Clinical trials: Emergencies
Pain
Jet Lidocaine for Pain Relief During Needle Insertion in a Pediatric Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to explore to what degree, if any, Jet lidocaine will reduce or alleviate pain, as compared to Jet normal saline, in children undergoing needle insertion in the Pediatric Emergency Department (PED).
- Trial name
- NCT00681902
- Testing
- Lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Caregiver-patient Dyeds, Patient Without Cognitive Disorders
Evolution of the Health Status of Caregivers After the Admission of Their Elderly Relative to the Emergency Department
The main objective of this non-interventional, propective and multipercentric study is to Assess the evolution of caregiver burden 1 month after their elderly relative's Emergency Department (ED) admission
- Trial name
- ETAP-U (NCT05561101)
- Testing
- Caregivers burden
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 125 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gérond'if
Pertussis
The Feasibility of Pertussis Immunization in a Canadian Emergency Department
Randomized controlled trial of 2 strategies to provide adults with the Tdap vaccine to patients presenting to the emergency department. Rates of vaccination as well as effects on department efficiency will be measured.
- Trial name
- NCT03304275
- Testing
- Tdap
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 644 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Prince Edward Island
Trauma Prevention
Effectiveness of Distracted Driving Campaign
The study will measure the effectiveness of a distracted driving campaign in the emergency department in teenagers, 15 to 18 years old, to determine if it changes their attitudes towards texting while driving.
- Trial name
- NCT02437149
- Testing
- Video, Power Point, Brochure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 273 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nicklaus Children's Hospital f/k/a Miami Children's Hospital
Pain
Safety and Efficacy of Intravenous Hydromorphone in Elderly Emergency Department Patients With Acute Severe Pain
The hydromorphone protocol is more effective than usual care in Emergency Department (ED) patients age 65 years and older in terms of proportion who choose to forgo additional pain medication within 60 minutes post-baseline in…
- Trial name
- NCT01429285
- Testing
- Hydromorphone, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Bronchiolitis
Heliox-Driven Racemic Epinephrine in Treatment of Bronchiolitis in Pediatric ED Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess whether children with moderate to severe bronchiolitis treated with standard racemic epinephrine therapy via 70:30 helium-oxygen (heliox) driven nebulization will have improvements in…
- Trial name
- NCT00116584
- Testing
- heliox, oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Critical Illness, Near-Death Experience
Incidence of Episodes of (Dis)Connected Consciousness Among Emergency Patients Admitted in the Resuscitation Room
This observational study aims to describe the incidence of episodes of disconnected consciousness (including near-death experience (NDE)) and episodes of connected consciousness in patients admitted to the resuscitation room, who…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Near-Death Experience, Consciousness, Loss of, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT06362525
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Aortic Dissection, Emergency Ultrasound
Prospective Feasibility Study of Point-of-care Ultrasound in Suspected Aortic Dissection
Aortic dissection is an uncommon and serious pathology. Its diagnosis is difficult because of the varied and silent clinical presentations. The development of ultrasound in emergency medicine is an asset in certain pathologies.
- Trial name
- FESDAU (NCT05897476)
- Testing
- ultrasound
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Empathy
The Impact of Emergency Physician Empathy on Litigation Propensity
The purpose of this study is to observe whether people would report being less likely to sue a physician who shows more empathy when giving a patient potentially bad news regarding their medical condition.
- Trial name
- NCT01837706
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 437 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Pain, Anxiety
Vibrating, Cold Device for Pediatric Intravenous (IV) Cannulation Pain Relief
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of Buzzy®, a battery-powered reusable device that provides cold and vibration, in reducing the pain associated with intravenous (IV) cannulation.
- Trial name
- NCT01394250
- Testing
- Buzzy, Topical Lidocaine 4% Cream
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Anesthesia Complication
Emergency (Red Code) Cesarean Section : Maternal and Fetal Prognosis Depending on Anesthetic Modalities in a Level 3 Maternity Ward
We try to evaluate whether the type of anesthesia used influences the occurrence of perioperative maternal complications as well as neonatal outcome on emergency (Red Code) Cesarean Section.
- Trial name
- NCT06264284
- Testing
- epidural anesthesia, general anesthesia
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
After-hours Care
Differentiated Access to Out-of-hours Primary Care Through Emergency Access
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to test the use of an emergency button that allows patients to jump the telephone waiting line at the out-of-hours primary care in two regions in Denmark if they perceive their…
- Trial name
- Akutknappen (NCT02572115)
- Testing
- Akutknappen - used, Akutknappen - not used
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 7,385 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Audio-Emergency Call, Video-Emergency Call
Video Emergency Calls of Bystanders
Emergency center dispatchers often face the challenge that emergency calls typically provide only verbal information. However, many first responders use smartphones, which could enable the option for video calls during…
- Trial name
- NCT06598592
- Testing
- Video-Emergency, Audio-Emergency Call
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Cigarette Smoking
The Effectiveness of Smoking Cessation Guidelines in the Emergency Department
Although 78% of smokers report that a health professional has previously advised them to quit smoking, most smokers are not advised to stop smoking or offered assistance with smoking cessation during a given ED visit.
- Trial name
- NCT00756704
- Testing
- Smoking cessation guideline implementation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 789 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Iowa
Personal Satisfaction
Pharmaceutical Intervention Program at Readmission and User Satisfaction in a Emergency Department
A randomized clinical trial with two parallel groups (control and intervened) in the Emergency Department (ED) at the Clinical Hospital of the University of Chile will take place.
- Trial name
- NCT03116607
- Testing
- patient education/ recommendations to the health team
- Volunteers
- 1,001 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Student Education
Virtual Escape Room Education and Triage
This study was planned as a randomized controlled experimental design to determine the effect of triage training given to First and Emergency Aid students via a virtual escape room.
- Trial name
- NCT07181772
- Testing
- virtual escape room, with Power point education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Surgical Wound
Blood Characteristics and Abdominal Emergency Surgery
After surgical tissue damage, cellular blood components are involved in tissue repair processes, yet their preoperative characteristics are not considered in routine clinical practice.
- Trial name
- NCT06028854
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
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
Fentanyl, Platelet Reactivity
Platelet Reactivity With Fentanyl, Morphine, or no Narcotic
The goal is to determine whether fentanyl and morphine have similar effects in reducing aspirin's effect upon platelets in emergency department patients with chest discomfort.
- Trial name
- NCT05367336
- Testing
- Morphine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health South
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Acute Aortic Syndrome
VOCs in Patients With Acute Cardiogenic Chest Pain
The goal of this observation study is to compare VOCs in cardiogenic chest pain population/health conditions, to answer：Establishment and promotion of the application system of emergency rapid detection of expiratory Volatile…
- Trial name
- NCT06277895
- Testing
- VOCs
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University