Clinical trials: Medical Emergencies
Telemedicine, Emergency Medical Service
Audiovisual Consultations in Prehospital Emergency Care: Randomised Controlled Trial
This study investigates safety and efficacy of the use of audiovisual consultations of emergency medical service (EMS) doctor by paramedics for low urgency events in areas covered with paramedic crews only from emergency medical…
- Trial name
- Telemedicine (NCT04312321)
- Testing
- Mandatory phone call consultation, Mandatory audiovisual consultation
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Zdravotnicka Zachranna Sluzba Karlovarskeho Kraje, P.O.
Medical Education in Emergency Ultrasound
Training Concepts in Emergency Ultrasonography
Emergency ultrasound examinations are increasingly important diagnostic tools in emergency and critical care medicine. This study wants to analyze different types of education for undergraduate students.
- Trial name
- NCT02671201
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cologne
Opioid Dependence
Comparing Interventions for Opioid Dependent Patients Presenting in Medical Emergency Departments
This study will compare the effects of brief strengths-based case management (SBCM) to the effects of screening, assessment and referral alone (SAR) in opioid-dependent patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02586896
- Testing
- Strengths-based Case Management (SBCM), Screening, Assessment, and Referral (SAR)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Intubation in Intensive Care Units
Delayed Against Rapid Sequence Induction in Adults With Medical Diseases Undergoing Emergency Endotracheal Intubation.
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if it is feaseble to conduct a superiority trial comparing two methods for endotracheal intubation in critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- DARSITUBE (NCT06940219)
- Testing
- Delayed Sequence Induction, Modified Rapid Sequence Induction
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Leipzig University Medical Center
Fall, Accidental, Fall
Transport PLUS Intervention
Hypothesis: 'Transport PLUS,' a low cost, easily generalizable intervention performed by Emergency Medical Technicians while transporting a patient home from the hospital, can improve transitions of care and improve patient…
- Conditions
- Fall, Accidental, Fall, Hospital Readmission, Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- NCT03046771
- Testing
- Transport PLUS group
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Gastrointestinal Infection
Telemedicine and Face-to-face Consultations Diagnostic Accuracy Comparison in Gastrointestinal Infection Patients
Acute gastroenterocolitis (GECA) in healthy adults is a frequent cause of looking for medical care in emergency care units and most cases are aimed at etiology viral infection or food toxin, being generally self-limited with good…
- Trial name
- NCT04803435
- Testing
- Telemedicine Consultation, Face-to-face Consultation
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Sedentary Behavior, Occupational Stress
Effects of a Sedentary Behaviors at Work on Health in Emergency Medical Dispatchers and CODIS Operators (SECODIS)
The purpose of the study is to study changes in sedentary behavior following a behavioral intervention (sit-and-stand desk, and cycloergometer)
- Trial name
- SECODIS (NCT05931406)
- Testing
- Control, Sit-and-stand desk, Cycloergometer
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning
Role of Pulse Co-oximetry for Detecting Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in the Prehospital Emergency Medical Service Setting
The RAD-57 pulse CO-oximeter is a lightweight device allowing non-invasive measurement of blood carboxyhemoglobin. Previous studies comparing RAD-57 measurements (SpCO) to standard laboratory blood gas analysis (COHb) have…
- Trial name
- CO-OX (NCT02860455)
- Testing
- RAD57 measurement (SpCO), CO-oximeter
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 176 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Death
A Comparative Study Between a Pre-hospital and an In-hospital Circulatory Support Strategy (ECMO) in Refractory Cardiac Arrest (APACAR2)
Cardiac arrest (CA) affects approximately 40,000 people in France. It is still a major cause of death in a young population. Management of CA is defined by international recommendations, detailed by learned societies in each…
- Trial name
- APACAR2 (NCT02527031)
- Testing
- ECMO Insertion on pre hospital setting, In Hospital ECMO
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Immobilization
Time Performance of Scoop Stretcher Versus Vacuum Mattress for Prehospital Spinal Stabilization
A simulation-based randomized controlled trial was designed with the objective to assess the time needed to achieve spinal stabilization using a scoop stretcher compared to a vacuum mattress.
- Trial name
- NCT04904770
- Testing
- Scoop stretcher, Vacuum mattress
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stuby Loric
Epilepsy
Emergency Medical Services and Epilepsy in Switzerland
Retrospective data analysis, all emergency medical services of the city of Zurich interventions due to epileptic convulsions during June 2013 and December 2014 have been analyzed regarding the type of drug used, its application…
- Trial name
- NCT03346382
- Volunteers
- 584 people
- Sponsor
- Theusinger Oliver M.
Cardiopulmonary Arrest Outcome
Optimizing Resuscitation After Cardiac Arrest in the Community
Resuscitative efforts have been shown to be unsuccessful in most cases of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA), and survivors who do recover cardiac function often sustain severe hypoxic brain damage.
- Trial name
- NCT00998140
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- Shaare Zedek Medical Center
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Presentation of Subarachnoid Haemorrhage
It is the primary aim of this study to identify symptoms and/or specific words (trigger words) indicative of spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage (sSAH) during emergency telephone calls to the Emergency Medical Service Copenhagen…
- Trial name
- NCT03980613
- Testing
- Triage
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 892 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Burnout
FLOAT for Healthcare PTSS
This early-stage pilot trial aims to examine the feasibility, tolerability, and safety of Floatation-REST, or Reduced Environmental Stimulation Therapy via floatation in frontline healthcare workers, first responders, and…
- Conditions
- Posttraumatic Stress Symptoms, Burnout, Burnout, Healthcare Workers, First Responders
- Trial name
- PTSS FLOAT (NCT07710417)
- Testing
- Floatation-REST, Documentary
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Laureate Institute for Brain Research, Inc.
Patient Transfer to Intensive Care Unit (Procedure), Respiratory Arrest (Disorder)
Evaluation of the Patient Deterioration Warning System
The overall goal of the project is to reduce the number of unexpected patient deteriorations by 50% at Emergency Departments (ED) by investigating if the novel Patient Deterioration Warning Systems (PDWS), can improve clinicians'…
- Conditions
- Patient Transfer to Intensive Care Unit (Procedure), Respiratory Arrest (Disorder), Cardiac Arrest (Disorder), Patient Died in Hospital (Finding)
- Trial name
- PDWS (NCT03375658)
- Testing
- PDWS Intervension
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 6,500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern Denmark
Catheterization, Peripheral, Echography
Placement of Peripheral Venous Catheters Under Echo Guidance in a Post-emergency Medical Service
Compare the number of attempts to place a peripheral venous catheter in the group of patients hospitalized in the post-emergency unit and benefiting from echo guidance and therapeutic communication, to the group of patients…
- Conditions
- Catheterization, Peripheral, Echography, Hospital Units
- Trial name
- KatECHO (NCT04856826)
- Testing
- ultrasound guidance and therapeutic communication
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Occupational Diseases, Emergency Departments
Establishing a Cohort for Occupational Disease of Emergency Medical Workers
This study aims to understand the epidemiological characteristics, related factors , and current status of occupational diseases and damage that occur in emergency medical workers (doctors and nurses).
- Trial name
- NCT05357365
- Testing
- questionnaire survey
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Emergency Medical Service, Assessment
Does Assessment of Ambulance Medical Service Leads to Reduced Number of Transports to the Emergency Room?
There is a need to reduce the number of ambulance transports to the Emergency Room to the patients who are not in need of urgent medical care.
- Conditions
- Emergency Medical Service, Assessment, Registered Nurse
- Trial name
- NCT03466905
- Testing
- Ambulant assessment
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Dalarna County Council, Sweden
Asthma, COPD
Prehospital Emergency Care of Obstructive Respiratory Emergencies With the Use of Teleconsultation
The aim of the study is to investigate the quality of prehospital emergency care in acute respiratory emergencies, when paramedics are supported telemedically by an EMS physician.
- Trial name
- NCT01644045
- Testing
- Teleconsultation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Asthma, Medical Informatics
A Reminder System for Paper-Based Asthma Guidelines in the Pediatric Emergency Department
The primary idea is that the use of a computerized reminder system to help with the guideline implementation will increase utilization and adherence of guideline-driven care, leading to improved patient outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00699439
- Testing
- Paper-based asthma flow diagram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center