Clinical trials: Emergency Care
Point-of-care Ultrasound, Simulation Training
Ultrasound Simulation Case-based Workshop Implementation and Impact Assessment
This study is a prospective cohort study implementing a point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) simulation case-based workshop in emergency (EM) physicians at different training levels as an educational and competency-based assessment…
- Conditions
- Point-of-care Ultrasound, Simulation Training, Medical Education in Emergency Ultrasound
- Trial name
- US Sim cases (NCT06960837)
- Testing
- ultrasound simulation training case-based workshop during resident sim days
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Technical Feasibility, Ambulances
Technical Feasibility Study of a Novel Wearable Capnograph (MARIE) in an Emergency Care Environment, Part 1
You have been assessed by paramedics as needing to go to the emergency department. During transport, the paramedics will monitor you by, for example, measuring your blood pressure and checking your pulse.
- Trial name
- MARIE (NCT06905613)
- Testing
- Technical feasibility study of a novel wearable capnograph (MARIE) in an emergency care environment
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Mental Health Crisis
Mental Health Crisis Training for Police, Firefighters, and Public Health Staff
This study evaluated whether a mental health crisis response training course improved the knowledge, confidence, and attitudes of police officers, firefighters, emergency medical personnel, and public health staff who may…
- Trial name
- NCT07697326
- Testing
- Mental Health Crisis Response Training
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 714 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Far Eastern Memorial Hospital
Rhabdomyolysis, Virtual Reality
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using Virtual Reality Glasses in Prehospital Intervention Training for Crush Syndrome
This research is a randomized controlled study designed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a video-based virtual reality (VR) simulation for prehospital intervention training of crush syndrome for paramedic students.
- Conditions
- Rhabdomyolysis, Virtual Reality, Emergency Medical Services, Disaster Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT07361835
- Testing
- Virtual reality-based crush syndrome training, Traditional theoretical lecture
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Telemedicine, Intubation; Difficult or Failed
Teleguidance-facilitated Airway Management
The advent of telemedicine has introduced teleguidance as a promising support to enhance endotracheal intubation skills among inexperienced operators.
- Conditions
- Telemedicine, Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT06497725
- Testing
- Teleguidance-facilitated Airway Management
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Emergencies
Improvement of Ambulance Response Times in Karachi, Pakistan
The investigators hypothesize that spatial analysis of the location data of ambulance calls can improve prehospital care provided by Aman Foundation in Karachi, Pakistan by decreasing ambulance response times for high acuity…
- Trial name
- NCT02743169
- Testing
- Spatially-Optimized
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Immobilization
Time Performance of Scoop Stretcher Versus Vacuum Mattress for Prehospital Spinal Stabilization
A simulation-based randomized controlled trial was designed with the objective to assess the time needed to achieve spinal stabilization using a scoop stretcher compared to a vacuum mattress.
- Trial name
- NCT04904770
- Testing
- Scoop stretcher, Vacuum mattress
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stuby Loric
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Ambulance Clinicians' Experiences of Attending OHCA in Children
This research will explore ambulance clinicians' experiences of attending out of hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) incidents involving children. OHCA occurs when the heart stops beating.
- Trial name
- NCT06922019
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Appendicitis
EHR-based Decision Support for Pediatric Acute Abdominal Pain in Emergency Care
Although appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children, its diagnosis remains a challenge and thus, emergency department (ED) providers increasingly rely on computed tomography to distinguish appendicitis from…
- Trial name
- Appy-CDS (NCT02633735)
- Testing
- Appy CDS
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,940 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
HIV Prevention, Pre-Exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP)
Starting HIV Prevention Medicine (PrEP) During an Emergency Department Visit With a Peer Navigator
The goal of this study is to learn whether adults who visit a hospital emergency department (ED) find it acceptable to start HIV pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) during that same visit, with help from a peer navigator.
- Trial name
- RAPID Response (NCT07901101)
- Testing
- RAPID Response peer navigation, Emtricitabine/tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (F/TDF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Irreversible Pulpitis
Patient Perception Between Two Emergency Treatments of Symptomatic Irreversible Pulpitis.
To evaluate in a comparative way the perception of the patient who comes with pain due to irreversible pulpitis in a tooth and who receives two types of treatment: complete pulpectomy (or control group) or pulpotomy (or…
- Trial name
- NCT04654845
- Testing
- Pulpotomy, Pulpectomy
- Where
- 4 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aula Dental Avanzada
Wellbeing
Blue Light Emergency Services Wellbeing Feasibility Study
Emergency Service teams operate in some of the most challenging workplaces and experience higher rates of mental ill health than the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT04749966
- Testing
- This is an observational study, there are no interventions
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anglia Ruskin University
Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Resuscitation
Reducing Prehospital Medication Errors & Time to Drug Delivery by EMS During Simulated Pediatric CPR
The study investigators will recruit paramedics in many Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Switzerland to prepare direct intravenous (IV) emergency drugs during a standardized simulation-based pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac…
- Conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Resuscitation, Pediatrics, Medication Errors
- Trial name
- NCT03921346
- Testing
- Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 1st drug, Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 2nd drug, Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 3rd drug
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Clinical Research Platform
Non-technical Skills
Observation of Non-technical Skills in the Pre-hospital Care in the Czech Republic
The aim of the study is to find out if the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) crews are using the non-technical skills (e.g. communication, decision making, situational awareness etc.) in the real practice and how well they use…
- Trial name
- NTS (NCT04503369)
- Testing
- Non-technical skills
- Where
- 3 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 359 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- David Peran
Emergencies, mHealth
Feasibility and Efficacy of Ambulance-Based m-Health for Pediatric Emergencies (FEAMER) Trial
Investigators hypothesize that in a low-resource setting, linking ambulances that transport acutely ill children to a remote pediatric emergency physician using a simple audio-video device will improve the quality of these…
- Conditions
- Emergencies, mHealth, Child Health, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- FEAMER (NCT07027813)
- Testing
- Telemedicine, Control
- Where
- 3 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Emergency Medical Services, Electric Countershock
A Feasibility Study for Elective Cardioversion of Atrial Fibrillation at Home
The goal of this pilot, non-controlled, non-randomised, single centre, prospective intervention feasibility study is to assess the feasibility of a home DC-ECV in the treatment of recurrent symptomatic AF performed by APP in 25…
- Trial name
- Electra-1 (NCT06322836)
- Testing
- Duble current electro cardioversion
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAV Brabant MWN
HIV
Male Engagement in PMTCT Services
The study employs a quasi-experimental design in 8 public health centers in southwest Uganda offering care and treatment (C\&T) services.
- Trial name
- NCT01903889
- Testing
- clinic based intervention, clinic and community based intervention
- Where
- 7 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 3,806 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- FHI 360
Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Assault
RCT for Innovating Stress-related eHealth
The Randomized Control Trial for Innovating Stress-related eHealth (RISE) Study tests the hypotheses that a highly promising digital therapeutic (RISE Guide) targeting anxiety sensitivity (AS) will be acceptable to women sexual…
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, Sexual Assault, Pain
- Trial name
- RISE (NCT05305235)
- Testing
- RISE Guide, Relaxation Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill