Clinical trials: Emergency
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 Musculoskeletal Disease, Sprains
Efficacy of Lidocaine Patch in Acute Musculoskeletal Pain in the Emergency Department
This study evaluates the addition of a lidocaine patch to ibuprofen in the treatment of acute musculoskeletal pains. Half of the participants will get only ibuprofen for their pain, while other half will receive lidocaine patch…
- Conditions
- Acute Musculoskeletal Disease, Sprains, Sprains and Strains, Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT03571737
- Testing
- Ibuprofen, Lidocaine Patch 4%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- East Carolina University
Pain
Battlefield Auricular Acupressure (BAApress) Feasibility Study
The purpose of this research study is to find out what effects (good and bad) acupressure applied to the outside of the ear (Auricular Acupressure), in addition to the standard of care medication regimen, will have on pain.
- Trial name
- NCT05939388
- Testing
- Auricular Acupressure Pads
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Mental Disorder
Engaging Patients With Mental Disorders From the ED in Outpatient Care
This study will compare the effectiveness of professional and peer care managers in improving linkage to and engagement in outpatient care after an emergency department (ED) discharge, as well as the mechanisms by which…
- Trial name
- EPIC (NCT02989805)
- Testing
- Care Management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 326 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Shift-Work Sleep Disorder, Insomnia
Fire Fighter Fatigue Management Program: Operation Healthy Sleep
Firefighters work some of the most demanding schedules known under highly stressful and demanding conditions. The need to work frequent extended shifts and long work weeks leads to acute and chronic partial sleep deprivation as…
- Conditions
- Shift-Work Sleep Disorder, Insomnia, Restless Leg Syndrome, Obstructive Sleep Apnea
- Trial name
- NCT01988129
- Testing
- Sleep disorders education and screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,189 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Postoperative Pain, Laparotomy
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Erector Spinae Plane Block
The TAP block, first described by Rafi in 2001, is comprised of deposition of a local anesthetic into the anatomical plane between the internal oblique and transverses abdominis muscles, where thess thoracoabdominal nerves…
- Trial name
- NCT03989570
- Testing
- transversus abdominis plane block, erector spinae plane block, control group
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hassan Mokhtar Elshorbagy Hetta
Adolescent Behavior, Emergency Department
Emergency Department Healthcare Education Assessment and Response for Teen Relationships: A Pilot Feasibility Study
This is a single-site, randomized, controlled trial. Investigators will evaluate feasibility of the Emergency Department Healthcare Education Assessment and Response for Teen Relationships (ED-HEART) intervention among…
- Conditions
- Adolescent Behavior, Emergency Department, Abuse Physical, Abuse Mental
- Trial name
- ED-HEART (NCT05194202)
- Testing
- ED-HEART
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Cancer, Diarrhea
CASAD for Severe Diarrhea in the Emergency Department
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if calcium alumina-silicate (CASAD) can help to stop your diarrhea. Researchers also want to know if this drug can help decrease the duration of your diarrhea.
- Trial name
- NCT02018653
- Testing
- Calcium Alumina-Silicate (CASAD), Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Nausea
Isopropyl Alcohol vs Ondansetron for Nausea in the Emergency Department
This study will compare the efficacy of isopropyl alcohol and conventional anti-emetics with three study arms: (1) inhaled isopropyl alcohol plus oral ondansetron; (2) inhaled isopropyl alcohol plus oral placebo; (3) inhaled…
- Trial name
- NCT02760069
- Testing
- Inhaled isopropyl alcohol, Oral ondansetron, Inhaled normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- Brooke Army Medical Center
Blindness
Emergency Egress and Information System for Persons With Vision Loss
The purpose of the research project is to develop and evaluate an emergency egress system for persons with visual impairment, which would use existing lighted exit signage to provide egress information at a distance of up to 100…
- Trial name
- NCT00262509
- Testing
- Egress Badge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Pain, Opiate
A Dosing and Efficacy Study of Intra-nasal Sufentanil for Moderate to Severe Pain
The purpose of this study is to determine the appropriate dose and effectiveness of intra-nasal administration of a potent narcotic, sufentanil, for the treatment of moderate to severe pain due to broken bone(s) in the arm or leg.
- Trial name
- NCT01012999
- Testing
- sufentanil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Acute Respiratory Failure
Pragmatic Trial Examining Oxygenation Prior to Intubation
Clinicians perform rapid sequence induction, laryngoscopy, and tracheal intubation for more than 5 million critically ill adults as a part of clinical care each year in the United States.
- Trial name
- PREOXI (NCT05267652)
- Testing
- Preoxygenation with Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation, Facemask Oxygen
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,301 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Diffuse Apneic Oxygenation
EmergeNcy Department Apneic Oxygenation Versus Usual Care During Rapid Sequence Intubation
To determine the impact, if any the application of oxygen during the apnea period of rapid sequence intubation has on patients being intubated in the emergency department.
- Trial name
- ENDAO (NCT02737917)
- Testing
- Oxygen, Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 206 people
- Sponsor
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Cervical Cancer
Promoting Cervical Cancer Screening for Emergency Department Patients
The purpose of this study is to learn methods to encourage women to get recommended cervical cancer screening. Cervical cancer screening is an important part of cervical cancer prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT03483610
- Testing
- Provider Referral, Text Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Abdominal Pain, Renal Colic
High Dose IV Lidocaine vs Hydromorphone for Abdominal Pain in the Emergency Department
Intravenous lidocaine will be given at a dose of 2 mg/kg intravenously to patients in the emergency department with a diagnosis of acute abdominal pain.
- Trial name
- HIDO-LIDO (NCT04398316)
- Testing
- Lidocaine Iv, HYDROmorphone Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Headache, Pregnancy Related
Acute Headache Treatment in Pregnancy: Occipital Nerve Block vs PO Acetaminophen With Caffeine
This is an open label randomized controlled trial evaluating response to bupivacaine occipital nerve block compared to Tylenol/Caffeine cocktail in treatment of pregnant patients seeking care of headache.
- Conditions
- Headache, Pregnancy Related, Occipital Nerve Block
- Trial name
- NCT03951649
- Testing
- Occipital Nerve Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Contraceptive Use After Emergency Contraception
Initiating Contraception After Emergency Contraception From Pharmacy
Pharmacists do not provide immediate contraception to women after emergency contraception (EC); they can only give advice on local contraceptive services.
- Trial name
- NCT01738971
- Testing
- rapid access, one month progestogen only pill
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 168 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Cardiac Arrest
Improving Cardiac Arrest Diagnostic Accuracy of Emergency Medical Dispatchers
The main goal of this project is to help 9-1-1 emergency medical dispatchers save the lives of more cardiac arrest victims. The investigators will develop teaching tools to help the dispatchers recognize abnormal breathing that…
- Trial name
- NCT01872325
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,076 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
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
Influenza
Study on the Burden of Influenza-related Hospitalizations and Emergency Room (ER) Visits in Children in Spain
This study aims to quantify the inpatient and ER visits burden of laboratory-confirmed influenza, and compare the clinical features, severity, complications, risk factors and socioeconomic impact of influenza in children…
- Trial name
- NCT01592799
- Testing
- Throat swab and/or nasopharyngeal swab, Data collection
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 501 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline