Clinical trials: Emergency Patients
Airway Control, Anesthesia
Ketamine Versus Etomidate for Rapid Sequence Intubation
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness and safety of ketamine and etomidate during rapid sequence intubation (RSI).
- Conditions
- Airway Control, Anesthesia, Intubation, Complication
- Trial name
- NCT01823328
- Testing
- Ketamine, Etomidate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Depression
Ketamine as a Rapidly-Acting Antidepressant in Depressed Emergency Department Patients
Investigators will conduct a trial to evaluate the use of Ketamine as an alternate treatment for people with Major Depressive Disorder.
- Trial name
- NCT02106325
- Testing
- Ketamine, Diphenhydramine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Rapid Assessment of Potential Ischaemic Heart Disease With CTCA
This study aims to investigate the effect of early CTCA in patients with suspected or confirmed Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) presenting to the Emergency Department (ED) or Medical Assessment Unit (MAU), upon interventions, event…
- Trial name
- RAPID-CTCA (NCT02284191)
- Testing
- CT Coronary Angiogram
- Where
- 37 sites in Jersey, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,749 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Cutaneous Abscess
Antimicrobial Stewardship Through MRSA Diagnosis in Emergency Department (ED) Patients With Abscesses
This study expands upon pilot data for feasibility since May 2011. The study aims to evaluate the effect of rapid test availability on use of targeted spectrum antibiotics for non-MRSA abscesses in ambulatory patients in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01523899
- Testing
- Xpert MRSA/SA SSTI, Standard culture
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 252 people
- Sponsor
- George Washington University
Hypertension
Monitoring Blood Pressure at Home
The overall goal of this project is to determine if measuring blood pressure at home and staying in contact with a team of pharmacists and physicians to manage your blood pressure is feasible.
- Trial name
- NCT06247111
- Testing
- Remote Blood Pressure Monitoring + Telehealth, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hyperglycemias
Evaluation of an Algorithm for Intensive s.c. Insulin Therapy in Emergency Room Patients With Hyperglycaemia
The aim of this study is to test the safety and efficacy of a new algorithm for intensive s.c. insulin injection in medical emergency patients with hyperglycaemia (plasma glucose concentration ≥ 8 mmol/l)
- Trial name
- NCT00353431
- Testing
- Novorapid ®, Novo Nordisk, Denmark
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 130 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Chest Pain
Impact on Management of the HEART Risk Score in Chest Pain Patients
Aim of this study is to quantify the impact of the use of the HEART risk score on patient outcome and on costs in patients with chest pain presenting at the emergency room, as compared to not using the score.
- Trial name
- HEART-Impact (NCT01756846)
- Testing
- usual care, use of HEART risk score
- Where
- 9 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 3,666 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Cardiac Arrest
Comparing Vasopressin and Adrenaline in Patients With Cardiac Arrest
The effectiveness of medications in cardiac arrest has been greatly debated and questioned. Historically intravenous adrenaline has been the drug of choice since 1906.
- Trial name
- PIVOT (NCT00358579)
- Testing
- Adrenaline, Vasopressin
- Where
- 4 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 727 people
- Sponsor
- Singapore General Hospital
HIV Infections
Provision of HIV Self-Test Kit to Emergency Department Patients
The proposed pilot research has three aims: 1) to determine the feasibility and acceptability of provision of HIV self-testing kit in order to increase uptake and engagement of HIV testing among emergency department patients who…
- Trial name
- NCT03021005
- Testing
- HIV Self-testing
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndrome
Computed Tomography Coronary Angiogram (CTCA) Versus Traditional Care in Emergency Department Assessment of Potential Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
This multi-center, randomized, controlled trial conducted in Emergency Departments (ED) compares computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography with the traditional approach (usual care) for low- to intermediate-risk chest pain…
- Conditions
- Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NCT00933400
- Testing
- CT Coronary Angiography (CTCA), Traditional Strategy
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,392 people
- Sponsor
- American College of Radiology
Homosexuality, Gender Identity
Patient Centered Methods to Collect Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Status in the ED
This trial is the final phase of a three phase PCORI-funded study to develop and test patient-centered approaches to collect sexual orientation and gender identity (SO/GI) information in the ED.
- Trial name
- EQUALITY (NCT02701049)
- Testing
- Methods to collect SO/GI information in the ED
- Volunteers
- 749 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Acute Pain
Trial Comparing Morphine to Hydromorphone in Elderly Patients With Severe Pain
The purpose of this research study is to determine which opiate pain medication (morphine or hydromorphone (Dilaudid)) is more effective in the treatment of acute pain in patients presenting to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT00305058
- Testing
- Morphine, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 194 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Cervical Cancer
Promoting Cervical Cancer Screening for Emergency Department Patients
The purpose of this study is to learn methods to encourage women to get recommended cervical cancer screening. Cervical cancer screening is an important part of cervical cancer prevention.
- Trial name
- NCT03483610
- Testing
- Provider Referral, Text Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Ondansetron
Ondansetron and the QT Interval In Adult Emergency Department Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess the use of the medication ondansetron (zofran) in the emergency department. There are studies of the ability of ondansetron to cause a prolongation in the QT interval (a certain measurement…
- Trial name
- NCT01759420
- Testing
- Ondansetron
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- C.R.Darnall Army Medical Center
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
Dehydration
Ultrasound of the Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) and Dehydration Status in Pediatric Emergency Patients
Objective: Although approximately 9% of patients presenting to a Pediatric Emergency Department (ED) are dehydrated, there is no reliable method to measure objectively the degree of intravascular dehydration.
- Trial name
- NCT00267644
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Pain
A Comparison of Proprietary Formulations of Oral Ketamine + Aspirin and Oral Ketamine Alone for Musculoskeletal Pain
Acute Pain is one of the most frequent chief complaints and the main reason for visiting the Emergency Department (ED). The acute pain in the ED is largely prevalent across the country with recent literature demonstrating that…
- Trial name
- NCT04860804
- Testing
- Aspirin and Ketamine, Oral Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
ED Patients With Chronic Medical Illnesses
An Emergency Department-To-Home Intervention to Improve Quality of Life and Reduce Hospital Use
The purpose of this study is to determine if assigning older, chronically ill patients a healthcare coach after they leave the Emergency Department (ED) improves their quality of life and reduces the need for hospital-based care.
- Trial name
- NCT02079987
- Testing
- ED-to-home care transition intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,101 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Abscess
Management of Skin and Soft Tissue Abscesses in Pediatric Patients After Incision and Drainage
The purpose of the study is to compare rates of cure of abscesses with and without antibiotic treatment after incision and drainage.
- Trial name
- NCT00691600
- Testing
- oral trimethoprim/sulfamethoxazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Bronchiolitis
Heliox-Driven Racemic Epinephrine in Treatment of Bronchiolitis in Pediatric ED Patients
The purpose of this study is to assess whether children with moderate to severe bronchiolitis treated with standard racemic epinephrine therapy via 70:30 helium-oxygen (heliox) driven nebulization will have improvements in…
- Trial name
- NCT00116584
- Testing
- heliox, oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville