Clinical trials: Emergency Medicine
Dehydration
Study of Subcutaneous Rehydration With Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase for Infants and Children
The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and ease of use of subcutaneous (SC) rehydration using HYLENEX-augmented SC infusion of fluids and electrolytes for the rehydration of pediatric patients with mild to…
- Trial name
- INFUSE-PR (NCT00477152)
- Testing
- hyaluronidase (human recombinant)/rehydration fluid
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior
Reducing Teen Pregnancy in the Emergency Department
This study will determine the feasibility, acceptability, and potential efficacy of an emergency department-based pregnancy prevention intervention targeting sexually active adolescent female emergency department patients.
- Conditions
- Reproductive Behavior, Sexual Behavior, Adolescent Behavior, Contraception
- Trial name
- ERICA (NCT03866811)
- Testing
- Dr. Erica
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
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
Pain, Acute
Adult Oral Ibuprofen Study for ED Pain Patients
Ibuprofen is one of the most widely used non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) for management of mild -to moderate pain in the ED (acute musculo-skeletal pain, headache, dental pain).
- Trial name
- NCT03441269
- Testing
- Oral Ibuprofen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Implementation of Gold Standard EMS CPR Programs for 2% Improvement in Survival Rates of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in a Metropolitan City
This study aims to improve the survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients by 2% through a bundle of three intervention measures including: 1) dispatcher-assisted CPR, 2) multi-tiered response team CPR, and 3)…
- Trial name
- 2% Project (NCT02540629)
- Testing
- Bundled EMS CPR approach including dispatcher-assisted CPR, 3-person team CPR, and feedback CPR monitoring device
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 12,670 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Drug Interactions
Emergency Department (ED) Drug Interaction in Emergency Department Patients
This study examines how hepatic cytochrome CYP2D6 drug interactions affects the efficacy of oxycodone, hydrocodone, and ondansetron in Emergency Department (ED) patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01859715
- Testing
- Oxycodone, Hydrocodone, Ondansetron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 502 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Children, Lacerations
Pain and Anxiety Management With Oral Narcotic for Pediatric Suture Repair
The purpose of this study is: To determine whether oral narcotic medication versus placebo improves the pain and anxiety scores for pediatric patients requiring laceration repair in the pediatric emergency department and…
- Conditions
- Children, Lacerations, Procedures, Child
- Trial name
- NCT01053637
- Testing
- hydrocodone/acetaminophen, Sugar water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Atrial Fibrillation and Flutter
Oral vs Intravenous Diltiazem for Rapid Atrial Fibrillation/Flutter Trial
The primary objective of this study is to compare the incidence of rate control (defined as: HR <110 beats/min or conversion to sinus rhythm) at 2 hours after medication administration between oral immediate release diltiazem and…
- Trial name
- OVID RAF (NCT03472495)
- Testing
- Diltiazem Oral Product, Diltiazem Injectable Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Overdose
A Bundled Intervention
Opioid overdose deaths have reached historically high records in the United States and are particularly concentrated among patients after emergency department (ED) discharge.
- Trial name
- B-CARE (NCT06593093)
- Testing
- a bundled intervention, including peer support specialist, buprenorphine, physician care, and telehealth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Opioid-Use Disorder (OUD)
SafetyNet Program for Opioid Use Disorder (OUD)
The principal aim of this study is to determine whether a novel biopsychosocial intervention following opioid overdose (OD) affects 1) the frequency of secondary opioid OD events and 2) the proportion of individuals who remain…
- Trial name
- NCT04253782
- Testing
- Team Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Adverse Drug Events, Adverse Drug Reactions
Pharmacogenetic Testing Among Home Health Patients
Patients meeting eligibility criteria will be randomized into two groups, one receiving pharmacogenetic testing and the other not receiving pharmacogenetic testing.
- Conditions
- Adverse Drug Events, Adverse Drug Reactions, Drug Interaction Potentiation, Drug Metabolism, Poor, CYP2D6-RELATED
- Trial name
- NCT02378220
- Testing
- Pharmacogenetic testing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Genelex Corporation
Alcohol Use Disorder
ED Initiated Oral Naltrexone for AUD
This study will recruit Emergency Department (ED) patients with moderate to severe alcohol use disorder (AUD) who are interested in initiating medication assisted treatment (MAT). The study is split into two phases.
- Trial name
- NCT04817410
- Testing
- Emergency Department Initiated Oral Naltrexone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Housing Problems, Drug Use
ED-Home Pilot Study
This is a single-arm pilot study to test the feasibility of homelessness prevention and substance use interventions to be delivered to at-risk patients in the Bellevue Hospital emergency department (ED).
- Conditions
- Housing Problems, Drug Use, Alcohol; Use, Problem
- Trial name
- NCT03864341
- Testing
- Referral to homelessness prevention services, Substance use services, Follow-up
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Analgesia After ED Discharge for Extremity Injuries
Comparing the Efficacy of Oral Opioids for Outpatient Acute Pain Management After ED Discharge Discharge
There will be 3 randomized, double-blinded clinical trials to help determine which of commonly prescribed oral opioid combination is most effective in managing acute extremity pain after discharge from the adult emergency…
- Trial name
- NCT01402375
- Testing
- Hydrocodone (first trial), Codeine (first trial), Oxycodone (for second trial)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 720 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Status Epilepticus
Paramedic Treatment of Prolonged Seizures by Intramuscular Versus Intravenous Anticonvulsant Medications
The goal of this non-inferiority trial is to determine which type of routine care is the best for paramedics to stop someone from seizing.
- Trial name
- RAMPART (NCT00809146)
- Testing
- Intramuscular route of active treatment, Intravenous route of active treatment
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,023 people
- Sponsor
- Robert Silbergleit
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
Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Resuscitation
Reducing Prehospital Medication Errors & Time to Drug Delivery by EMS During Simulated Pediatric CPR
The study investigators will recruit paramedics in many Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Switzerland to prepare direct intravenous (IV) emergency drugs during a standardized simulation-based pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac…
- Conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Resuscitation, Pediatrics, Medication Errors
- Trial name
- NCT03921346
- Testing
- Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 1st drug, Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 2nd drug, Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 3rd drug
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Clinical Research Platform
Uncertainty, Communication Research
Trial of Simulation-based Mastery Learning to Communicate Diagnostic Uncertainty
The goal of this study is to teach emergency medicine resident physicians to communicate more effectively with patients at the time of emergency department discharge in the setting of diagnostic uncertainty (i.e.
- Conditions
- Uncertainty, Communication Research, Emergency Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT04021771
- Testing
- Educational Curriculum Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Drug Overdose, Opioid-Related Disorders
Safety & Prevention Outcomes Study
Unintentional poisoning is a developing public health problem in the U.S. Unintentional poisoning (or "overdose") deaths increased 157% among adults between 1999 and 2008.
- Trial name
- SPOS (NCT01894087)
- Testing
- TBI - Cohort 1, TBI - Cohort 2
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan