Clinical trials: Emergency Treatment
Syncope
Syncope Decision Aid for Emergency Care
Syncope, or transient loss of consciousness/fainting, is a common emergency department (ED) complaint responsible for over 1 million ED visits yearly.
- Trial name
- SynDA (NCT02971163)
- Testing
- SynDA
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Headache, Migraine
Study of Intramuscular Ropivacaine Injections for Treatment of Pediatric Headache
Objective: To determine if lower paracervical intramuscular ropivacaine injection is an effective treatment for pediatric headache in an emergency department setting.
- Trial name
- NCT00680823
- Testing
- Ropivacaine, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Robert Hickey
Dehydration
Study of Subcutaneous Rehydration With Recombinant Human Hyaluronidase for Infants and Children
The aim of the study is to evaluate the safety, effectiveness and ease of use of subcutaneous (SC) rehydration using HYLENEX-augmented SC infusion of fluids and electrolytes for the rehydration of pediatric patients with mild to…
- Trial name
- INFUSE-PR (NCT00477152)
- Testing
- hyaluronidase (human recombinant)/rehydration fluid
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Conscious Sedation
Procedural Sedation And Analgesia in Children in the Emergency Department: The Role of Adjunct Therapies
The role of Adjunct therapies such as Child Life therapy and Music listening during Procedural Sedation and Analgesia(PSA) for children during painful procedures has not been studied in the Emergency Department (ED).
- Trial name
- NCT02518919
- Testing
- Child life intervention, Music listening
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Michigan
Covid-19 Vaccine, Vaccine Hesitancy
PROmotion of COvid-19 VA(X)Ccination in the Emergency Department - PROCOVAXED
The goal of this research is to increase COVID-19 vaccine acceptance and uptake in vulnerable populations whose primary (and often only) health care access occurs in emergency departments (ED Usual Source of Care Patients).
- Trial name
- PROCOVAXED (NCT05142332)
- Testing
- Covid-19 vaccine education materials
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 541 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
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
Asthma, Acute Asthma
Budesonide Inhalation Suspension for Acute Asthma in Children
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the addition of budesonide inhalation suspension (BIS) to the standard therapy of albuterol, ipratropium bromide, and systemic corticosteroids (SCS) for moderate to severe asthma…
- Conditions
- Asthma, Acute Asthma, Reactive Airway Exacerbation
- Trial name
- NCT00393367
- Testing
- Budesonide inhalation suspension (0.5 mg/2mL) 2mg, albuterol (5mg/mL) 7.5 or 10mg, Prednisolone, prednisone, or methylprednisolone, Albuterol, ipratropium bromide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 179 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Heart Arrest, Cardiac Arrest
Pre-arrival Instructions Effect on Bystander Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
The investigators hypothesized that pre-arrival instructions would increase the likelihood of bystanders performing Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR).
- Conditions
- Heart Arrest, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
- Trial name
- NCT02007499
- Testing
- Pre-Arrival Instructions
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Migraine
Hydromorphone Versus Prochlorperazine + Diphenhydramine for Acute Migraine
Opioids are commonly used to treat migraine in North American Emergency Departments. We are comparing efficacy and adverse events of hydromorphone, an opioid, to that of prochlorperazine, a dopamine antagonist with known efficacy…
- Trial name
- NCT02389829
- Testing
- Hydromorphone, Prochlorperazine, Diphenhydramine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Fatigue
SleepTrackTXT Feasibility and Pilot Study
Aim 1: To determine if real-time assessments of perceived sleepiness and fatigue using text-messaging impacts an emergency medicine clinician's Attitudes, Perceived Norms, Self-Efficacy, Alertness Habits, Perceived Importance of…
- Trial name
- SleepTrackTXT (NCT02063737)
- Testing
- Text-message assessments only, Text-message interventions for high level fatigue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Musculoskeletal Pain
Comparing Five Oral Analgesics for Treatment of Acute Pain in the Emergency Department (ED)
This study compares the efficacy of five oral analgesics: 5 mg oxycodone + 325 mg acetaminophen, 5 mg hydrocodone + 300 mg acetaminophen, 30 mg codeine + 300 mg acetaminophen, 400 mg ibuprofen + 1000 mg acetaminophen, and 800 mg…
- Trial name
- NCT03173456
- Testing
- oxycodone/APAP, hydrocodone/APAP, codeine/APAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Emergency Contraception
Piroxicam and Levonorgestrel Co-treatment for Emergency Contraception
This is a randomised controlled trial aimed at comparing the efficacy of levonorgestrel (LNG) co-administered with piroxicam or placebo for oral emergency contraception (EC).
- Trial name
- NCT03614494
- Testing
- Piroxicam 40 mg, Levonorgestrel 1.5mg
- Where
- 2 sites in Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 860 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Hang Wun Raymond Li
Status Epilepticus
Paramedic Treatment of Prolonged Seizures by Intramuscular Versus Intravenous Anticonvulsant Medications
The goal of this non-inferiority trial is to determine which type of routine care is the best for paramedics to stop someone from seizing.
- Trial name
- RAMPART (NCT00809146)
- Testing
- Intramuscular route of active treatment, Intravenous route of active treatment
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,023 people
- Sponsor
- Robert Silbergleit
Dyspepsia, Emergency
Symptomatic Relief of Acute Dyspeptic Pain in Emergency Department With Pantoprazole
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the immediate synergistic effect on the relief of severe acid-related dyspeptic pain by adding intravenous pantoprazole to the combination of oral antacid and antispasmodic agent (the…
- Conditions
- Dyspepsia, Emergency, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01281501
- Testing
- Normal saline, Pantoprazole, Oral antacid
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- Chulalongkorn University
Sepsis
Feasibility of 5% Albumin Compared With Balanced Crystalloid, as Intravenous Fluid Resuscitation in Adult Patients With Sepsis, Presenting as an Emergency to Hospital
The aim of this research study is to compare two different fluids (Human Albumin Solution (HAS) and Balanced Crystalloid that are given via a drip to patients with severe infection (sepsis).
- Trial name
- ABC Sepsis (NCT04540094)
- Testing
- Human albumin, Balanced crystalloid solution
- Where
- 15 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Acute Pain, Fractures
Comparing Ketamine and Morphine in the Treatment of Acute Fracture Pain
Opioid pain medications such as morphine and dilaudid are commonly used in emergency departments to treat pain in patients. Physicians are familiar with the side effects of these medications; the most concerning of which is…
- Trial name
- NCT02430818
- Testing
- ketamine, morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Stroke, Acute
Efficacy and Safety of Trans Sodium Crocetinate (TSC) for Treatment of Suspected Stroke
This study will assess the potential efficacy and safety of TSC as early treatment for both ischemic and hemorrhagic stroke when administered while subject is in ambulance being transported to hospital.
- Trial name
- PHAST-TSC (NCT03763929)
- Testing
- Trans-Sodium Crocetinate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Diffusion Pharmaceuticals Inc
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
Anxiety
Improving Sedation of Children Undergoing Procedures in the Emergency Department
Lacerations (deep cuts) are a frequent cause of visits to emergency departments and laceration repair is one of the most common procedures performed in that setting.
- Trial name
- NCT00675909
- Testing
- Aerosolized Intranasal midazolam, Aerosolized Buccal Midazolam, Oral midazolam
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Pain
Ketamine For Acute Treatment of Pain in Emergency Department
The aim of the study is to compare the safety \& efficacy of low dose ketamine and morphine versus morphine alone for acute generalized pain in the Emergency Department (ED).
- Trial name
- KETAFAP (NCT02306759)
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The Brooklyn Hospital Center