Clinical trials: Emergency
Emergency Preparedness
Improving Emergency Preparedness Among 9/11 Exposed Population: Implementation and Evaluation of an Emergency Preparedness Intervention
A two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial will be conducted to compare the effectiveness of a phone-based household emergency preparedness intervention with a mailed informational brochure on household emergency preparedness…
- Trial name
- NCT06737510
- Testing
- Informational brochure on household emergency preparedness, Phone-based household emergency preparedness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 707 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene
Acute Renal Failure, Gastroenteritis
Cystatin C as a Marker for Detecting Early Renal Dysfunction in a Pediatric Emergency Department
Acute renal failure (ARF) is a rare but serious complication of gastroenteritis and dehydration, the most common reason for pediatric emergency visits. Renal function is determined by the glomerular filtration rate (GFR).
- Conditions
- Acute Renal Failure, Gastroenteritis, Dehydration
- Trial name
- CARING (NCT00462527)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 464 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Emergencies, Trauma
Comparison of Two Resuscitative Thoracotomy Techniques
Resuscitative thoracotomy (RT) is a life saving procedure for patients who have suffered cardiac arrest or are at significant risk of cardiac arrest following significant trauma.
- Conditions
- Emergencies, Trauma, Procedural Training, Thoracotomy
- Trial name
- NCT04242160
- Testing
- Modified Clamshell Thoracotomy, Left Anterolateral Thoracotomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Hypertension
Emergency Department Home Blood Pressure Monitoring and BpTRU Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Congruence of Emergency Department (ED) Attendings' Predictions of Hypertension with Results of Home Blood Pressure Monitoring.
- Trial name
- NCT02217059
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Bioterrorism；Nurses；Computer Simulation；Biosafety Response Capability
Development and Empirical Research on a Virtual Simulation Training System for Clinical Nurses Responding to Bioterrorist Attacks
P (Population): Participants in a clinical nursing training program at a certain university I (Intervention): Theoretical instruction + training using a self-developed virtual simulation platform for emergency response to…
- Trial name
- NCT07829679
- Testing
- Virtual simulation training on emergency response to bioterrorist attacks for nursing staff
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Air Force Military Medical University, China
Sickle Cell Anemia Crisis
Does IV Acetaminophen Reduce Opioid Requirement in Pediatric Patients With Acute Sickle Cell Crises?
The purpose of this study is to determine whether IV acetaminophen can decrease the need for subsequent opioid administration in the acute management of sickle cell crisis pain in the pediatric emergency room.
- Trial name
- NCT03541980
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Influenza
Influenza Vaccination in the Emergency Department
Randomized controlled trial of influenza vaccination versus referral for vaccination in the Emergency department. Is the Emergency Department an effective venue for vaccination for influenza? Does vaccination for influenza in the…
- Trial name
- NCT00822627
- Testing
- Influenza Vaccination, Education and referral
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Intracranial Hemorrhages, Acute Ischemic Stroke
AI Assisted Reader Evaluation in Acute Computed Tomography (CT) Head Interpretation
This study has been added as a sub study to the Simulation Training for Emergency Department Imaging 2 study (ClinicalTrials.gov ID NCT05427838).
- Conditions
- Intracranial Hemorrhages, Acute Ischemic Stroke, Hydrocephalus, Cerebral Infarction
- Trial name
- AI-REACT (NCT06018545)
- Testing
- Ground truthing, Reading
- Where
- 4 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust
Emergency Care, Obstetric
Emergency Obstetric Care Protocol
This study aims to investigate the effect of applying emergency obstetric care protocol on maternity nurses' practices.
- Trial name
- NCT07248605
- Testing
- educational booklet
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Triage, Emergency Medical Services
Clinical Predictors of Capillary Refill Time and Their Association With Triage Categories
This observational study aims to determine the correlation between capillary refill time (CRT) and vital parameters in patients presenting to the emergency department.
- Conditions
- Triage, Emergency Medical Services, Vital Signs Monitoring, Hypoperfusion
- Trial name
- CRT_TriageER (NCT07054151)
- Testing
- No clinical intervention (observational study only)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 313 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Izmir Democracy University
Contraception Behavior
Hormonal Contraceptive Health Education for Adolescent Males
Prospective randomized control trial of an educational electronic application on female hormonal contraception for adolescent males in the pediatric emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT03400410
- Testing
- Education Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 107 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Inpatient Hospitalization, Intensive Care Unit Admission, Inpatient Mortality, Sepsis and Septic Shock
Linking Novel Diagnostics With Data-Driven Clinical Decision Support in the Emergency Department
The primary objective of this study is to validate the use of an electronic clinical decision support (CDS) tool, TriageGO with Monocyte Distribution Width (TriageGO-MDW), in the emergency department (ED).
- Trial name
- NCT05335135
- Testing
- TriageGO-MDW Clinical Decision Support, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stocastic, LLC
Musculoskeletal Pain, Analgesia
Intramuscular Ketorolac at Two Single-Dose Regimens
The purpose of this study was to evaluate a single 15 mg intramuscular (IM) dose of ketorolac for analgesic non-inferiority versus a single 60 mg IM dose for the treatment of acute MSK pain in a military emergency department (ED)…
- Conditions
- Musculoskeletal Pain, Analgesia, Adverse Event
- Trial name
- NCT04763876
- Testing
- Ketorolac Injection 15 mg, Ketorolac Injection 60 mg
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- William Beaumont Army Medical Center
Vascular Anatomy
Determination of Anatomic Variations of the Internal Jugular and Femoral Veins Using Ultrasound in the Emergency Department
Central venous catheterization is a common and important procedure done in the emergency department. The internal jugular vein (IJV), subclavian vein (SV) and femoral vein (FV) are commonly used for central venous access.
- Trial name
- NCT00951678
- Testing
- Observational ultrasonography of venous anatomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tampa General Hospital
End of Life
Impact of a Protocol for Announcing Decision of Withholding and Withdrawing Life-sustaining Treatments on the Stress of the Relatives in the Emergency Departments
Death is a daily reality in the emergency department. Deaths represent 0.3 to 0.5% of emergency admissions, i.e. approximately 26,000 per year for the whole of France.
- Trial name
- DISCUSS (NCT06071078)
- Testing
- Training of professionals according to the DISCUSS announcement protocol
- Where
- 9 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 538 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Urinary Tract Infections
Does Implementing a Urinanylsis Protocol Based on Symptoms Decrease Length of Stay in the Emergency Department?
The implementation of nursing urinanlysis protocols based off of symptoms of urinary infections will significantly decrease the length of a patient's stay in the Emergency Department.
- Trial name
- NCT00583648
- Testing
- Urinanlysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Dyspnea
BRIPPED Scan for Evaluation of Emergency Department (ED) Patients With Shortness of Breath
The B-RIPPED scan is a standardized ultrasound evaluation of pulmonary B-lines, Right ventricle size and strain, Inferior Vena Cava collapsibility, Pleural and Pericardial Effusion, Pneumothorax, Ejection Fraction, and lower…
- Trial name
- BRIPPED (NCT01662843)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Virginia Medical School
Vaccination/Immunisation Status
Vaccination Coverage Amongst Children/Young People Attending the PED
In the United Kingdom (UK), most childhood vaccinations are given in the community, although uptake has decreased in recent years.
- Trial name
- NCT04485624
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,693 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lancaster University
Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Continuous Compressions With Asynchronous Ventilations Using I-gel Device Versus 30:2 Approach During Simulated OHCA
Paramedics and EMT will be recruited among four Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Switzerland to manage a 10-minutes simulation-based adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest scenario in teams of two.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Emergency Medical Services, Resuscitation
- Trial name
- NCT04736446
- Testing
- I-gel® supraglottic device, Face mask ventilation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geneve TEAM Ambulances
HIV Health Literacy
Facilitating HIV/AIDS and HIV Testing Literacy for Emergency Department Patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all patients should receive information about HIV/AIDS and HIV testing orally or in writing at every HIV testing encounter.
- Trial name
- NCT02284451
- Testing
- Video or Pictorial Brochure
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital