Clinical trials: Medicine, Emergency
Deep Vein Thrombosis, DVT
DVT Ultrasound in the Emergency Department
Emergency Medicine (EM) Residents routinely conduct bedside ultrasound exams in the Emergency Department (ED) employing the two point compression method.
- Trial name
- NCT02369263
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 288 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emergency Medicine Physicians, Nevada
Emergency Medicine, Point-of-Care Testing
Early Point-Of-Care Blood Tests, ECG & X-rays in the Emergency Department
The 2015 Abbott Point-of-Care Great Minds Summit in Berlin presented novel research that showed the potential for upfront, point-of-care (POC) blood testing to improve waiting times, costs and patient flow in the Emergency…
- Trial name
- EPOC-BEX-ED (NCT03102216)
- Testing
- iSTAT, CBC, ECG
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 1,134 people
- Sponsor
- Helen Joseph Hospital
Aortic Dissection
Aortic Dissection Detection Risk Score Plus D-dimer in Suspected Acute Aortic Dissection
Acute aortic dissection (AD) is a deadly, difficult to diagnose disease presenting with an array of common and unspecific symptoms.
- Trial name
- ADvISED (NCT02086136)
- Where
- 6 sites in Brazil, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1,900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Pain, Acute Pain
Optimal Management of Pain in Hospitalized Patients - Opioid Tolerant Populations.
Pain is a symptom that drives hospital admissions, and pain management is required by most patients during their hospital stay. Further, the use of medications such as opioids can lead to upward-spiraling doses, especially among…
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute Pain, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02470728
- Testing
- New Clinical Pathway
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Abuse or Dependence
CEDRN: Opioid Registry
Unregulated opioids remain a leading driver of preventable mortality and potential years of life lost in Canada. Emergency departments (EDs)-open 24/7 and frequently accessed by people who use drugs-offer critical opportunities…
- Conditions
- Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Abuse or Dependence, Opioid Withdrawal, Polysubstance Drug Use (Indiscriminate Drug Use)
- Trial name
- CEDRN OUD (NCT07466784)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 7,200 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Substance Use (Drugs, Alcohol)
Emergency Department-Substance Use Screening, Motivational Interviewing and Active Referral Targeting Substance Use Disorder and Overdose Prevention
The purpose of this research study is to learn if an emergency department screening and telehealth intervention reduces substance use among individuals receiving emergency department treatment at The Ohio State University Wexner…
- Trial name
- ED-SMART (NCT07527871)
- Testing
- ED-SMART intervention, Substance use information
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 650 people
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Opioid Use Disorder, Opioid Overdose
A Bundled Intervention
Opioid overdose deaths have reached historically high records in the United States and are particularly concentrated among patients after emergency department (ED) discharge.
- Trial name
- B-CARE (NCT06593093)
- Testing
- a bundled intervention, including peer support specialist, buprenorphine, physician care, and telehealth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hypertension, Hyperglycemia
Targeting Metabolic Syndrome From the Emergency Department Through Mixed-Methods: Pilot Trial
The objective of this study is to pilot a multifaceted, optimized intervention for metabolic syndrome (MetS) in emergency department patients to establish feasibility.
- Conditions
- Hypertension, Hyperglycemia, Dyslipidemia, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- METS (NCT07119658)
- Testing
- Composite intervention to address MetS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Pneumonia, Fungal Pneumonia
Derivation and Validation of the Fungal Pneumonia Assessment and Likelihood Predictor Score
The FUNGAL-P study is a single-center observational study designed to derive and validate a clinical prediction score for the early identification of fungal pneumonia in adult patients presenting with pneumonia.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Fungal Pneumonia, Aspergillosis Pneumonia, Pulmonary Aspergillosis
- Trial name
- FUNGAL-P (NCT07681583)
- Testing
- FUNGAL-P Score Assessment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi
Sepsis, Shock, Septic
Emergency Department Management of Sepsis Patients: A Goal-Oriented Non-Invasive Sepsis Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of a 3-hour protocol utilizing non-invasive hemodynamic optimization treatment strategy results in better outcome and lower hospital costs in patients who present with…
- Trial name
- AGONIST (NCT01453270)
- Testing
- NICOM, Usual care
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 122 people
- Sponsor
- National University Hospital, Singapore
Opioid-related Disorders, Opioid Addiction
ER/LA Opioid Surveillance for Emergency Department Visits and Hospitalizations for Overdose and Poisoning
Study to evaluate the impact of the ER/LA opioid REMS program on the incidence of Emergency Department visits and hospitalizations for overdose/poisoning and death among patients prescribed ER/LA opioid analgesics.
- Conditions
- Opioid-related Disorders, Opioid Addiction, Narcotic Abuse, Drug Abuse
- Trial name
- NCT02866266
- Testing
- Retrospective database review
- Volunteers
- 183,452 people
- Sponsor
- ER/LA Opioid REMS Program Companies (RPC)
Emergencies
The Greek Acute Dance Injuries Registry
Dance is a highly demanded physical activity with a high rate of acute and emergent events (AEE). No systematic prospective study has been conducted in any Greek population of dance students for the registration of the AEE and…
- Trial name
- GrADIR (NCT06220916)
- Testing
- Dance training in Classical Ballet and Contemporary Dance
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Medical Education
Critical Appraisals at Play
Pre and Post assessment of knowledge and attitudes on critical appraisal of biomedical literature in Emergency Medicine practice in a cohort of residents with implementation of a competition based educational format.
- Trial name
- NCT07126314
- Testing
- Competition based Education Format
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ
Respiratory Insufficiency, Overdose of Opiate
ARM-ED: Advanced Respiratory Monitoring Events in Drug Toxicity
There is a drug-related death crisis in Scotland. The majority of these deaths have involved the misuse of opiates (e.g. heroin) and benzodiazepines (e.g. valium) which cause an individual to stop breathing.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Insufficiency, Overdose of Opiate, Sedative Overdose, Sedative Toxicity
- Trial name
- ARM-ED (NCT05358132)
- Testing
- Pneumowave Device placement and data capture
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Opioid Overdose, Opiate Overdose
Nalmefene vs Naloxone for the Treatment of Recurrent Respiratory Depression After Opioid Overdose
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare naloxone to nalmefene for the treatment of opioid overdose in adults. The main questions it aims to answer are: Does nalmefene lower the number of doses of medicine participants need…
- Trial name
- NCT06408714
- Testing
- Nalmefene Injection, Naloxone Injection
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Sepsis, Septic Shock
Impact of the Introduction of a Performance Improvement Program on the Initial Management of Sepsis and Septic Shock in Adults in the Emergency Department: a Before-and-after Study (IPA-SOS)
The goal of this observational study is to evaluate if a performance improvement program can improve the initial management of sepsis and septic shock in adults at Brest University Hospital.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Septic Shock, Critical Illness, Emergency Medicine
- Trial name
- IPA-SOS (NCT06657625)
- Testing
- Sepsis Performance Improvement Program
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Cardiac Arrest (CA), Cardiac Arrest With Successful Resuscitation
A Study on the Impact of a New Canton-Wide First Responder System in Zug, Switzerland, on Survival After Adult Cardiac Arrest-Examining Early Life-Saving Organized Help, Fast Defibrillation, and Improved Outcomes for Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
REVIVE Zug: Improving Emergency Response for Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) represents one of the most time-critical medical emergencies, where rapid recognition and immediate intervention…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest (CA), Cardiac Arrest With Successful Resuscitation, Resuscitation, Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- REVIVE Zug (NCT07323667)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Felix Brinkmann
Pain
Trial of an Oral Sucrose Solution Versus Placebo in Children 1 to 3 Months Old Needing Bladder Catheterization
INTRODUCTION AND JUSTIFICATION The use of sucrose has been well studied for certain procedures in neonatal intensive care unit patients and in the newborn nursery settings, particularly for venous blood draws, capillary blood…
- Trial name
- NCT01544985
- Testing
- 88% sucrose po solution
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Rhabdomyolysis, Virtual Reality
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Using Virtual Reality Glasses in Prehospital Intervention Training for Crush Syndrome
This research is a randomized controlled study designed to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a video-based virtual reality (VR) simulation for prehospital intervention training of crush syndrome for paramedic students.
- Conditions
- Rhabdomyolysis, Virtual Reality, Emergency Medical Services, Disaster Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT07361835
- Testing
- Virtual reality-based crush syndrome training, Traditional theoretical lecture
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ege University
Mass Casualty Incidents
Impact of Ten Second Triage vs. Sieve on Triage Performance in Simulated Mass-Casualty Incidents
This study will compare two emergency triage algorithm - Ten Second Triage (TST) versus Sieve - to see which one works better during simulated mass-casualty incidents.
- Trial name
- NCT07436052
- Testing
- Ten Second Triage algorithm, Sieve triage algorithm
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- Stuby Loric