Clinical trials: Emergency Departments
Pain
Impact of the Use of the Scale ALGOPLUS® on the Prescriptions of Analgesics in Emergency Department on Patients of 75 Years Old or More
The pain of the elderly is even often unrecognized or trivialized and ignored in spite of its big frequency: the chronic pain affects 50 % of the elderly living at home, 49 to 83 % of those living in institution and 80 % of this…
- Trial name
- DOLEVA75 (NCT02258503)
- Testing
- pain in elderly patients
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Advanced Practice Nursing, Emergency Departments
Evaluation of the Impact of Emergency Advanced Practice Nurses One Year After Implementation in the Adult Emergency Department of a French University Hospital
In France and around the world, emergency care facilities are facing increasing demand, with rising waiting times. Differentiating care pathways, notably by opening a fast-track unit, helps to improve patient flow and waiting…
- Conditions
- Advanced Practice Nursing, Emergency Departments, Patient Satisfaction
- Trial name
- IMPACTED (NCT07004270)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 921 people
- Sponsor
- Poitiers University Hospital
(Near) Syncope
Syncope Patient Evaluation in the Emergency Department
Patients with the symptom complex syncope or near-syncope are quite often in the emergency department. Most patients with syncope have a positive prognosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01916070
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 397 people
- Sponsor
- Klinikum Nürnberg
Effect of Positive Therapeutic Communication on Pain
Effect of Positive Therapeutic Communication on Pain
Pain, defined as a disagreeable sensory or emotional experience, is the most frequent symptom among patients admitted to the emergency department (ED).
- Trial name
- POPAIN (NCT05434169)
- Testing
- Arterial Blood Gas
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 279 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Fribourgeois
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
Hand Injuries, Hand Injuries and Disorders
Early Ultrasound-guided Nerve Block for Painful Hand Injuries in the Emergency Department
This study aims to determine whether early initiation of temporary nerve block therapy improves patient satisfaction, decreases patient pain and discomfort, decreases the use of dangerous medications such as narcotics, and frees…
- Trial name
- NCT03195413
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided forearm nerve block, 1:1 volume measured solution of: 1% lidocaine without epinephrine and 0.5% bupivacaine without epinephrine, Bedside ultrasound machine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Pain, Fear
Effect of Helfer Skin Tap and Vibration on Pain and Fear in Children During Intramuscular Injection
Intramuscular injection is one of the most common invasive procedures in childhood and is frequently associated with pain and fear.
- Trial name
- NCT07468227
- Testing
- Helfer skin tab, Vibration Buzzy Bee
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 186 people
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Difficult Airway Intubation
Pediatric Intubation Simulations With Bougie
This study evaluates whether simulation-based training improves pediatric emergency medicine providers' competence and confidence in bougie-assisted intubation for difficult pediatric airways.
- Trial name
- NCT07915661
- Testing
- Simulation-Based Bougie-Assisted Pediatric Intubation Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas at Austin
Chronic Pain
"Evaluation of the Efficacy of Intravenous Lidocaine on Chronic Post-operative Pain in Patients Requiring Emergency Abdominal Surgery. A Multicentre, Randomised, Controlled, Double-blind Study."
Chronic pain is a major public health issue. According to the most recent sources, it affects around 11 million people in France, leading to a significant deterioration in patients' quality of life, limitations in their…
- Trial name
- LIDOC-POPEYE (NCT07869173)
- Testing
- Lidocain
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 266 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Procedural Sedation and Analgesia
Evaluation of a New Protocol for Adult Procedural Sedation With Ketamine-propofol in a 1 on 4 Ratio
Procedural sedation is the monitored use of sedatives and/or analgesics in a patient who must endure a short painful or frightening procedure, bringing the patient into a sedative state while retaining his spontaneous breathing…
- Trial name
- NCT04028141
- Testing
- Procedural sedation with ketofol in a 1 on 4 ratio
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 61 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Musculoskeletal Pain
Comparison of Efficacy of Intravenous Paracetamol and Dexketoprofen for Acute Traumatic Musculoskeletal Pain
Currently, paracetamol and nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs are widely used by emergency physicians in Turkey for the treatment of patients with acute traumatic musculoskeletal pain.
- Trial name
- NCT03428503
- Testing
- Paracetamol, Dexketoprofen
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Hospital Inpatients
Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) QI Project
The BERT project will implement a clinical decision support tool that predicts which admitted patients are at higher risk of requiring a Behavioral Emergency Response Team (BERT) intervention within the next 48 hours.
- Trial name
- BERT (NCT07746661)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Emergency Laparotomy, Intestinal Obstruction
Enhanced Recovery Versus Standard Care After Emergency Abdominal Surgery in Patients Requiring Emergency Laparotomy
This study aims to compare an Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) protocol with conventional postoperative care in adults undergoing emergency laparotomy for intestinal obstruction or intestinal perforation.
- Conditions
- Emergency Laparotomy, Intestinal Obstruction, Intestinal Perforation, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Protocol
- Trial name
- NCT07650461
- Testing
- Enhanced Recovery After Surgery, Conventional Postoperative Care
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Recep Tayyip Erdogan Hospital Pakistan - Muzaffargarh
Hepatitis C, Hiv
Integrating HIV and Hepatitis C Screening in an Urban Emergency Department
This randomized controlled trial was implemented to evaluate the effect of integrating rapid Hepatitis C (HCV) testing into a pre-existing screening program for Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) on HIV test acceptance and…
- Conditions
- Hepatitis C, Hiv, HIV/AIDS, HCV Coinfection
- Trial name
- NCT03252483
- Testing
- Bundled HCV/HIV Screening, HIV Screening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 478 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York City Health and Hospitals Corporation
Pain, Acute, Anxiety
The Effects of Finger Puppet, Abeslang Puzzle, and Pinwheel on Pain and Anxiety During Blood Sampling Procedures
Blood sampling is an invasive, diagnostic, and therapeutic procedure for children. The inability of preschool children to differentiate between reality and imagination and their belief in the power of their thoughts make it…
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Anxiety, Child, Only
- Trial name
- NCT05904483
- Testing
- PFA
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Bartın Unıversity
High Risk for Serious Influenza, High Risk for Pneumonia
Offering Influenza and Pneumococcal Vaccine to Patients Being Evaluated in the Emergency Department
According to the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices (ACIP), all people aged 50 years or older and persons aged less than 50 years who have medical conditions that put them at increased risk for serious influenza disease…
- Trial name
- NCT00380679
- Testing
- Influenza vaccination, Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccination
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Respiratory Failure, Hypoxia
HVNI vs NIPPV in Type 2 Respiratory Failure
The purpose of this study is to determine if high velocity nasal insufflation (HVNI) is comparable to non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) in treatment of emergency patients with acute respiratory acidosis.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Failure, Hypoxia, Hypercapnia
- Trial name
- SHINE (NCT07065656)
- Testing
- Vapotherm high velocity therapy (HVT) 2.0 (Vapotherm, Inc, Exeter, NH), Respironics Vision V60
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Non-urgent Emergencies
EPICS-8: Reasons for Emergency Department Utilization by Patients With Non-urgent Conditions
EPICS-8: Reasons for Emergency Department utilization by patients with non-urgent conditions: Emergency Departments (EDs) are an important interface between primary and secondary health care sectors in Germany.
- Trial name
- EPICS-8 (NCT03036969)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Improvement of STI Detection in Adolescent Emergency Department Patients
The goal of this trial is to test a novel means of collecting patient-entered sexual health information for the provision of clinical decision support to increase the testing and detection of sexually transmitted infections (STI)…
- Trial name
- SHS (NCT02509572)
- Testing
- Sexual health screen (SHS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 720 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Point-of-care-ultrasound, Emergency Treatment
Point-of-care-ultrasound in Swiss Air Rescue Rega
The aim of the study is, on the one hand, to objectively investigate the patient-oriented benefits of prehospital point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS) examinations under the conditions of the helicopter emergency medical services…
- Trial name
- NCT06602856
- Testing
- Point-of-care ultrasound examination
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
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