Clinical trials: Emergency Medical Services
Community Acquired Pneumonia, Pneumonia
Standardized Emergency Care for Community Acquired Pneumonia (CAP)
Community acquired pneumonia (CAP) is associated with a high in-hospital mortality. Standardization of diagnostics and adherence to sepsis bundles in the emergency department (ED) are associated with reduced mortality in patients…
- Conditions
- Community Acquired Pneumonia, Pneumonia, Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01963000
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 2,819 people
- Sponsor
- Klinikum Nürnberg
Emergency Medical Service, Assessment
Does Assessment of Ambulance Medical Service Leads to Reduced Number of Transports to the Emergency Room?
There is a need to reduce the number of ambulance transports to the Emergency Room to the patients who are not in need of urgent medical care.
- Conditions
- Emergency Medical Service, Assessment, Registered Nurse
- Trial name
- NCT03466905
- Testing
- Ambulant assessment
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Dalarna County Council, Sweden
Asthma, COPD
Prehospital Emergency Care of Obstructive Respiratory Emergencies With the Use of Teleconsultation
The aim of the study is to investigate the quality of prehospital emergency care in acute respiratory emergencies, when paramedics are supported telemedically by an EMS physician.
- Trial name
- NCT01644045
- Testing
- Teleconsultation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Trauma, Cardiac Arrest
Airway Management Study in Physician Manned Helicopter Emergency Medical Services
An international airway management expert group has recently developed an Utstein-style template for uniform reporting of data from prehospital advanced airway management.
- Conditions
- Trauma, Cardiac Arrest, Emergencies
- Trial name
- AIRPORT (NCT01502111)
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 2,333 people
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
Improving Emergency Department Testing for Deep Vein Thrombosis
This observational study will use a new way to test for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) of the leg. A DVT is a blood clot in the leg and is a medical problem that can cause swelling, pain, and redness.
- Trial name
- NCT06195787
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 458 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Kerstin de Wit
Emergency Services, Psychiatric
Emergency Linkage to Outpatient Psychiatric Services
The purpose of this study is to compare two different kinds of follow-up care and their effects on psychiatric service use and psychological well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT00278811
- Testing
- mobile crisis team
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Syncope
Syncope Decision Aid for Emergency Care
Syncope, or transient loss of consciousness/fainting, is a common emergency department (ED) complaint responsible for over 1 million ED visits yearly.
- Trial name
- SynDA (NCT02971163)
- Testing
- SynDA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
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
Traumatic Brain Injury
Prehospital Traumatic Brain Injury
The aim of the study is to measure the effect of Finnish physician-staffed EMS unit treatment methods on traumatic brain injury (TBI) patient prognosis.
- Trial name
- NCT01454648
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 458 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Self-Injurious Behavior, Suicidal Ideation
Brief Admission Skane: Replacing General Admission for Individuals With Self-harm and Acute Risk of Suicide
The purpose of the study is to test a standardized version of brief admission (BA) through randomized controlled trial (RCT). The main objective is to evaluate if BA can serve as a crisis management model for individuals with…
- Conditions
- Self-Injurious Behavior, Suicidal Ideation, Suicide, Attempted, Borderline Personality Disorder
- Trial name
- BAS (NCT02985047)
- Testing
- Brief Admission
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Region Skane
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
Children with Medical Complexity, Child, Only
Emergency Care Action Plans for Infants with Medical Complexity
An Emergency Care Action Plan (ECAP) is a tool intended to be helpful to providers when treating a child with complex medical needs during an emergency.
- Conditions
- Children with Medical Complexity, Child, Only, Infant Morbidity, Infant Conditions
- Trial name
- ECAP (NCT06444282)
- Testing
- Emergency Care Action Plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension
Pulmonary Embolism Registry From Short-Term Emergency to Long-Term Follow-Up and Surveillance
PERSEUS is an academic, investigator-initiated, multicenter observational registry of adults with acute pulmonary embolism (PE), promoted by Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi (Florence, Italy).
- Conditions
- Venous Thromboembolism (VTE), Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension, Right Ventricular Dysfunction, Pulmonary Embolism (PE)
- Trial name
- PERSEUS (NCT07855679)
- Testing
- Routine clinical care (no study intervention)
- Where
- 16 sites in Italy, Poland and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
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
Education
The Effectiveness of Gamified Scenario-based Teaching in Improving Nurses' Awareness and Confidence in Clinical Emergency Care
Research Objective: This study aims to explore the effectiveness of gamified situational teaching in improving nurses' awareness and confidence in clinical emergency response.
- Trial name
- NCT07365540
- Testing
- gamified scenario-based teaching
- Where
- 3 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University WanFang Hospital
Acute Pain
A Randomized, Double-blind Comparison of Morphine and Sufentanil for Prehospital Traumatic Severe Acute Pain
Obtaining high-quality analgesia in prehospital patients with severe pain is an important treatment objective for medical team. Opioids are recognized as the treatment of choice for relief of severe acute pain.
- Trial name
- NCT00656773
- Testing
- Sufentanil, Morphine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Clinical Decision Support, Clinical Practice Guidelines
Professional Development in Emergency Medical Services
The ProDEms-trial focuses on nurses and ambulance drivers working in prehospital care, taking care on the one hand of patients suffering from time-sensitive critical conditions like STEMI, acute stroke or severe traumatic brain…
- Conditions
- Clinical Decision Support, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- ProDEms (NCT02365792)
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Support Tool for Prehospital Care
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest (OHCA)
Ventilation Performance and Feedback Simulation Trial
The study "Understanding the Effect of Feedback on Ventilation Performance of Rescuers in a Simulation Trial" will address treatments administered by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) during cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) in…
- Trial name
- VENT-SIM (NCT07352709)
- Testing
- Real-time feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
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
Suicide
PES Family Support and Follow-Up Program
The Psychiatric Emergency Services (PES) Family Support and Follow-Up Program is a service delivery intervention that utilizes a multi-component approach to enhance usual care provided to youth and families at the University of…
- Trial name
- NCT03655119
- Testing
- Parent toolkit, Enhanced Care, Caring Follow-Up Messages
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 229 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan