Clinical trials: Emergencies
Back Pain, Back Pain, Low
Aromatherapy Randomization of Pain Management in Adults
Pain control for acute isolated back pain and sciatica is a nebulous and often illusive task in the emergency department, and a challenge face everyday by emergency medicine physicians.
- Conditions
- Back Pain, Back Pain, Low, Sciatica
- Trial name
- AROMA (NCT03377088)
- Testing
- Rose oil, Almond Oil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Activities, Mental Health Issue
Effects of the COVID-19 Health Emergency on Biopsychosocial Health
There is a critical need to determine the impact of the COVID-19 emergency on the comprehensive well-being of people as they are living through the emergency and sequelae of the emergency period.
- Conditions
- Activities, Mental Health Issue, Life Style
- Trial name
- NCT04409535
- Testing
- WHOQOL-BREF survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Smoking Cessation, Electronic Cigarette Use
Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department
The Cessation of Smoking Trial in the Emergency Department (CoSTED) is an National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Health Technology Assessment (HTA) funded randomised controlled trial (RCT).
- Conditions
- Smoking Cessation, Electronic Cigarette Use, E-Cig Use, Vaping
- Trial name
- COSTED (NCT04854616)
- Testing
- CoSTED Intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 972 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norfolk and Norwich University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Acute Decompensated Heart Failure (ADHF)
Comparison of the Effectiveness of Different Diuretic Therapies in the Management of Acute Heart Failure
Acute decompensated heart failure (ADHF) is a clinical syndrome associated with high morbidity and mortality rates. Current guidelines emphasize the importance of oxygenation and diuresis in the management of ADHF.
- Trial name
- NCT07464249
- Testing
- Furosemide Bolus, Furosemide Continuous İnfusion
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue
The Effect of Motivational Messages on Emergency Nurses
Aim and objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the effect of motivational notifications applied to emergency nurses on job satisfaction, compassion fatigue and communication skills during the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Conditions
- Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue, Communication, Social
- Trial name
- NCT05158504
- Testing
- Motivation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
Urticaria, Allergy
Adding a Short Burst of Corticosteroid to the Conventional Treatment of H1 Antihistamines in Emergency Department.
A randomized, double-blinded, controlled trial of adding a short burst of corticosteroid to the conventional treatment of H1 antihistamines
- Trial name
- NCT03296358
- Testing
- IV Dexamethasone, Oral prednisolone
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Hyperthermia
The Effectiveness of Emergency Room Protocols for Treating Hyperthermia
This study will help us as scientists and clinicians understand how effective commonly used cooling protocols in emergency departments are and which of the protocols is the most effective.
- Trial name
- EDCP (NCT07433036)
- Testing
- Passive cooling, Cooling packs, Ice sheets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Colorado Springs
Alcohol Dependency
Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in a Military Treatment Facility
An alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) approach will be adapted for use in a large military hospital setting, and then pilot tested in a military emergency department (ED) to assess its…
- Trial name
- NCT02228967
- Testing
- SBIRT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 791 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Anxiety, Emotional Regulation
The Impact of Therapy Dogs on Anxiety and Emotional Management in the Pediatric Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of therapy dogs on children's anxiety and emotional management during a visit to the pediatric emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT04942678
- Testing
- 10-minute visit with therapy dog and child life specialist handler
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Rectal Foreign Body, Rectal Perforation
Management and Removal of Foreign Bodies in the Emergency Department
Management of rectal foreign bodies presents unique challenges in the emergency department. Rectal foreign bodies may consist of various compositional materials and ergonomics which include but are not limited to vegetables…
- Conditions
- Rectal Foreign Body, Rectal Perforation, Colonic Perforation
- Trial name
- NCT05888363
- Testing
- No Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
Nursing Teaching Pedagogy, Conversational AI Nursing Education Serious Game
Artificial Intelligence-Based Emergency Triage Education Tool in Enhancing Clinical Critical Thinking and Triage Practice
The study aims to develop an artificial intelligence (AI) based emergency triage education tool for providing critical thinking and questioning skills training to nursing students.
- Trial name
- NCT06811987
- Testing
- Instructor-led AI-Triage educational serious game, Self play AI-Triage educational serious game
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hong Kong Metropolitan University
Fatigue, Sleep
The Sleep and Teamwork in EMS Study
More than half of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers report work-related mental and physical fatigue. Odds of injury among fatigued EMS workers are nearly double that of non-fatigued workers.
- Trial name
- SaFTiE (NCT04456764)
- Testing
- SaFTiE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 708 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Pulmonary Nodules, Solitary, Pulmonary Nodules, Multiple
AI Assisted Detection of Chest X-Rays
This study has been added as a sub study to the Simulation Training for Emergency Department Imaging 2 study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05427838).
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Nodules, Solitary, Pulmonary Nodules, Multiple, Pulmonary Consolidation, Pneumothorax
- Trial name
- AID-CXR (NCT06075836)
- Testing
- Cases reading, Ground truthing
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Economic Problems
Evaluating Patient and Physician Cost Knowledge in the Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to identify existing cost knowledge of Emergency Medicine (EM) physicians and patients and investigates its reported impacts on medical compliance.
- Trial name
- NCT01883778
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 512 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Drug Overdose
Bioavailability of Nasal Naloxone and Injected Naloxone Compared
Opioid overdoses have in the last decade counted for about 230 untimely deaths annually in Norway. The government is currently implementing a strategy for combating this epidemic.
- Trial name
- OPI-15-002 (NCT02598856)
- Testing
- Intranasal (IN) naloxone 1x, Intranasal (IN) naloxone 2, Intravenous (IV) naloxone
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Anxiety
The Effect of Music in the Pediatric Emergency Department Waiting Room on Caregiver Anxiety
The purpose of this research study is to examine the effects of playing classical music in the waiting room on caregiver anxiety.
- Trial name
- NCT03384576
- Testing
- Music intervention, No music
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Renal Colic
Efficacy of Magnesium Sulfate on Reducing Renal Colic in the Emergency Department
To determine if magnesium sulfate paired with an analgesic medication will improve patient pain from renal colic compared with analgesic alone.
- Trial name
- NCT03617289
- Testing
- Magnesium Sulfate, D5W
- Volunteers
- 37 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Famotidine Versus Placebo in Emergency Pediatric Surgery As a Risk to Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
The aim of this study is to evaluate the difference of the gastric volume by quantitative measurements of gastric antrum preoperatively and postoperatively by using 5mg famotidine versus placebo as a risk factor of PONV.
- Trial name
- NCT06211088
- Testing
- famotidine plus10ml normal saline, 10ml normal saline
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aswan University Hospital
Time Until Identification of Defined Parameter
Evaluating Different Pediatric Emergency Rulers in a Manikin Study - How Fast and Correct Are They
Comparison of three different pediatric emergency rulers for length-based body weight estimation in pediatric emergencies. Primary outcome is the time needed to identify four defined parameters from the pediatric emergency rulers…
- Trial name
- NCT03650296
- Testing
- ePER vs PS vs PaedER
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Testing of Medication Dosing Software
The goal of this clinical study is to evaluate the clinical efficiency of a medication dosing software in simulated pediatric emergency care.
- Trial name
- NCT06129370
- Testing
- Standard practice, Medication dosing software
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nura Medical