Clinical trials: Emergency Patients
Covid19
Adhesive Tape Placement on Patients' Masks in the Emergency Department Increases Compliance of Proper Face Mask Use
Methods 123 patients were enrolled in a randomized controlled trial at Eskenazi Hospital from April 2020 until October 2020. We permitted patients to either use their own mask (due to low resources institutionally) or we provided…
- Trial name
- NCT04812184
- Testing
- Tape Face Mask
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Emergency
Primary-care-provider Identification And Notification
New York-Presbyterian Hospital has created a system that notifies its primary care providers whenever their patients are admitted to the hospital.
- Trial name
- PIANO (NCT01984645)
- Testing
- Notification
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7,023 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Abdominal Pain
Patient Satisfaction With Subdissociative Dose Ketamine Versus Morphine for Emergency Department Pain Control
The proposed research will be a single blinded (patient) randomized controlled prospective trial of adult patients receiving treatment for moderate to severe abdominal pain to test the hypothesis that patient satisfaction with…
- Trial name
- NCT04698772
- Testing
- Ketamine, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHRISTUS Health
Caregiver Burden, Health Literacy
Burden of Care and Health Literacy of Caregivers in the Emergency Department
This study aims to investigate the relationship between caregiver burden and health literacy among primary caregivers of patients with chronic diseases presenting to the emergency department.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Burden, Health Literacy, Chronic Disease, Emergency Service Utilization
- Trial name
- NCT07666373
- Volunteers
- 350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Yalova
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
Coronary Artery Disease
Can CCTA Technicians Provide Accurate Interpretation of Findings in Patients Presenting to the ED in After Hours?
Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography (CCTA) is emerging as the diagnostic test of choice in chest pain patients with low to intermediate probability of coronary artery disease (CAD).
- Trial name
- NCT03168269
- Testing
- Coronary Computed Tomographic Angiography (CCTA)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jordan Collaborating Cardiology Group
Sleep Deprivation
Improving Sleep and the Patient Experience in the Emergency Department
Background The emergency department is a chaotic place with high levels of noise and light 24 hours a day. Patients are often boarded overnight while they await tests or consultations scheduled for the morning.
- Trial name
- SOULMAN (NCT02488772)
- Testing
- Sleep mask, Standard of care, Ear Plugs
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kingston Health Sciences Centre
Emergencies
The Effect of an Physician-Nurse Supplementary Triage Assistance Team on Emergency Department Patient Wait Times
The primary objective of this study is to investigate whether the introduction of a physician-nurse supplementary triage assessment team (MDRN STAT) is effective in improving time-based performance indicators for wait times.
- Trial name
- MDRNSTAT (NCT00991471)
- Testing
- Interaction with MDRN STAT, No MDRNSTAT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
STI, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI)
A Digital Patient Decision Aid to Increase Sexually Transmitted Infection Testing in the Emergency Department: The STIckER Study
This study is a pilot randomized trial of STIckER in which 40 providers (20 trained in using the STIckER decision aid and 20 providing standard care) will enroll a total of 140 sexually active young Emergency Department (ED)…
- Conditions
- STI, Sexually Transmitted Infection (STI), Sexually Transmitted Disease (STD)
- Trial name
- STIckER (NCT06014177)
- Testing
- STIckER, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Emergence Delirium, Anesthesia
Effect of Different Drugs on Emergency Delirium in Preschool Age Patient
Emergence delirium (ED) was first described by Eckenhoff and colleagues in the 1960s and is defined in pediatric anesthesia as 'dissociated state of consciousness in which child is irritable, uncompromising, uncooperative…
- Trial name
- NCT07057193
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine group (D group), Ketamine group (K group), Midazolam group (M group)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University
Airway Complication of Anesthesia
Prevalence of Major Vessels Underlying the Potential Incision Site for Emergency Front of Neck Airway Access in Adult Surgical Patients With Impalpable Neck Anatomy
Patients undergoing general anesthesia require assistance with their breathing and with the delivery of oxygen to their lungs. To achieve this, an anesthesiologist inserts a type of plastic breathing tube into the airway via the…
- Trial name
- NCT06637319
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Use Disorder
Assertive Community Treatment for Alcohol Misuse Disorder Patients Who Are High Utilizers of Emergency Department Services
Background Frequent attenders (FAs) at emergency department (ED) in Singapore hospitals have been increasing over the years. More than half of the FAs are reported to be alcohol-related frequent attenders (ARFA) and they were…
- Conditions
- Alcoholism and Alcohol Abuse, Alcohol Use Disorder, Emergencies
- Trial name
- ARFA (NCT04447079)
- Testing
- Assertive Community Treatment (ACT)
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Khoo Teck Puat Hospital
Emergencies
Optimized Acute Care for Geriatric Patients Using an Intersectoral Telemedical Cooperation Network - Around the Clock - Technical Performance
Due to "demographic change", the composition of the population in Germany is changing. The consequence of this change is a population that is getting older on average.
- Trial name
- Optimal@NRW (NCT04873973)
- Testing
- Telemedical support
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 3,073 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Transient Ischemic Attack
Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol
The primary objective of this study is to determine if emergency department patients with Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) that are managed using a TIA "accelerated diagnostic protocol", or "ADP", demonstrate a significant…
- Trial name
- NCT00321022
- Testing
- Accelerated Diagnostic Protocol Emergency Department Observational Unit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health East
Cellulitis
Effect of Teledermatology on Length of Hospital Admission, Length of Stay, 30 Day Readmission Rate, and Antibiotic Use in Patients Presenting With Cellulitis vs Pseudocellulitis in an Academic ED Setting
The effect of teledermatology on length of hospital admission, length of stay, 30 day readmission rate, and antibiotic use in patients presenting with cellulitis vs pseudocellulitis in an academic emergency department setting.
- Trial name
- NCT03036358
- Testing
- teledermatology consult, Routine Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Trauma Injury
A Nursing Triage Protocol for Minor Orthopedic Traumata: the Effect on Flow Time, Quality of Care and Patient Satisfaction in an Emergency Department
In 2019, nearly half of all hospital contacts in Belgium took place through the emergency department, and more than a third of patients arrived after an accident or trauma.
- Trial name
- TRINU-RX (NCT05765045)
- Testing
- Nursing triage protocol
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 220 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Advance Care Planning
Evaluating the Integration of the Recommended Summary Plan for Emergency Care Treatment (ReSPECT) Into Primary Care
When a person becomes seriously ill health professionals treating them need to make decisions quickly. They may have limited information about the person's medical history or about their wishes about treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT05046197
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 298 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Warwick
Small Bowel Obstruction, Frailty
The Utility of Treatment With Nasogastric Tube Placement for Small Bowel Obstruction
Small bowel obstruction (SBO) occurs when the normal movements of the small bowel is obstructed, most commonly due to adhesion related to previous abdominal surgery.
- Conditions
- Small Bowel Obstruction, Frailty, Nasogastric Tube
- Trial name
- NGTUBE-OBS (NCT06262815)
- Testing
- Nasogastric tube placement, Clinical Frailty Scale
- Where
- 8 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daniel Wilhelms
Smoking, Drinking
Combination SBIRT for Emergency Department Patients Who Drink and Smoke
Smoking and drinking are two of the three leading causes of preventable deaths in the United States today. Using both alcohol and tobacco significantly multiplies the risk of disease and death from myocardial infarction, COPD…
- Trial name
- NCT01595178
- Testing
- Combined BNI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Dyspnea
BRIPPED Scan for Evaluation of Emergency Department (ED) Patients With Shortness of Breath
The B-RIPPED scan is a standardized ultrasound evaluation of pulmonary B-lines, Right ventricle size and strain, Inferior Vena Cava collapsibility, Pleural and Pericardial Effusion, Pneumothorax, Ejection Fraction, and lower…
- Trial name
- BRIPPED (NCT01662843)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 104 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eastern Virginia Medical School