Clinical trials: Medicine, Emergency
Maxillofacial Injuries, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted
REDucing Unnecessary Computed Tomography Imaging for MaxillOfacial INjury
The aim is to prospectively assess the association between clinical parameters and the presence of maxillofacial fractures in trauma patients admitted to the emergency department.
- Conditions
- Maxillofacial Injuries, Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted, Craniocerebral Trauma, Emergency Medicine
- Trial name
- REDUCTION (NCT03314480)
- Testing
- Standardized physical examination
- Where
- 4 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,126 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Opioid Use
Peer Comparison Feedback on Opioid Prescribing
We aim to determine if descriptive normative feedback of peer prescribing reduces opioid analgesic prescribing by emergency medicine providers
- Trial name
- NCT03183882
- Testing
- Personal Feedback, Peer Normative Comparison Feedback
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Acute Myocardial Infarction
Bystander Helping Behaviour for Myocardial Infarction Following First Aid Training
The objective of this study is to measure the effect of an innovative training programme on the help seeking behaviour and helping rates of bystanders in medical emergencies.
- Trial name
- NCT00954161
- Testing
- Helping behaviour curriculum, First aid only curriculum
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
EMERGENCY MEDICINE
Analysis and Improvising Working Practices in the ER
Analysis of electronic files of patients presenting to the emergency department to improve current practice
- Trial name
- NCT03943810
- Testing
- No intervention
- Volunteers
- 500,000 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Renal Colic
Oral NSAI Versus Acetaminophen or Placebo as a Discharge Treatment of Non Complicated Renal Colics
Treatment with NSAI in renal colics has not been well investigated and there is no clear recommendations regarding this subject.
- Trial name
- NAP-RC (NCT05722782)
- Testing
- Piroxicam, Acetaminophen
- Where
- Tunisia
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Monastir
Psychiatric Emergency, Drug Use
Identification of Psychoactive Substance Users in Young Adults (16 to 25 Years Old) Visiting the Emergency Department
Adolescence is a time for great physical and psychological change and it's often at that period of life that first use of psychoactive substances occurs.
- Trial name
- DRUGS (NCT04173546)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 459 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Renal Colic
Use of Analgesic Drugs in Renal Colic in Emergency Room
A prospective non-interventional study on the use of analgesic drugs in renal colic in emergency rooms
- Trial name
- NEPHROPAIN (NCT03278652)
- Testing
- Consumption of drugs for analgesic use
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Emergency, Pain
Tissue Interface Pressures in Athlete Medical Extraction
This study aims to establish clinical evidence for the use of scoop stretchers in the sports setting for spinal immobilisation and transport compared to the traditionally used long back boards through measuring tissue interface…
- Conditions
- Emergency, Pain, Medical Device Discomfort
- Trial name
- NCT02770638
- Testing
- Scoop Stretcher, Long Back Spinal board
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Pain
The Effect of Pretreatment With Intravenous Lidocaine for Intravenous Contrast:
Intravenous contrast media is commonly used for CT scans for improved image clarity in pediatric emergency medicine. Children who feel discomfort during the administration of IV contrast media may not remain still during the CT…
- Trial name
- NCT05143489
- Testing
- Preservative Free Lidocaine, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Antonios Likourezos
Hemorrhage, Thrombosis
Adverse Drug Events in Patients on Oral Anticoagulation in the Emergency Department
Rationale: According to the latest National Survey on Care-Related Adverse Events, anticoagulants, including vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), rank first among medications responsible for serious iatrogenic accidents (37% in 2004…
- Conditions
- Hemorrhage, Thrombosis, Anticoagulant Therapy, Traumatic Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- ADEOA (NCT06692504)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,080 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Anxiety, Emotional Regulation
The Impact of Therapy Dogs on Anxiety and Emotional Management in the Pediatric Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to assess the impact of therapy dogs on children's anxiety and emotional management during a visit to the pediatric emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT04942678
- Testing
- 10-minute visit with therapy dog and child life specialist handler
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Louisville
Telemedicine, Triage
Mobile Transmission of Prehospital Vital Signs to the Emergency Department
The purpose of this study is to examine if real time transmission of vital signs, ECG and chat communication between the prehospital ambulances and the emergency department has an effect on patient mortality, ICU admission…
- Conditions
- Telemedicine, Triage, Emergency Medical Service
- Trial name
- NCT02090452
- Testing
- Real time transmission of patient related data. Device used: MobiMed 3.1, manufactured by Ortivus AB Sweden
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
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
Drug-related Iatrogenesis, Emergency Department
Optimization of Medical Time in the Emergency Department: Impact of an AI-Based System on Prescription Entry
Drug-related iatrogenesis is a major public health issue, accounting for a significant proportion of adverse events and hospitalizations in emergency departments.
- Conditions
- Drug-related Iatrogenesis, Emergency Department, Artificial Intelligence, Clinical Decision Support
- Trial name
- YGénHIAL (NCT07312019)
- Testing
- current hospital-standard databases, Posos
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 770 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Alcohol Abuse
Study of an Emergency Department-based Intervention to Reduce Alcohol Misuse in Older Adults
This is a randomized trial to assess the value of an emergency department-based intervention to reduce hazardous alcohol use among older adults.
- Trial name
- NCT02236494
- Testing
- Brief Negotiated Interview, General Health Information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Acupuncture
Efficacy of Electroacupuncture on Acute Abdomen Emergency Care
Contrast to conventional Western medicine, traditional Chinese medicine is the most common used therapy of complementary and alternative medicine.
- Trial name
- NCT03199495
- Testing
- electroacupuncture
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
Emergency Medicine
Development of a Natural Language Processing Tool to Enable Clinical Research in Emergency Medicine
The goal of this retrospective cohort study is to develop and validate a language model that can interpret the contents of emergency department electronic medical records and extract relevant information for research purposes in…
- Trial name
- NLP-DeVal (NCT06240572)
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- 8 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 300,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Cardiology-Emergency Medicine Cardiac Biomarker Research Initiative
This is an OBSERVATIONAL Specimen procurement and data collections trial for acute coronary syndrome that will be conducted in the Emergency Department at Henry Ford Hospital.
- Trial name
- ED~Cards (NCT01984853)
- Testing
- OBSERVATIONAL REGISTRY
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 575 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Achilles Tendon, Emergency Medicine
Use of Ultrasonography for Measuring Achilles Tendon Thickness: A Novel Measurement Method
Background: Achilles tendon thickness has been associated with various diseases. Among imaging modalities, ultrasonography stands out because of its advantages in assessing Achilles tendon thickness.
- Conditions
- Achilles Tendon, Emergency Medicine, Ultrasonography
- Trial name
- NCT06867211
- Testing
- Use of Ultrasonography for Measuring Achilles Tendon Thickness
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Medication Adherence
The Synergy to Control Emergency Department Hyperglycemia Program for Type 2 Diabetes
A 4 week prospective, randomized controlled study was carried out to assess the impact of a care delivery intervention which focused on blood glucose (BG) management among adults with type 2 diabetes presenting to the Emergency…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Medication Adherence, HYPERGLYCEMIA
- Trial name
- STEP-DM (NCT02269098)
- Testing
- Diabetes medication management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Medstar Health Research Institute