Clinical trials: Emergency Service, Hospital
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
Asthma
Albuterol Versus Xopenex in Treatment of Acute Asthma in the Emergency Department (ED)
The purpose of this study is to determine in a large, double-blind, randomized, prospective pediatric clinical trial whether the use of continuous levalbuterol (Xopenex) in addition to standard emergency department treatment for…
- Trial name
- Xopenex (NCT00585039)
- Testing
- xopenex
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Phoenix Children's Hospital
Hepatitis C, Hiv
Universal HIV Screening and Targeted HCV Screening in Emergency Department
Cross-sectional study of patients consulting in the emergency room of the Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM), to assess the implementation of an "opt-out" screening program for HIV and HCV and prospective…
- Trial name
- NCT03595527
- Testing
- HIV and HCV screening
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6,350 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre hospitalier de l'Université de Montréal (CHUM)
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
Respiratory Tract Infections
ADEQUATE Advanced Diagnostics for Enhanced Quality of Antibiotic Prescription
To assess the impact of rapid diagnostic testing of patients with Acute Respiratory Tract Infection (ARTI) at the emergency department, on (1) hospital admission rates and (2) antimicrobial prescriptions (days of treatment) and…
- Trial name
- ADEQUATE (NCT04547556)
- Testing
- BioFire
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium, Hungary and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 185 people
- Sponsor
- UMC Utrecht
Agitation
A Comparison Study of the Efficacy of Quetiapine and Haloperidol in Agitated Adults in Emergency Room
In the Psychiatric Emergency Room, agitated patients are treated routinely with an I.M. Haloperidol "cocktail" (Haloperidol 5 mg, Lorazepam 2 mg, Cogentin 2 mg), which has proved to be an effective treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00457366
- Testing
- Quetiapine, Haloperidol, Lorazepam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Low Back Pain, Shoulder Pain
An Efficacy and Safety Study of Tramadol Hydrochloride-Paracetamol in Treatment of Moderate to Severe Acute Neck-Shoulder Pain and Low Back Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of tramadol hydrochloride-paracetamol tablets in treatment of moderate (medium level of seriousness) to severe (very serious) acute neck, shoulder and low back pain…
- Conditions
- Low Back Pain, Shoulder Pain, Neck Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01843660
- Testing
- Tramadol HCl-Paracetamol
- Volunteers
- 1,059 people
- Sponsor
- Xian-Janssen Pharmaceutical Ltd.
Alcohol Intoxication
Prevalence of Chronic Inebriates to the Emergency Department and Suitability for Sobering House Services
This study is intended to evaluate the prevalence of chronically inebriated patients in the Emergeny Department (ED). Patients will be identified prospectively by screening all patients (24/7) presenting to the ED for one month.
- Trial name
- NCT01783223
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 668 people
- Sponsor
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Dyspepsia
Comparison of Pantoprazole and Ranitidine in Dyspepsia
The H0 hypothesis of the study is there is no difference between pantoprazole and ranitidine in treating patients presented with dyspepsia to the emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT01737840
- Testing
- Pantoprazole, Ranitidine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
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
Septic Shock, Sepsis
Effect of Emergency Department Care Reorganization on Door-to-antibiotic Times for Sepsis (LDS SWARM)
Sepsis is a common syndrome resulting from a dysregulated response to infection. The timing of antibiotic initiation is an important determinant of outcomes for patients presenting to the emergency department with sepsis.
- Trial name
- NCT03226366
- Testing
- Immediate evaluation by multidisciplinary team
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,230 people
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Alcohol Consumption, Unsafe Sex
Brief Interventions in the Emergency Department for Alcohol and HIV/Sexual Risk
This brief alcohol and sexual risk taking intervention has the potential to influence the public health by reducing alcohol use and sexual risk taking behavior in individuals who are seeking treatment in an Emergency Department.
- Trial name
- SAFER (NCT01351389)
- Testing
- Brief Motivational Intervention (BMI), Brief Advice
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Infectious Gastroenteritis
Implementation of a Molecular Diagnostic for Pediatric Acute Gastroenteritis: The FilmArray GI Panel IMPACT Study
BioFire Diagnostics, LLC (BioFire) has developed the FilmArray Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel, a rapid, easy to use PCR-based in vitro diagnostic test for the identification of 22 common microorganisms responsible for infectious…
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT02248285)
- Testing
- FilmArray™ Gastrointestinal (GI) Panel
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,545 people
- Sponsor
- BioFire Diagnostics, LLC
Opioid Use
Prevention Interventions for Opioid Misuse
The purpose of the study is to develop and test innovative interventions to prevent the development of opioid misuse and opioid use disorders among older adolescents and young adults (AYA; ages 16-30) who use opioids, which will…
- Trial name
- NCT04550715
- Testing
- Brief intervention (BI), Portal, Enhanced Usual Care (EUC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,155 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Influenza, Human
Evaluation of the Roche Liat Flu/RSV Assay for Management of Influenza in the Emergency Department
This will be a prospective, patient-oriented, pilot randomized clinical trial to evaluate (in aggregate) both the use of the Roche Cobas Liat Flu/RSV Assay and the use of pharmacist-led education for providers in the…
- Trial name
- Influenza (NCT02899065)
- Testing
- Procalcitonin, Pharmacist-Led Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Davis
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
Asthma
Inhaled Corticosteroids After a Pediatric Emergency Visit for Asthma
Specific Aim: To determine whether a prescription for Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS) added to standard Emergency Department (ED) discharge therapy for young children with persistent asthma symptoms increases ICS use and improves…
- Trial name
- NCT00294398
- Testing
- ICS Prescription + Standard Asthma ED Discharge Therapy, Standard Asthma ED Discharge Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia