Clinical trials: Emergencies
Pain Management
IBUPAP Study for Pain Management in Children
Current literature supports ibuprofen and APAP are the most commonly used analgesics in the pediatric ED for acute traumatic/non-traumatic pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03088800
- Testing
- Ibuprofen, APAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Postpartum Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension, Postpartum Preeclampsia
Postpartum Hypertension Study
The purpose of this study is to assess which blood pressure medication (intravenous labetalol or oral nifedipine) works better in treating severely elevated blood pressure in women who have just delivered a baby.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension, Postpartum Preeclampsia, Pregnancy-Induced Hypertension in Postpartum, Hypertensive Emergency
- Trial name
- NCT05139238
- Testing
- Labetalol, Nifedipine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
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 Severe Pain
Titration of Intravenous Hydromorphone
This is an exploratory, hypothesis-generating safety and efficacy study for patients who come to the ER in acute (less than 7 days in duration) severe pain. Patients with chronic pain will not be enrolled.
- Trial name
- NCT01892709
- Testing
- Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Acute Pain
IV Acetaminophen as Adjuvant Analgesic to Hydromorphone - Emergency Department Patients
The goal of this randomized clinical trial is to compare the analgesic efficacy and side effect profile of IV acetaminophen as an analgesic adjunctive medication to IV hydromorphone for the treatment of acute pain experienced by…
- Trial name
- NCT03553498
- Testing
- IV acetaminophen, hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Early Risk Stratification in ED Chest Pain Patients
In the management of adult chest pain patients presenting to an Emergency Department (ED) with suspected acute coronary syndrome (ACS), we aimed to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of the combined use of a modified Thrombolysis…
- Trial name
- NCT02364271
- Testing
- Thrombolysis in myocardial infarction score, routine blood test for hs-cTnT, HEART score
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 602 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese University of Hong Kong
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
Opioid-use Disorder
Emergency Department Outcomes for Patients With Opioid Use Disorder
Using mixed methods and triangulating multiples sources of data collected over the course of the parent (CTN-0079 - NCT03544112) and the ancillary studies to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, sustainability and impact of…
- Trial name
- NCT04289363
- Testing
- Clinical program implementation
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Opioid Use
Prevention Interventions for Opioid Misuse
The purpose of the study is to develop and test innovative interventions to prevent the development of opioid misuse and opioid use disorders among older adolescents and young adults (AYA; ages 16-30) who use opioids, which will…
- Trial name
- NCT04550715
- Testing
- Brief intervention (BI), Portal, Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,155 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Dyspepsia
Comparison of Pantoprazole and Ranitidine in Dyspepsia
The H0 hypothesis of the study is there is no difference between pantoprazole and ranitidine in treating patients presented with dyspepsia to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT01737840
- Testing
- Pantoprazole, Ranitidine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Head Injury
Shared Decision Making in Parents of Children With Head Trauma: Head CT Choice
The investigators will test the impact of a decision aid, Head CT Choice, to determine if its use improves parents' knowledge and engagement in decision making and safely decreases healthcare utilization in children presenting to…
- Trial name
- NCT02063087
- Testing
- Head CT Decision Aid
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 971 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Acute Pain
Benzodiazepines for the Reduction of Distress and Pain During and After Emergency Department Care
In this proposal, the investigators will determine if a single dose of oral lorazepam reduces distress, pain severity, and need for opiate analgesics both in the ED and in the acute recovery period after discharge.
- Trial name
- NCT03756038
- Testing
- Lorazepam
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Maria Pacella
Sepsis, Severe Sepsis
Protocolized Care for Early Septic Shock
The ProCESS study is large, 5-year, multicenter study of alternative resuscitation strategies for septic shock. The study hypothesizes that there are "golden hours" in the initial management of septic shock where prompt…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, Septic Shock
- Trial name
- ProCESS (NCT00510835)
- Testing
- Early Goal Directed Therapy (EGDT), Protocolized Standard Care (PSC), Usual Care (UC)
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,351 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Hemorrhagic Shock, Traumatic Brain Injury
Shock, Whole Blood, and Assessment of TBI S.W.A.T. (LITES TO 2)
The LITES Network is an operational trauma center consortium which has the expertise, track record and confirmed capabilities to conduct prospective, multicenter, injury care and outcomes research of relevance to the Department…
- Trial name
- SWAT (NCT03402035)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,051 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Low Back Pain
Diazepam Use With Standard Management for Acute Low Back Pain
Given the poor pain and functional outcomes that persist beyond an Emergency Department (ED) visit for musculoskeletal low back pain (LBP), we propose a clinical trial to evaluate whether combining a benzodiazepine with an NSAID…
- Trial name
- NCT02646124
- Testing
- Naproxen, Diazepam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
One-year Outcome After Prehospital Intubation
One-year Outcome After Prehospital Intubation
The primary aim of this study was to describe the long-term outcome of critically ill or severely injured patients not in cardiac arrest treated by an EMS physician.
- Trial name
- NCT02307123
- Testing
- Intubation
- Volunteers
- 483 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Effectiveness of Subcutaneous Glargine On The Time To Closure of The Anion Gap in Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department With Diabetic Keto-acidosis
To determine if co-administration of subcutaneous (SQ)Insulin glargine in combination with intravenous (IV) insulin decreases the time to resolution of ketoacidosis and requirement for ICU admission compared to IV insulin with…
- Trial name
- GT-COG (NCT02006342)
- Testing
- Insulin Glargine, Regular Insulin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Alcohol Use Disorder, Substance Use
Emergency Department Initiated Extended-Release Naltrexone and Case Management for the Treatment of Alcohol Use Disorder
This is a phase 4, open-label, feasibility study of extended release naltrexone (Vivitrol, Alkermes Pharmaceutical) and case management for treatment of alcohol use disorders in the ED.
- Conditions
- Alcohol Use Disorder, Substance Use, Alcohol Abuse or Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT04094584
- Testing
- Vivitrol (Extended Release Naltrexone)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
COVID-19
PROmotion of COVID-19 BOOSTer VA(X)Ccination in the Emergency Department - PROBOOSTVAXED
The goal of this cluster randomized clinical trial is to test the efficacy of messaging interventions to increase booster vaccine uptake in adults in the emergency department(ED).
- Trial name
- PROBOOSTVAXED (NCT06156215)
- Testing
- Vaccine Messaging, Vaccine Acceptance Question
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 919 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Firearm Injury
Safety Education in the Emergency Department: A Pilot Study
The purpose of this pilot study is to assess the feasibility and acceptability of video-based safe firearm storage education in the Pediatric Emergency Department.
- Trial name
- SEED (NCT05168878)
- Testing
- 30-second BeSMART video, 3-minute BeSMART video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 407 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver