Clinical trials: Emergency Care
Fall, Accidental, Fall
Transport PLUS Intervention
Hypothesis: 'Transport PLUS,' a low cost, easily generalizable intervention performed by Emergency Medical Technicians while transporting a patient home from the hospital, can improve transitions of care and improve patient…
- Conditions
- Fall, Accidental, Fall, Hospital Readmission, Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- NCT03046771
- Testing
- Transport PLUS group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Sneezing
"Anticipatory Guidance in the Nursery and Its Impact on Non-urgent Emergency Department Visits"
Kennedy et al, in a study of pediatric Emergency Department (ED) use by newborns less than 14 days of age, revealed that half of all visits in this population were non-acute problems.
- Conditions
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Sneezing, Constipation, Nasal Congestion and Inflammations
- Trial name
- NCT01859065
- Testing
- Intensified anticipatory guidance, Routine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 323 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System
Field Physician Care, Analgesics
Analgesia in ÖAMTC Helicopter Emergency Service in Austria
A sufficient analgesia in injured or sick people is the main goal of physicians treating a patient. In emergency medicine potent analgesia like ketamine or opioids are routinely used.
- Conditions
- Field Physician Care, Analgesics, Hypnotics, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT03760302
- Testing
- analgesics, hypnotics
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 35,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck
Asthma, Medical Informatics
A Reminder System for Paper-Based Asthma Guidelines in the Pediatric Emergency Department
The primary idea is that the use of a computerized reminder system to help with the guideline implementation will increase utilization and adherence of guideline-driven care, leading to improved patient outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00699439
- Testing
- Paper-based asthma flow diagram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Education
Sustainable Solutions for Paediatric Basic Life Support Training in Day Care Centres
In a randomised non-inferiority trial the investigators examine two training interventions to train paediatric basic life support to laypersons: Dyad training vs Instructor led training.
- Conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Education, Medical Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT03469154
- Testing
- Dyad training method, Instructor led training method
- Volunteers
- 569 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
Fatigue, Sleep
The Sleep and Teamwork in EMS Study
More than half of Emergency Medical Services (EMS) workers report work-related mental and physical fatigue. Odds of injury among fatigued EMS workers are nearly double that of non-fatigued workers.
- Trial name
- SaFTiE (NCT04456764)
- Testing
- SaFTiE
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 708 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Trauma, Road (Traffic) Accident [RTA] Nos
Pre-hospital Care Profile of Road Traffic Injury Victims- Kerala
Selection of appropriate strategies and correct policy-making in these conditions may lead to decreased rates of death due to RTI.There is a lack of research on the effectiveness of pre-hospital care in Kerala.
- Trial name
- PCP-K (NCT04577924)
- Testing
- Interview
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 978 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jubilee Mission Medical College and Research Institute
Hemolysis, Blood Specimen Collection
Clinical Study of a Novel Hemolysis Point of Care Test at an Emergency Department.
This study aims to investigate the outcome of hemolysis frequency when a hemolysis point of care test is introduced in an emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT02976610
- Testing
- Hemolysis Point-of-Care test
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,671 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hemcheck Sweden AB
Emergencies
Optimized Acute Care for Geriatric Patients Using an Intersectoral Telemedical Cooperation Network - Around the Clock - Technical Performance
Due to "demographic change", the composition of the population in Germany is changing. The consequence of this change is a population that is getting older on average.
- Trial name
- Optimal@NRW (NCT04873973)
- Testing
- Telemedical support
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 3,073 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Trauma Injury
A Nursing Triage Protocol for Minor Orthopedic Traumata: the Effect on Flow Time, Quality of Care and Patient Satisfaction in an Emergency Department
In 2019, nearly half of all hospital contacts in Belgium took place through the emergency department, and more than a third of patients arrived after an accident or trauma.
- Trial name
- TRINU-RX (NCT05765045)
- Testing
- Nursing triage protocol
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Body Weights and Measures, Body Weight in the Overweight and Obese Class - I Population
Machine Learning and 3D Image-Based Modeling for Real-Time Body Weight and Body Composition Estimation During Emergency Medical Care: Study 2
The goal of this prospective crossover simulation study is to evaluate the accuracy and usability of a 3D camera weight estimation system during simulated emergency care in adult simulated patients, when used by emergency…
- Conditions
- Body Weights and Measures, Body Weight in the Overweight and Obese Class - I Population, Weight Estimation, Emergency Drug Dosing
- Trial name
- NCT06646133
- Testing
- 3D camera weight estimate, Standard methods of weight estimation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Florida Atlantic University
Advance Care Planning
Evaluating the Integration of the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care Treatment (ReSPECT) Into Primary Care
When a person becomes seriously ill health professionals treating them need to make decisions quickly. They may have limited information about the person's medical history or about their wishes about treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT05046197
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 298 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction (MI)
Clinical Echocardiography and S' Wave for Early Recognition of Acute Coronary Syndrome in the Emergency Department, A Prospective Study
The goal of this prospective observational study is to assess the diagnostic accuracy of the tissue Doppler imaging (TDI) S' wave in detecting acute coronary syndrome (ACS) in adult patients presenting to the emergency department…
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndrome, Myocardial Infarction (MI), Non-ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Unstable Angina
- Trial name
- CLEAR_ECHO (NCT06860997)
- Testing
- Tissue Doppler Imaging (TDI) S' Wave Echocardiography
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
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
High Altitude, Hypobaric Hypoxia
The Effect of Acute High Altitude Exposure on Rescuer Performance and Patient Care
Rescue services in mountainous regions are frequently called to missions at altitudes >3000 m. Under the difficult conditions of acute exposure to altitude, the crews then have to undertake demanding medical and rescue measures.
- Conditions
- High Altitude, Hypobaric Hypoxia, Risk Reduction
- Trial name
- NCT06446427
- Testing
- Acute high altitude exposure, Acute high altitude exposure, with supplementary oxygen, Subacute high altitude exposure, after having spent a night at high altitude
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Emergency Medical Services
Klinik - Intelligent Patient Flow Management
Digital health technologies (DHT) are increasingly developed to support healthcare systems around the world. However, they are frequently lacking evidence-based medicine and medical validation.
- Trial name
- NCT04577079
- Testing
- Evaluation of the need of emergency medical services
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 273 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Acute Pain
A Randomized Trial of Behavioral Economic Approaches to Reduce Unnecessary Opioid Prescribing
In this study, the investigators will evaluate the effect of a health system initiative aiming to change clinician opioid prescribing behaviors using two behavioral economic interventions - individual audit feedback and peer…
- Trial name
- REDUCE (NCT03825549)
- Testing
- Individual audit feedback, Peer comparison feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 452 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Infiltration, Intravenous
The Effect of Care Bundle in Preventing the Frequency of Peripheral Intravenous Catheter-related Infiltration and Phlebitis in the Pediatric Emergency Department
This quasi-experimental study evaluates the effectiveness of a care bundle in preventing peripheral intravenous catheter (PIVC)-related infiltration and phlebitis in pediatric emergency department patients.
- Conditions
- Infiltration, Intravenous, Phlebitis, Pediatrics
- Trial name
- NCT07649499
- Testing
- Care Bundle for PIVC Management
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Patient Coming to the Emergency Department for Any Reason
the Observance of Emergency Exit Treatments During the Stay of Care at the Exit of Reims Emergencies
The investigators would like to include patients consulting in a Accident and Emergency Department (AED) during the permanence of care the week of March 11 to 17, 2018.
- Trial name
- NCT03836534
- Testing
- adherence to treatment of patients coming out of emergencies
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 274 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Peptic Ulcer Perforation, Perforated Bowel
ERAS vs Conventional Approach in Peptic Perforation-RCT
This study compares 2 different ways of perioperative management in patients of peptic perforation. Experimental arm is the ERAS arm( Enhanced recovery after surgery) and the comparative arm is Conventional arm.
- Conditions
- Peptic Ulcer Perforation, Perforated Bowel, Post-Op Complication, Emergencies
- Trial name
- ERASE (NCT04194060)
- Testing
- Enhanced Recovery after Surgery group, Conventional
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bhubaneswar