Clinical trials: Emergency Department
Ankle Sprains
Approach to Ankle Sprains in the Emergency Department
The aim of this study is to evaluate the short-term effects of routinely applied agents on pain and joint range of motion (ROM) in ankle sprains presenting to the emergency department (ED).
- Trial name
- NCT06563271
- Testing
- Dexketoprofen Trometamol 50 Mg/mL Solution for Injection, Ibuprofen 100 MG/ML Solution for Injection, Paracetamol 10 Mg/mL Solution for Injection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Etlik City Hospital
Substance Use
Routine Clinical Screening for Substance Use Disorders in the Emergency Room Setting
To ensure consistent documentation of alcohol and substance use, the emergency medicine is initiating a new standard of care for substance use screening: the use of a brief self-evaluation questionnaire on alcohol, tobacco and…
- Trial name
- NCT01661465
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,212 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Surgical Wound
Blood Characteristics and Abdominal Emergency Surgery
After surgical tissue damage, cellular blood components are involved in tissue repair processes, yet their preoperative characteristics are not considered in routine clinical practice.
- Trial name
- NCT06028854
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
Empathy
The Impact of Emergency Physician Empathy on Litigation Propensity
The purpose of this study is to observe whether people would report being less likely to sue a physician who shows more empathy when giving a patient potentially bad news regarding their medical condition.
- Trial name
- NCT01837706
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 437 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Alcohol Abuse
Brief Intervention for Families of Teens Treated in the Emergency Department for an Alcohol-Related Event
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of a brief family intervention in reducing alcohol use and alcohol-related problems among families of underage drinkers (13-17 years old) who are treated in a hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT00247221
- Testing
- MI/Family Check-up, MI only
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Chest Pain, Electrocardiography
Timely Acquirement of 12-lead ECG Using Patchy-type Wireless Device Among Patient With Chest Pain
In this study, the investigators compare timely acquirement of 12-lead ECG using patchy-type wireless versus using standard 12-lead ECG system among patient with chest pain in ED.
- Trial name
- NCT04048733
- Testing
- patchy-type wireless 12-lead ECG
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Emergencies
Stocking of a Busy Emergency Department
Stocking of essential supplies in an emergency department (ED) is crucial in order to efficiently and effectively take care of patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01586832
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 565 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lehigh Valley Hospital
Cardiac Arrest
Effectiveness of an Interactive Cognitive Support Tablet App to Improve the Management of Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
Pediatric cardiac arrest (PCA) has a high mortality and morbidity. Its management is complex and often deviates from guideline recommendations leading to patients' worse clinical outcomes.
- Trial name
- PediAppRREST (NCT04619498)
- Testing
- PediAppRREST, AHA-PALS pocket reference card
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Anxiety, Covid-19 Fear
Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Effect on Nurses
It has been planned to determine the effect of EFT, which effectiveness has been determined by the studies, on the covid-19 fear and anxiety experienced by the nurses working in the emergency department.
- Trial name
- EFT (NCT04910516)
- Testing
- Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
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
Economic Problems
Evaluating Patient and Physician Cost Knowledge in the Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to identify existing cost knowledge of Emergency Medicine (EM) physicians and patients and investigates its reported impacts on medical compliance.
- Trial name
- NCT01883778
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 512 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Dyspnea
Artificial Intelligence to Improve Physicians' Interpretation of Chest X-Rays in Breathless Patients
Identifying the cause of breathlessness in acute patients in the emergency department is critical and challenging. The chest X-ray is central but challenging to read for non-radiologist physicians.
- Trial name
- XRAI (NCT05117320)
- Testing
- AI support
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Emergencies
Non-technical Skills of Emergency Physicians in a Virtual Emergency Department
The investigators will study nontechnical skills of emergency physicians in a virtual standardized emergency room and their impact on quality of care.
- Trial name
- 3D-QUAMU (NCT03478579)
- Testing
- observational
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Headache, Migraine
Study of Intramuscular Ropivacaine Injections for Treatment of Pediatric Headache
Objective: To determine if lower paracervical intramuscular ropivacaine injection is an effective treatment for pediatric headache in an emergency department setting.
- Trial name
- NCT00680823
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert Hickey
Grief Disorder, Prolonged
A Multifaceted Intervention Strategy for Relatives of End-of-life Patients in the Emergency Department
In France, a study has reported that about 0.2% of patients visiting the ED died in the ED. A large survey of 145 EDs in 3 French speaking countries has reported that a median of 2 patients dies each week in each ED and its…
- Trial name
- MYRIADE (NCT06733974)
- Testing
- Multi-faceted Intervention
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 924 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
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
Cardiovascular Diseases, Diabetes Mellitus
A Community Paramedicine Initiative for Older Adults Living in Subsidized Housing (CHAP-EMS/CP@Clinic)
Older adults living in subsidized housing report poorer health. Their age and low income make it harder for them to use community services.
- Trial name
- CHAP-EMS (NCT02152891)
- Testing
- CHAP-EMS/CP@clinic
- Where
- 5 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Influenza Vaccination
PROmotion of FLU Vaccine Uptake in the Emergency Department - PROFLUVAXED
The goal of this research is to increase influenza vaccine acceptance and uptake in vulnerable populations whose primary (and often only) health care access occurs in emergency departments (ED Usual Source of Care Patients).
- Trial name
- PROFLUVAXED (NCT05836818)
- Testing
- Question (Q), Messaging (M)
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 776 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Emergencies
The Diagnostic Value of the First Clinical Impression of Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department (PREKEYDIA)
Finding a diagnosis for acutely ill patients places high demands on emergency medical personnel. While anamnesis and clinical examination provide initial indications and allow a tentative diagnosis, both laboratory chemistry and…
- Trial name
- NCT05597059
- Testing
- Machine Learning Prediction
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 1,506 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kepler University Hospital
COPD
Palliative Care Health Literacy Education and QOL Compared to Usual Care
The goal of this pilot randomized controlled trial is to compare health literacy (HL) and quality of life (QOL) among older adults with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) who completed a series of standardized…
- Trial name
- PACED (NCT06089499)
- Testing
- Get Palliative Care: four educational learning module videos
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City