, affecting patient safety, healthcare quality, and hospital efficiency.
- Conditions
- Triage, Low Acuity Patients, Health Literacy Level, Non-urgent Emergencies
- Trial name
- FO-LOW-RETRI (NCT06971419)
- Testing
- intervention is the use of aTriage-Based Patient Redirection Using an Electronic Decision Support Toolin the emergency department (ED)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Fribourgeois
Whiplash Trauma
Measuring the Impact of the French Version of the Whiplash Book
Whiplash trauma and the resulting whiplash associated disorders have been the subject of much attention in the scientific literature and remain a major public health problem.
- Trial name
- WHIPLASH (NCT03040245)
- Testing
- Whiplash book
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 95 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Cardiac Arrest
Comparison of the Quality of CPR by Professional Helpers (Emergency Physicians / Paramedics) During Flights
Investigation of the influence of narrowness and unusual circumstances on the CPR-quality
- Trial name
- flights (NCT02002481)
- Testing
- transport
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Cologne