Clinical trials: Emergency Department
Acute Pain
Trial Comparing Morphine to Hydromorphone in Elderly Patients With Severe Pain
The purpose of this research study is to determine which opiate pain medication (morphine or hydromorphone (Dilaudid)) is more effective in the treatment of acute pain in patients presenting to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT00305058
- Testing
- Morphine, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Wounds
Evaluation of Skin Affix in the Emergency Room
Effectiveness of a surgical adhesive on wounds found in Emergency Medicine.
- Trial name
- NCT02223689
- Testing
- Skin Affix
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Medline Industries
Cardiac Arrest, Heart Arrest
ECPR for Refractory Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
In the U.S. alone, over 300,000 people per year have sudden out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and less than 1 out of 10 survive.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Heart Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest
- Trial name
- EROCA (NCT03065647)
- Testing
- Expedited Transport With Mechanical CPR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
Sepsis
Effects of Code Sepsis Implementation on Emergency Department (ED) Sepsis Care
Sepsis is a life-threatening complication of infection that can be difficult to recognize and treat promptly. Timely administration of antibiotics for emergency department (ED) patients with sepsis is challenging.
- Trial name
- Code Sepsis (NCT04148989)
- Testing
- Code Sepsis protocol (full implementation)
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180,402 people
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Ondansetron
Ondansetron and the QT Interval In Adult Emergency Department Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess the use of the medication ondansetron (zofran) in the emergency department. There are studies of the ability of ondansetron to cause a prolongation in the QT interval (a certain measurement…
- Trial name
- NCT01759420
- Testing
- Ondansetron
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- C.R.Darnall Army Medical Center
Migraine Headache
Low-dose Propofol for Pediatric Migraine
Propofol, a general anesthetic, has been suggested to be effective for the treatment of migraine headaches in adults when used in subanesthetic doses (lower doses than those used for anesthesia or sedation).
- Trial name
- NCT01604785
- Testing
- Propofol, Standard Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Kidney Stones, Ureteral Stones
The Efficacy of Tamsulosin in the Treatment of Ureteral Stones in Emergency Department Patients
To determine if emergency department patients with acute ureteral colic pain due to a ureteral stone who are treated with tamsulosin, versus placebo, will experience a shorter time to passage of their stone or resolution of their…
- Trial name
- NCT00448123
- Testing
- Tamsulosin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert Swor
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Intravenous Fluids in Adults With Diabetic Ketoacidosis in the Emergency Department
Diabetes mellitus is a common chronic disease. It is estimated that up to 40% of adults may develop diabetes in their lifetime. Patients with poorly controlled blood sugars often visit the emergency department for treatment of…
- Trial name
- BRISK-ED (NCT04926740)
- Testing
- Ringer's lactate
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Hypertension
Reach Out: Emergency Department-Initiated Hypertension Behavioral Intervention Connecting Multiple Health Systems
This study evaluates a health theory based mobile health behavioral intervention to reduce blood pressure (BP) among hypertensive patients evaluated in a community Emergency Department (ED) setting.
- Trial name
- ReachOut ED (NCT03422718)
- Testing
- Healthy Behavior Texts, No healthy behavior texts, BP Monitoring Daily Via Text Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 488 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Myocardial Infarction, Chest Pain
Tele-Electrocardiography in Emergency Cardiac Care
The purpose of this study is to see whether individuals who access the "911" emergency medical system with a heart attack or severe chest pain will receive more timely hospital treatment and better outcomes if hospital clinicians…
- Trial name
- NCT00075088
- Testing
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) Intervention, Routine Clinical Practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 794 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Dehydration
Ultrasound of the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) and Dehydration Status in Pediatric Emergency Patients
Objective: Although approximately 9% of patients presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) are dehydrated, there is no reliable method to measure objectively the degree of intravascular dehydration.
- Trial name
- NCT00267644
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Infectious Disease
Loading Vancomycin Doses in the Emergency Department
In 2008, our ED administered an average of 245 doses of vancomycin per month. Currently there is no consistency in the ED practice in regards to vancomycin dosing.
- Trial name
- Loaded (NCT01162733)
- Testing
- Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Christiana Care Health Services
Reproductive Tract Infections
Evaluation of Immediate v. Delayed CT/NG Test for Treatment in the ED
The purpose of this study is to determine if immediate availability of GeneXpert® CT/NG test results reduces the overtreatment rate for ED patients with suspected gonorrhea or chlamydia and to assess changes in clinician…
- Trial name
- NCT01989130
- Testing
- Roche AMPLICOR CT/NG, Cepheid Xpert CT/NG Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Emergencies
Primary Palliative Care for Emergency Medicine (PRIM-ER)
This proposal builds upon the evaluation of Primary Palliative Care Education, Training, and Technical Support for Emergency Medicine (PRIM-ER) implemented in a cluster-randomized, stepped wedge design in 33 Emergency Departments…
- Trial name
- NCT03424109
- Testing
- healthcare service utilization in the six months following the ED visit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98,922 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease
Remote Device Interrogation In The Emergency Department
A prospective, post market, non-randomized study to evaluate the reduction in time to interrogation for patients with St. Jude Medical remote care compatible devices interrogated by the unpaired Merlin@home transmitter in the…
- Conditions
- Heart Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Heart Failure, Arrhythmias, Cardiac
- Trial name
- REMEDY (NCT01871090)
- Testing
- Unpaired remote monitoring transmitter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Pulmonary Embolism
A Study of Rivaroxaban for Early Discharge of Low Risk Pulmonary Embolism From the Emergency Department
The purpose of the study is to evaluate that low risk Pulmonary Embolism (PE) participants who are discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) to the home environment and treated with rivaroxaban as outpatients have fewer total…
- Trial name
- MERCURY PE (NCT02584660)
- Testing
- Rivaroxaban, Standard-of-care
- Where
- 50 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- Janssen Scientific Affairs, LLC
Hospitalization, Child Health
Comparative Effectiveness of Direct Admission & Admission Through Emergency Departments for Children
At a national level, emergency departments (EDs) serve as the portal of hospital admission for 75% of hospitalized children. The remainder occur via direct admission, defined as admission to hospital without first receiving care…
- Trial name
- NCT04192799
- Testing
- Direct admission, ED admission
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,997 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Pain
A Comparison of Proprietary Formulations of Oral Ketamine + Aspirin and Oral Ketamine Alone for Musculoskeletal Pain
Acute Pain is one of the most frequent chief complaints and the main reason for visiting the Emergency Department (ED). The acute pain in the ED is largely prevalent across the country with recent literature demonstrating that…
- Trial name
- NCT04860804
- Testing
- Aspirin and Ketamine, Oral Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Mental Health
Computerized Assessment and Referral System Screener for Mental Health Evaluations in the Emergency Setting
This is a hybrid effectiveness-implementation randomized controlled trial which will be conducted at the emergency department (ED) at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) in Little Rock, Arkansas.
- Trial name
- CARS-SA (NCT03323853)
- Testing
- Computerized Assessment and Referral System (CARS) Self-Assessment Screener, CARS-SA Summary Results
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 451 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Arkansas