Clinical trials: Emergency Department Patient
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
Alcohol Abuse
Study of Mobile Phone Delivered Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Consumption
In this study, the investigators will be developing and testing a mobile phone text message intervention to reduce alcohol use for people at risk of alcohol dependence.
- Trial name
- mROAD (NCT02158949)
- Testing
- mROAD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Fall Patients, Delirium
Implementation of Multidisciplinary Assessments for Geriatric Patients in an ED Observation Unit
This project will implement a 2 step protocol for multidisciplinary geriatric assessment in the Emergency Department (ED). Candidate: Dr.
- Conditions
- Fall Patients, Delirium, Quality of Life, Functional Status
- Trial name
- IMAGE (NCT04068311)
- Testing
- Geriatric Screening tools
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 373 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Suicide, Suicide Threat
Initiating Ketamine in Acutely Suicidal Patients in the Emergency Department
Current treatment for acutely suicidal patients are limited to hospitalization, psychotherapy, electro-convulsant therapy, or a combination of the aforementioned. However, this has added to the national boarding problem.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Suicide Threat, Depression Severe
- Trial name
- NCT04260607
- Testing
- Ketamine Hydrochloride, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Naval Medical Center Camp Lejeune
Bronchiolitis
Heliox-Driven Racemic Epinephrine in Treatment of Bronchiolitis in Pediatric ED Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess whether children with moderate to severe bronchiolitis treated with standard racemic epinephrine therapy via 70:30 helium-oxygen (heliox) driven nebulization will have improvements in…
- Trial name
- NCT00116584
- Testing
- heliox, oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Heart Arrest, Cardiac Arrest
Pre-arrival Instructions Effect on Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
The investigators hypothesized that pre-arrival instructions would increase the likelihood of bystanders performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
- Conditions
- Heart Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
- Trial name
- NCT02007499
- Testing
- Pre-Arrival Instructions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Intubation
Airway Scope and Macintosh Laryngoscope for Tracheal Intubation in Patients Lying on the Ground
Pre-hospital intubation is often required in sub-optimal conditions, such as in patients lying on the ground. Direct laryngoscopy and intubation of a patient lying supine on the ground is difficult because the intubator's head is…
- Trial name
- NCT00980590
- Testing
- Airway Scope, Macintosh Laryngoscope
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Chest Pain
Impact on Management of the HEART Risk Score in Chest Pain Patients
Aim of this study is to quantify the impact of the use of the HEART risk score on patient outcome and on costs in patients with chest pain presenting at the emergency room, as compared to not using the score.
- Trial name
- HEART-Impact (NCT01756846)
- Testing
- usual care, use of HEART risk score
- Where
- 9 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 3,666 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Airway Control, Anesthesia
Ketamine Versus Etomidate for Rapid Sequence Intubation
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of ketamine and etomidate during rapid sequence intubation (RSI).
- Conditions
- Airway Control, Anesthesia, Intubation, Complication
- Trial name
- NCT01823328
- Testing
- Ketamine, Etomidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Cutaneous Abscess
Evaluation of a Staphylococcus Eradication Protocol for Patients Who Present to the ED With Cutaneous Abscess
In this study, the investigators will enroll patients who present to the emergency department with abscesses to the study. The patients will be randomly selected to either have the standard of care, which includes the standard…
- Trial name
- NCT01537783
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate, Mupirocin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Tufts Medical Center
Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Immediate Management of the Patient With Rupture : Open Versus Endovascular Repair
The purpose of this trial is to assess whether a strategy of endovascular repair (if aortic morphology is suitable, open repair if not) versus open repair reduces early mortality for patients with suspected ruptured abdominal…
- Trial name
- IMPROVE (NCT00746122)
- Testing
- Open repair, EVAR
- Where
- 30 sites in Canada, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 613 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Sepsis
Feasibility of 5% Albumin Compared With Balanced Crystalloid, as Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation in Adult Patients With Sepsis, Presenting as an Emergency to Hospital
The aim of this research study is to compare two different fluids (Human Albumin Solution (HAS) and Balanced Crystalloid that are given via a drip to patients with severe infection (sepsis).
- Trial name
- ABC Sepsis (NCT04540094)
- Testing
- Human albumin, Balanced crystalloid solution
- Where
- 15 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Acute Pain, Fractures
Comparing Ketamine and Morphine in the Treatment of Acute Fracture Pain
Opioid pain medications such as morphine and dilaudid are commonly used in emergency departments to treat pain in patients. Physicians are familiar with the side effects of these medications; the most concerning of which is…
- Trial name
- NCT02430818
- Testing
- ketamine, morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Depression
Ketamine as a Rapidly-Acting Antidepressant in Depressed Emergency Department Patients
Investigators will conduct a trial to evaluate the use of Ketamine as an alternate treatment for people with Major Depressive Disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT02106325
- Testing
- Ketamine, Diphenhydramine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Kidney Stone
Effect of Tamsulosin on Stone Expulsion and Pain Resolution in ED Patients With Ureterolithiasis
Tamsulosin (Flowmax)is approved by the FDA for the treatment for enlarged prostate. Several studies regarding the use of Tamsulosin for the treatment of lower kidney stones have been carried out in the non-Emergency Department…
- Trial name
- Flowmax (NCT00762424)
- Testing
- Flowmax
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- WellSpan Health
Pain
Pediatric Ketamine Study for Pain Management
Direct comparison of intranasal sub-dissociative dose ketamine with intranasal fentanyl for the treatment of moderate to severe pain in pediatric patients in the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT02388321
- Testing
- Ketamine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Acute Severe Pain
Titration of Intravenous Hydromorphone
This is an exploratory, hypothesis-generating safety and efficacy study for patients who come to the ER in acute (less than 7 days in duration) severe pain. Patients with chronic pain will not be enrolled.
- Trial name
- NCT01892709
- Testing
- Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 215 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Severe Sepsis, Septic Shock
Minimally-Invasive Cardiovascular Hemodynamic Optimization (MiCHO) Versus Early Goal-Directed Therapy (EGDT) in the Management of Septic Shock
Early intervention in the treatment of septic shock, including early goal-directed therapy (EGDT) in the first 6 hours of disease presentation, has been shown to significantly decrease mortality.
- Trial name
- MiCHO (NCT00535821)
- Testing
- Esophageal Doppler monitoring - CardioQ, Deltex Inc, Central line with CVP and continuous ScvO2 monitoring
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Pain
Effectiveness and Feasibility of Patient Controlled Analgesia in the ED
Background: Inadequate pain management is common in the Emergency Department (ED). Optimal treatment of pain necessitates titration to effective dose due to the large inter-individual variability in opioid requirement.
- Trial name
- NCT01775371
- Testing
- Patient controlled analgesia (PCA), Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 636 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Pain Management
IBUPAP Study for Pain Management in Children
Current literature supports ibuprofen and APAP are the most commonly used analgesics in the pediatric ED for acute traumatic/non-traumatic pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03088800
- Testing
- Ibuprofen, APAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos