Clinical trials: Emergencies, open to volunteers
Alcohol Misuse
Advancing Scalable Alcohol Brief Interventions in the ED: A Trial of Conversational AI With Digital Reinforcements
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a novel digital strategy combining a generative AI counseling agent (MICA) and weekly SMS boosters works to reduce risky drinking among Emergency Department patients.
- Trial name
- MICA-ED (NCT07661563)
- Testing
- MICA, TRAC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Behavioral Intervention, Emergency Department Visits
CMSL Ambulatory Sensitive Condition Nudge Study 2
The project aims to evaluate a nurse-led intervention to reduce inappropriate emergency department (ED) use among adult patients seen at Geisinger's Community Medicine Service Line (CMSL) clinics.
- Conditions
- Behavioral Intervention, Emergency Department Visits, Nurse Care Coordination
- Trial name
- NCT07028398
- Testing
- Nurse Nudge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12,990 people
- Sponsor
- Geisinger Clinic
Hypotension, Consciousness, Level Altered
The Effect of phoSPHocreatine on mEdical Emergency Team (Met) tREated Patients
Unexpected deaths and unplanned intensive care unit (ICU) admissions are common during hospital stay and are often preceded by warning abnormalities in patients' vital signs.
- Conditions
- Hypotension, Consciousness, Level Altered, Airway Disease, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- SPHERE (NCT06503016)
- Testing
- Phosphocreatine
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Università Vita-Salute San Raffaele
Cancer
Oncology Acute Care Follow-up Intervention Study
This pragmatic randomized controlled study evaluates an education intervention designed to increase patient engagement with Oncology Acute Care (OAC) services among patients being treated for cancer at Parkland Health.
- Trial name
- NCT07550192
- Testing
- Follow-up messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Anemia
Phenotyping Acute Non-Severe Anemia in the Emergency Department
Anemia is traditionally diagnosed and managed using circulating hemoglobin concentration ([Hb]). However, [Hb] is influenced by plasma volume and may not accurately reflect the total amount of hemoglobin available for oxygen…
- Trial name
- PHENOEMEMIA (NCT07761104)
- Testing
- Total hemoglobin mass measurement, Focused transthoracic echocardiography, Near-infrared spectroscopy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Respiratory Tract Infections, Urinary Tract Infections
Intravenous Versus Oral Treatment of the Main Acute Infections
Patients admitted to the hospital with acute infections are often treated with intravenous (IV) antibiotics. Around 70% of these infections fall into three categories: respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, and…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Tract Infections, Urinary Tract Infections, Cellulitis
- Trial name
- NCT06715306
- Testing
- Oral treatment
- Where
- 7 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Aspiration
Airway Bundle With Gastric Ultrasound Guidance for Aspiration Prevention During Emergency Intubation in Assiut University Hospital.
Emergency endotracheal intubation is a high-risk procedure performed frequently in critically ill patients, with major complications, including pulmonary aspiration, reported across a substantial proportion of cases (1).
- Trial name
- NCT07823413
- Testing
- gastric ultrasound scan
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Brain Death, Respiration, Artificial
Miniature In-line Respirator
This first-in-human pilot study will test an investigational miniature breathing device called the Hope inVent. The device is a small, single-use, in-line respirator that connects to a breathing tube and uses compressed oxygen to…
- Trial name
- NCT07768215
- Testing
- Hope inVent
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
HIV Infections, Syphilis Infection
Implementation of an Opt-Out Testing and Rapid Diagnostic Strategy for Syphilis and HIV in Pregnant Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to evaluate infection detection and treatment initiation rates for syphilis and HIV before and after integration of the Chembio DPP® HIV-Syphilis rapid POC test into an ongoing Emergency Department…
- Trial name
- NCT07525076
- Testing
- Chembio HIV/Syphilis rapid Point of Care (POC) test, Laboratory-based HIV and syphilis testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Head Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury
Selective CT for Anticoagulated Head Injured Patients
The goal is to derive and a clinical decision rule for safe exclusion of traumatic brain injury without neuroimaging in head-injured ED patients who take anticoagulant medications. The objectives are to: 1.
- Conditions
- Head Injury, Traumatic Brain Injury, Intracranial Hemorrhage, Traumatic, Blunt Head Injury
- Trial name
- Can-SCAHn (NCT05364749)
- Where
- 7 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Kerstin de Wit
Acute Back Pain, Emergency Department Patient
Treatment of Acute Low Back Pain With Transcutaneous Electrical Neurostimulation at the Emergency Department: a Randomized Controlled Trial
Acute low back pain is a frequent cause of emergency department admissions (4.39% [95% CI: 3.67-5.18])1. Drug therapeutic options are limited and ineffective.
- Trial name
- TENS BACK PAIN (NCT07183176)
- Testing
- Chattanooga CEFAR Tens
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
Adult Non-trauma Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation, Effectiveness of In-situ Simulation (ISS) Training
Effectiveness of In-Situ Simulation Training in Adult Non-Trauma Resuscitation: A Comparison of ISS and OSS Team Performance Using the A-C-L-S Model
This study employed a two-group non-randomized pre-post design to evaluate the effectiveness of interprofessional ISS training over one year at the National Taiwan University Hospital Yunlin Branch.
- Conditions
- Adult Non-trauma Cardiac Arrest Resuscitation, Effectiveness of In-situ Simulation (ISS) Training, Effectiveness of Off-site Simulation (OSS) Training, Improvement of Teamwork in Emergency Care Settings
- Trial name
- NCT07358793
- Testing
- In-situ Simulation (ISS) Training, Off-site Simulation (OSS) Training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Polytrauma Patients
Correlation Between Inferior Vena Cava Collapsibility Index and Serum Lactate in Poly-trauma Patients
Polytrauma is defined as the presence of multiple traumatic injuries that may cause systemic physiological derangements and life-threatening conditions.
- Trial name
- NCT07255456
- Testing
- Abdominal ultrasound and Serum Lactate Level
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Farid Esmael Haridy Mohamed
Hydrostatic Pulmonary Edema, Acute Respiratory Failure
Acute DYSPnea in the Emergency Department: Diagnostic Value of Point-of-care UltraSound
Acute dyspnea is a common reason for emergency department (ED) admission and is frequently caused by acute heart failure with pulmonary edema.
- Conditions
- Hydrostatic Pulmonary Edema, Acute Respiratory Failure, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- DYSP-ED-US (NCT07324980)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale Amedeo Avogadro
Pain, Procedural, Minor Laceration
Ketamine as a Supplement to Local Anesthesia for Minor Procedures
This trial is a double-blind randomized controlled clinical trial of adults and children (ages 7 to less than 70 years). Patients who present to the ED and who undergo minor bedside procedures that require local anesthesia will…
- Conditions
- Pain, Procedural, Minor Laceration, Abscess
- Trial name
- INK-MP (NCT06284473)
- Testing
- Ketamine, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Loyola University
Goals
Shared Decision Making to Improve Goals of Care in the ED
This project will develop and refine a shared decision making (SDM) intervention (decision aid tool) to improve and normalize high quality end of life discussions in the Emergency Department (ED) setting.
- Trial name
- NCT03833622
- Testing
- Shared Decision Aid Assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 230 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Colorectal Cancer, Wound Infection
Comparing PP and PVDF Meshes in Midline Laparotomy Closure for High-risk Colorectal Surgery. Impact on Incisional Hernia and Surgical Wound Infection.
In the latest guidelines for abdominal wall closure in emergency surgery published in the World Journal of Emergency Surgery (WJES) in 2023, no specific recommendations are made in this regard.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Wound Infection, Hernia Incisional
- Trial name
- PROFIMESH (NCT06220045)
- Testing
- Polyvinylidene fluoride mesh, Prophylactic polypropylene mesh
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Institut d'Investigació Biomèdica de Girona Dr. Josep Trueta
HIV
Decision Support Tool to Integrate PrEP Into Emergency Departments
This project will explore the development of a personalized decision support tool to assist with pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) initiation and persistence among patients identified in the emergency department (ED) and urgent…
- Trial name
- NCT07279129
- Testing
- Decision support tool, PrEP Delivery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Viral Infections, Bacterial Infections
Emergency PWAS in Respiratory Infectious Disease
Develop an emergency PanorOmics Wide Association Study (ePWAS) for the early, rapid biological and pathophysiological characterisation of known and novel Infectious Diseases in adult patients presenting to emergency departments…
- Conditions
- Viral Infections, Bacterial Infections, Fungal Infections, Mixed Infection
- Trial name
- NCT05336851
- Testing
- Biomarker blood draw and saliva collection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Pneumonia, Orotracheal Intubation
Risk of Pneumonia in Intubated Patients in Emergency Situations
Orotracheal intubation in emergency medicine is a vital procedure for ensuring adequate oxygenation and ventilation in patients with respiratory distress or in shock.
- Trial name
- PNEUMIOT (NCT07439146)
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand