Clinical trials: Emergency Patients
Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus
Stop Emergency Room Visits for Hyperglycemia Project - District of Columbia (DC)
To demonstrate that a focused Emergency Department (ED) intervention for uncontrolled hyperglycemia enables safe and effective glycemic management and reduces emergency room re-visits.
- Trial name
- STEP-DC (NCT01033773)
- Testing
- Antihyperglycemic medication guideline for management of uncontrolled hyperglycemia presenting to the ED using metformin, sulfonylurea and/or insulin, Diabetes survival skills self-management education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute
Alcohol Dependency
Alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment in a Military Treatment Facility
An alcohol Screening, Brief Intervention and Referral to Treatment (SBIRT) approach will be adapted for use in a large military hospital setting, and then pilot tested in a military emergency department (ED) to assess its…
- Trial name
- NCT02228967
- Testing
- SBIRT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 791 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Asthma
Inhaled Steroids at Discharge After Emergency Department Visits for Children With Uncontrolled Asthma
Many children have asthma and this causes problems with their health. A lot of children with uncontrolled asthma use emergency departments for asthma care, and so this is an ideal place for an intervention for these children.
- Trial name
- NCT01881412
- Testing
- fluticasone, Standard Asthma Discharge Instructions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Pain
Intravenous Sub-dissociative Dose Ketamine Injection Versus Infusion for Analgesia in the Emergency Department
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine if administering ketamine as an intravenous (IV) infusion over 15 minutes, as compared to an IV push, will decrease adverse drug reactions without attenuating its analgesic…
- Trial name
- NCT02916927
- Testing
- Ketamine IV Infusion, Ketamine IV push
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Alameda Health System
Depressive Disorder, Violence
Text-Message-Based Depression Prevention for High-Risk Youth in the ED
The purpose of this randomized controlled study is to evaluate acceptability and feasibility, and to gather preliminary data about efficacy, of "iDOVE," a brief emergency department introductory session + longitudinal automated…
- Trial name
- iDOVE (NCT02332239)
- Testing
- iDOVE Intervention (ED+text), Control (EUC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Ibuprofen, Ankle Injuries
Regular vs Intermittent Dose Ibuprofen for the Treatment of Ankle Sprains in Children
Ankle sprains are common in children, and optimal pain management has not been determined. We hypothesize that children age 7-17 years of age with acute ankle sprain randomized to receive regular dose ibuprofen will show a…
- Trial name
- NCT01092676
- Testing
- Ibuprofen Regular Dosing, PRN dosing Ibuprofen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Emergency Contraception
Clinical Follow-up and Outcomes of Pregnancies Exposed to Ella
The study is aimed at assessing the clinical follow-up and the outcomes of pregnancies exposed to ella, whether due to failure of the emergency contraception or inadvertent exposure during pregnancy.
- Trial name
- ellipseII (NCT01569737)
- Testing
- ella
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- HRA Pharma
Pediatric Emergency Care
PECARN Emergency Care Registry
The objectives of this study are to: develop an emergency care visit registry for pediatric patients for Quality Improvement purposes and to support future research; to use the emergency care visit registry to collect…
- Trial name
- NCT01657344
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,019,461 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Wellness Programs, Hospitalization
The Effectiveness of Peer-to-Peer Community Support to Promote Aging in Place
The investigators' overall objective is to evaluate the effectiveness of peer-to-peer support programs in preventing the necessity of acute health care and nursing home services for older adult populations and in promoting their…
- Conditions
- Wellness Programs, Hospitalization, Emergency Room
- Trial name
- NCT02308696
- Testing
- Peer-to-Peer Support, Standard Community Services
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 456 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Influenza
ED Influenza Therapeutic Pilot Study: Oseltamivir vs. Peramivir
This pilot study is designed to demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing Emergency Departments (EDs) as a primary site for subject enrollment in clinical trials evaluating influenza therapeutics, and to provide pilot data for…
- Trial name
- NCT02609399
- Testing
- Oseltamivir, Peramivir
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Pain
PREMIX vs PREMED Intranasal Lidocaine and Midazolam
Intranasal (IN) midazolam is an anxiolytic that is commonly used in the pediatric population for procedural anxiolysis in the emergency department (ED) setting to facilitate painful and distressing procedures, such as laceration…
- Trial name
- NCT03054844
- Testing
- Lidocaine, Lidocaine and midazolam (PREMIX), Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Reproductive Tract Infections
Evaluation of Immediate v. Delayed CT/NG Test for Treatment in the ED
The purpose of this study is to determine if immediate availability of GeneXpert® CT/NG test results reduces the overtreatment rate for ED patients with suspected gonorrhea or chlamydia and to assess changes in clinician…
- Trial name
- NCT01989130
- Testing
- Roche AMPLICOR CT/NG, Cepheid Xpert CT/NG Test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Radicular Low Back Pain
A Trial of Corticosteroids for Low Back Pain
Low back pain is a common symptom that functionally disables many people. When the low back pain is accompanied by pain that shoots down the leg, it is felt to be caused by a herniated disc.
- Trial name
- NCT00290589
- Testing
- Intramuscular methylprednisolone acetate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
Utility of Olanzapine in the Treatment of Opioid Withdrawal in the ED
Withdrawal from opioids is a clinical scenario that emergency department physicians encounter frequently. Patients who present with opioid withdrawal display symptoms such as agitation, anxiety, myalgias, abdominal pain…
- Trial name
- NCT02643355
- Testing
- Olanzapine, Clonidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Asthma
Coordinated Healthcare Interventions for Childhood Asthma Gaps in Outcomes
Chicago is an epicenter for asthma health disparities in the U.S., with African-American children 5-11 yrs bearing a disproportionate share of the burden.
- Trial name
- CHICAGO (NCT02319967)
- Testing
- CAPE, CHW home visits
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 373 people
- Sponsor
- University of Illinois Chicago
Pain
Intranasal Hydromorphone for the Treatment of Acute Pain in Children: A Pilot Study.
Intranasal hydromorphone has been shown to be effective in reducing acute pain in adults. It has not been previously studied in children, but may be a viable option for effectively and safely reducing pain in children by…
- Trial name
- NCT02437669
- Testing
- Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Head Injury
Shared Decision Making in Parents of Children With Head Trauma: Head CT Choice
The investigators will test the impact of a decision aid, Head CT Choice, to determine if its use improves parents' knowledge and engagement in decision making and safely decreases healthcare utilization in children presenting to…
- Trial name
- NCT02063087
- Testing
- Head CT Decision Aid
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 971 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Asthma
Trial of One Versus Two Doses of Dexamethasone for Pediatric Asthma Exacerbation
Comparing one versus two doses of oral dexamethasone for the treatment of asthma in the pediatric emergency department.
- Trial name
- R2D2 (NCT02725008)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Geoffrey W Jara-Almonte
Asthma
Nebulized Magnesium Sulfate in Children With Moderate to Severe Asthma Exacerbation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of nebulized magnesium sulfate as a vehicle for albuterol in children with moderate to severe asthma exacerbation.
- Trial name
- NCT01515995
- Testing
- Nebulized magnesium sulfate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Acute Bronchiolitis
Nebulized 3% Hypertonic Saline in the Treatment of Acute Bronchiolitis
This is a randomized, double-blind, controlled trial in the Pediatric Emergency Department. The primary objective is to determine whether nebulized 3% hypertonic saline is more effective than nebulized 0.9% saline in the…
- Trial name
- NCT02029040
- Testing
- 3% Hypertonic Saline, 0.9 % normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center