Clinical trials: Emergency Preparedness
Extreme Heat, Heat Health
Study to Assess the Effectiveness of a Heat Risk Reduction Decision Support Platform and the Barriers and Facilitators of Its Implementation With 30 US Local Health Department Sites
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if an innovative online decision support tool (Chart) that provides localized health risk assessment for extreme heat at the census tract level helps local health departments plan and…
- Conditions
- Extreme Heat, Heat Health, Extreme Heat Waves, Heat
- Trial name
- NCT06971978
- Testing
- Online decision support platform to support evidence-based heat health risk assessment and extreme heat event preparedness planning, Heat and health risk assessment and preparedness information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Mass Casualty Incidents
Impact of Ten Second Triage vs. Sieve on Triage Performance in Simulated Mass-Casualty Incidents
This study will compare two emergency triage algorithm - Ten Second Triage (TST) versus Sieve - to see which one works better during simulated mass-casualty incidents.
- Trial name
- NCT07436052
- Testing
- Ten Second Triage algorithm, Sieve triage algorithm
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Stuby Loric
COVID-19 Pandemic, Emergencies
Towards Better Preparedness for Future Catastrophes - Local Lessons-learned From COVID-19
The research question of this study is: "what lessons have been learned from the civil-military cooperation in Heidelberg, Germany, during the COVID-19 pandemic, and what needs to be done to be better prepared for future…
- Trial name
- NCT05552989
- Testing
- this is a non-interventional study
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Heidelberg
Mental Health, Burnout, Psychological
Workforce Mental Health Emergency Preparedness
School leaders, staff, and teachers are tasked with keeping children safe from acts of violence, natural hazards and other emergencies while encouraging learning.
- Trial name
- NCT05621603
- Testing
- Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 519 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Colorado School of Public Health
Mental Disorders, Mentally Ill Persons
Facilitated Referral for Children Screening Positive for Mental Illness
The purpose of this study is to find out how prevalent unidentified Mental Health issues are in the pediatric population that visits the Emergency Department in an urban city.
- Conditions
- Mental Disorders, Mentally Ill Persons, Emergency Medicine
- Trial name
- MI (NCT00448331)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 551 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Disaster, Vulnerable Populations
Nurses Taking On Readiness Measures - Mercer County, New Jersey
Nurses Taking On Readiness Measures (N-TORM) is an innovative nurse-driven household emergency preparedness (HEP) intervention modeled after an existing community intervention provided by emergency management personnel.
- Trial name
- NTORM (NCT05455580)
- Testing
- Nurses Taking On Readiness Measures (N-TORM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunter College of City University of New York
Caregiver Resilience and Stress
Emergency Preparedness for Caregivers of Persons With Dementia: Disaster PrepWise
Individuals with dementia and their families are especially vulnerable during a disaster as it limits caregivers' ability to continue with care due to disaster related stress and reduced access to resources and support.
- Trial name
- DPW-Caregiver (NCT05619263)
- Testing
- Disaster PrepWise-Caregiver
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Sato Ashida
Disaster, Vulnerable Populations
Korean Translation and Validation of the K-HEPI in NYC
Nurses Taking on Readiness Measures (N-TORM) is an innovative nurse-driven household emergency preparedness intervention modeled after an existing community intervention provided by emergency management personnel.
- Trial name
- NCT05544578
- Testing
- Nurses Taking On Readiness Measures (N- TORM)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hunter College of City University of New York
Emergency Preparedness, Nursing Students
Psychological First Aid Training for Nursing Students
This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effect of psychological first aid (PFA) training on disaster response and psychological first aid application self-efficacy among nursing students.
- Conditions
- Emergency Preparedness, Nursing Students, Crisis Intervention, Self-Efficacy
- Trial name
- PFA-EDU (NCT07086170)
- Testing
- Psychological First Aid Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nurhayat Kiliç Bayageldi
Climate-Resilient Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Nursing Education
Climate-Resilient Disaster Preparedness Education to Improve Knowledge and Skills in Nursing Students: A Quasi-Experimental Study
This study aims to evaluate the impact of a structured climate-resilient disaster preparedness education program on undergraduate nursing students' knowledge and practical skills.
- Conditions
- Climate-Resilient Disaster Preparedness, Disaster Nursing Education, Emergency Preparedness in Nursing Students, Nursing Education - Climate Change and Disasters
- Trial name
- CRDP-NurseEd (NCT07139262)
- Testing
- Climate-Resilient Disaster Preparedness Education Program, Standard Nursing Curriculum
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
The Aim is to Strengthen Disaster Preparedness Knowledge and Skills Through Peer Interaction
The Effect of a Peer-Based Instructional Disaster Education Program on Disaster Preparedness Beliefs and Disaster Attitudes of First Aid and Emergency Program Students
Objective: Continuous education and training in disaster preparedness is critically important for first aid and emergency program students, who will be the future healthcare professionals, especially in the pre-hospital setting.
- Trial name
- disaster (NCT07564999)
- Testing
- peer-supported disaster preparedness training, Rutin
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Selcuk University
Heat Illness, Heat Stroke
Heat Emergency Awareness and Treatment (HEAT)
Investigators propose an intervention trial of a comprehensive education and treatment bundle designed to reduce morbidity and mortality associated with heat-related illness for low resource settings.
- Conditions
- Heat Illness, Heat Stroke, Heat Exhaustion, Heat Exposure
- Trial name
- HEAT (NCT03513315)
- Testing
- Implementation of Community-based Home Heat Bundle, Regular Community Healthcare provision
- Where
- 2 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 16,973 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
During the Pandemic Process the Focus is on Developing a Training Program
Development and Efficiency Evaluation of a Respiratory Disease Pandemics Preparedness Training Program for Pre-Hospital Emergency Healthcare Workers
Pre-hospital emergency health workers, who are on the front line among healthcare workers, are at greater risk in epidemic situations, as they are the first team to come into contact with the patient and are responsible for…
- Trial name
- NCT05192967
- Testing
- Pandemic preparedness via video, Pandemic preparedness via classical method
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 198 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seval Çalışkan Pala
Discharge Transition of Patients Discharged to Home
READI (Readiness Evaluation And Discharge Interventions) Study
Preparation of patients for discharge is a primary function of hospital-based nursing care and readiness for discharge is an important outcome of hospital care.
- Trial name
- READI (NCT01873118)
- Testing
- RN-RHDS protocol, RN-RHDS+PT-RHDS protocol, RN-RHDS + PT-RHDS + NIAF
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 189,796 people
- Sponsor
- Marquette University
Disaster Medicine Education and Preparedness Among Medical Students, Disaster Medicine Knowledge and Skills Training for Pre-clinical Medical Students
Disaster Medicine Training for Pre-Clinical Medical Students at the University of Tripoli, Libya
Libya has faced several natural and human-made disasters in recent years, highlighting the need to strengthen disaster preparedness and response capacity.
- Conditions
- Disaster Medicine Education and Preparedness Among Medical Students, Disaster Medicine Knowledge and Skills Training for Pre-clinical Medical Students, Disaster and Emergency Medicine Education and Preparedness Among Pre-clinical Medical Students
- Trial name
- DM-Course RCT (NCT07293572)
- Testing
- Structured Disaster Medicine Training Program
- Where
- Libya
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tripoli
Mass Casualty Incident Preparedness, Simulation-Based Medical Education
Mass-Casualty Incident - Prehospital Emergency Response
The goal of this study was to learn whether the MCIPHER memory aid could help first-year resident doctors manage a simulated mass-casualty incident.
- Trial name
- MCIPHER (NCT07838441)
- Testing
- Standard Mass-Casualty Incident Curriculum, MCIPHER mnemonic pre-brief, Tabletop Simulation
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 25 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mohammed Bin Rashid University of Medicine and Health Sciences
Improving Healthy Food Access in Food Insecurity Populations in Normal and Emergency Situations
Developing a Support Application for Food Pantries (SAFPAS) to Improve Client Access to Healthy Foods & Enhance Emergency Preparedness
Food pantries face many challenges, including recruitment and training of staff/volunteers, communications with staff/volunteers and clients, providing client choice, and emergency preparedness.
- Trial name
- SAFPAS (NCT05880004)
- Testing
- Support Application for Food PAntrieS (SAFPAS) - A mobile app that helps food pantries recruit, train and schedule volunteers, offer choice safely, and provides multilevel communications
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 537 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Disaster Planning, Emergency Medical Services
The KAEPacity Study Analyzes Hospital Emergency and Disaster Plans From Hospitals Across Germany to Evaluate How Well Hospitals Are Prepared for Crises and Disasters Organizational Structures Communication Leadership Training Are Examined Within These Plans No Medical Intervention is Performed
Hospital Emergency and Disaster Plans (Krankenhausalarm- und Einsatzplan-KAEP) are a central component of hospital preparedness in Germany.
- Conditions
- Disaster Planning, Emergency Medical Services, Germany
- Trial name
- KAEPacity (NCT07440329)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- Lea Kölsch
Pediatric Readiness
Pediatric Readiness Intervention in Manitoba
The goal of this clinical trial is to improve emergency care of children in Manitoba by increasing the weighted pediatric readiness scores (WPRS) of the general EDs through the implementation of provincially derived…
- Trial name
- NCT06257524
- Testing
- Education and training
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Emergency Preparedness
Improving Emergency Preparedness Among 9/11 Exposed Population: Implementation and Evaluation of an Emergency Preparedness Intervention
A two-arm parallel randomized controlled trial will be conducted to compare the effectiveness of a phone-based household emergency preparedness intervention with a mailed informational brochure on household emergency preparedness…
- Trial name
- NCT06737510
- Testing
- Informational brochure on household emergency preparedness, Phone-based household emergency preparedness
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 707 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York City Department of Health and Mental Hygiene