Clinical trials: Medical Emergencies
Trauma
Patients With Traumatic Cardiac Arrest Assessed by the Danish HEMS
This study evaluates patients suffering from traumatic cardiac arrest assessed by the Danish HEMS between 2016 and 2021. The primary outcome is 30-day survival; secondary outcomes are status at admission to the hospital and…
- Trial name
- NCT06023628
- Testing
- Danish Helicopter Emergency Service
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Chronic Disease Management, Infants Health
A Multi-Site Hybrid Type I Effectiveness-Implementation Randomized Trial of an Emergency Care Action Plan for Infants With Medical Complexity
Infants with medical complexity (IMC) are a challenging population with more emergency department visits, inpatient stays, and higher healthcare costs than other children. IMC also experience lower quality emergency health care.
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease Management, Infants Health, Emergency, Utilization, Health Care
- Trial name
- NCT06993129
- Testing
- Emergency Care Action Plan
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Emergencies
Improvement of Ambulance Response Times in Karachi, Pakistan
The investigators hypothesize that spatial analysis of the location data of ambulance calls can improve prehospital care provided by Aman Foundation in Karachi, Pakistan by decreasing ambulance response times for high acuity…
- Trial name
- NCT02743169
- Testing
- Spatially-Optimized
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Education
Sustainable Solutions for Paediatric Basic Life Support Training in Day Care Centres
In a randomised non-inferiority trial the investigators examine two training interventions to train paediatric basic life support to laypersons: Dyad training vs Instructor led training.
- Conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation, Education, Medical Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT03469154
- Testing
- Dyad training method, Instructor led training method
- Volunteers
- 569 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen Academy for Medical Education and Simulation
Sepsis
Early Goal Directed Therapy in Sepsis by Emergency Medical Services
The goal is to evaluate the best way for paramedics and hospitals to work together to treat septic patients as quickly as possible.
- Trial name
- NCT02266654
- Testing
- IV fluids, Hospital Notification
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Emergency Medical Services, Emergency Service, Hospital
SatCare: Remote Support for Ambulance Clinicians in Medical Emergencies
SatCare is a randomised controlled trial involving rapid standardised ultrasound assessment of patients with shock, major trauma, abdominal pain, chest pain or breathlessness in emergency ambulances.
- Trial name
- NCT03323229
- Testing
- Enhanced communications & ultrasound
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aberdeen
Postpartum Hemorrhage,
Does Mednav, a Medical Navigation System, Aid Non-technical and Technical Skills in the Simulated Obstetric Emergency?
It is well known that medical errors account for a large amount of patient harm within the hospital setting. This is a significant problem within the emergency context.
- Trial name
- NCT02783131
- Testing
- MedNav
- Volunteers
- 266 people
- Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Chronic Conditions, Multiple, Medical Emergencies
Older Emergency Department Users and Hospitalization After an Index Visit: Results of ER2 Database
This study evaluates the recommendations of a screening tool called: ER2 (Emergency Room Evaluation and Recommendations Form).This stool is used in Emergency Department by nurses, and it supposes to measure patient risk score.
- Trial name
- NCT04017273
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10,971 people
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
Acute Illness, Acute Injury
Videoconferencing Between Ambulances and Physician at the Emergency Medical Dispatch Center, Effects on On-Site Patient Treatment and Patterns of Referral
The prehospital resources are limited. The emergency medical dispatch center (EMDC) is manned by qualified health care personnel around the clock.
- Trial name
- NCT02095067
- Testing
- Video consultation
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Initiation of Cooling by EMS to Promote Adoption of In-hospital Hypothermia in Cardiac Arrest Survivors
This is a large pragmatic, randomized controlled trial comparing pre-hospital initiation of therapeutic hypothermia by Emergency Medical Services (EMS) providers to conventional post-resuscitation care.
- Trial name
- NCT01528475
- Testing
- Pre-hospital cooling
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 585 people
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Housing Instability, High Emergency Department Utilization
Housing Prescriptions as Health Care
Housing Prescriptions as Health Care is a research project studying the effects of an innovative intervention that combines services across the health, housing, social and legal service sectors in order to improve housing…
- Conditions
- Housing Instability, High Emergency Department Utilization, Medical Complexity
- Trial name
- NCT02816294
- Testing
- Housing Prescription
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Cerebrovascular Accident
Field Administration of Stroke Therapy - Magnesium (FAST-MAG) Trial
The goal of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and safety of field-initiated magnesium sulfate in improving the long-term functional outcome of patients with acute stroke.
- Trial name
- FAST-MAG (NCT00059332)
- Testing
- Magnesium Sulfate, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,700 people
- Sponsor
- Jeffrey L. Saver
Medication Errors, Pediatric Medication Error
Augmenting the On-Scene Medic (ATOM): A Randomized, Controlled, Multicenter Study to Assess the Effectiveness of Augmented Reality Software on Prehospital Pediatric Medication Administration Accuracy
The primary objective of this research study is to use simulated pediatric emergencies to test the effectiveness of a drug dosing safety system for EMS providers by comparing usual care to use of an augmented reality device.
- Trial name
- ATOM (NCT07504211)
- Testing
- Augmented reality software for pediatric drug dosing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 312 people
- Sponsor
- Western Michigan University School of Medicine
Drowning, Drowning, Near
Patients Treated by the Danish Emergency Medical Services Following Non-drowning Water Rescues From 2016 to 2023
Since 2015, all Danish prehospital EMS have used the nationwide Prehospital Electronic Medical Record (PEMR). In 2023, the investigators developed the Danish Drowning Formula (DDF), a text-search algorithm designed to search the…
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning, Near, Submersion, Submersion - Accidental
- Trial name
- RESCUE (NCT06327893)
- Testing
- Submersion or immersion in liquid
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Trial for the Use of Pretest Probability to Reduce Unnecessary Testing for Low-Risk Patients With Chest Pain
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if the implementation of quantitative pretest probability assessment will significantly reduce the unnecessary use of the intra-emergency department chest pain center.
- Trial name
- NCT00243516
- Testing
- PREtest Consult
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- PREtest Consult
Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
Prehospital Resuscitation Intra Nasal Cooling Effectiveness Survival Study
Promising result of intra-arrest cooling on neurological intact survival in cardiac arrest patients has recently been published in the PRINCE-study in Circulation 2010.
- Trial name
- PRINCESS (NCT01400373)
- Testing
- Prehospital intra-nasal cooling with RhinoChill
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest
Continuous Compressions With Asynchronous Ventilations Using I-gel Device Versus 30:2 Approach During Simulated OHCA
Paramedics and EMT will be recruited among four Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Switzerland to manage a 10-minutes simulation-based adult out-of-hospital cardiac arrest scenario in teams of two.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Emergency Medical Services, Resuscitation
- Trial name
- NCT04736446
- Testing
- I-gel® supraglottic device, Face mask ventilation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geneve TEAM Ambulances
Sleep Disorder (Disorder)
The Correlation Between Sleep Quality and Sleep Aid Use and Dietary Patterns
In this study, medical staff in emergency and critical care departments were investigated. It was assumed that the use of sleep aids and dietary patterns affected their sleep quality.
- Trial name
- NCT07019948
- Volunteers
- 378 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wei XIA, PhD
Nausea
EMS Use of Isopropyl Alcohol Aromatherapy Versus Ondansetron
Nausea is a common symptom encountered in the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) environment that is often treated with oral or intravenous anti-emetic medications.
- Trial name
- NCT02618343
- Testing
- IPA, Ondansetron
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Transients and Migrants, Primary Health Care
Maternal Health Care and Pregnancy Outcomes in Undocumented Migrant Women in Norway.
Little research on the health service utilization and the health situation of undocumented pregnant migrants has been performed previously, and it is essential to obtain more information on the services given, and to examine…
- Conditions
- Transients and Migrants, Primary Health Care, Pregnancy Outcome
- Trial name
- NCT04446949
- Testing
- Register follow-up
- Volunteers
- 70,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oslo