Clinical trials: Prehospital Emergency Medical Services
Acute Coronary Syndromes, ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction
Smartphone AI Assistance for Prehospital ECG Interpretation
Prehospital providers interpret 12-lead electrocardiograms (ECGs) under time pressure and without immediate expert support. Missed acute coronary occlusion - occlusion myocardial infarction (OMI) - delays reperfusion, while false…
- Conditions
- Acute Coronary Syndromes, ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction, Non-ST Elevated Myocardial Infarction, Myocardial Infarction (MI)
- Trial name
- ECG-IA (NCT07810686)
- Testing
- Smartphone large language model assistance (GPT-4o, version-locked)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- École Supérieure de Soins Ambulanciers - College of Higher Education in Prehospital Care
Knowledge, Attitude of Health Personnel
Patient's Informational Privacy in Prehospital Emergency Care - Educational Intervention Study for the Paramedics
The main goal of this educational intervention study about patient's informational privacy (IP) is to evaluate the effect of the educational intervention into the paramedics' knowledge and attitude regarding patient's IP.
- Trial name
- NCT06388356
- Testing
- Educational intervention - Yksityisyyttä ensihoitoon / Informational privacy for preospital emergency care
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eini Koskimies
Endotracheal Intubation
Augmented Reality Smart Glasses Versus Video Laryngoscopy During Ambulance Transport
This randomized crossover simulation study evaluated the performance of augmented reality (AR) smart glasses compared with conventional video laryngoscopy (VL) for endotracheal intubation under simulated prehospital ambulance…
- Trial name
- AR-AMBULANCE (NCT07865663)
- Testing
- Augmented Reality-Assisted Laryngoscopy, Video Laryngoscopy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ONUR KARAKAYALI
Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Resuscitation
A Clinical Trial to Study the Feasibility and Acceptability of an App to Support Pediatric Resuscitation
The goal of this clinicial trial is to test the acceptability and feasibility of linear cognitive aid intervention to support EMS teams in responding to pediatric emergencies.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Resuscitation, Pediatrics, Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- NCT06768099
- Testing
- Linear Cognitive Aid
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Emergency Medical Services, Nursing Care
High-Sensitivity Troponin I in Addition to Guideline-Based Care in EMS
The TIGER study is a study investigating the utlility of a point-of-care blood analyse of Troponin I to help identify patients with heart attacks in the prehospital emergency care.
- Conditions
- Emergency Medical Services, Nursing Care, Cardiology, Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- TIGER (NCT07008391)
- Testing
- high sensitivity Troponin I
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,419 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Clinical Decision Support, Clinical Practice Guidelines
Professional Development in Emergency Medical Services
The ProDEms-trial focuses on nurses and ambulance drivers working in prehospital care, taking care on the one hand of patients suffering from time-sensitive critical conditions like STEMI, acute stroke or severe traumatic brain…
- Conditions
- Clinical Decision Support, Clinical Practice Guidelines, Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- ProDEms (NCT02365792)
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Support Tool for Prehospital Care
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
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
Telemedicine, Intubation; Difficult or Failed
Teleguidance-facilitated Airway Management
The advent of telemedicine has introduced teleguidance as a promising support to enhance endotracheal intubation skills among inexperienced operators.
- Conditions
- Telemedicine, Intubation; Difficult or Failed, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT06497725
- Testing
- Teleguidance-facilitated Airway Management
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
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
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
Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Resuscitation
Reducing Prehospital Medication Errors & Time to Drug Delivery by EMS During Simulated Pediatric CPR
The study investigators will recruit paramedics in many Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in Switzerland to prepare direct intravenous (IV) emergency drugs during a standardized simulation-based pediatric out-of-hospital cardiac…
- Conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Resuscitation, Pediatrics, Medication Errors
- Trial name
- NCT03921346
- Testing
- Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 1st drug, Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 2nd drug, Mobile device app (PedAMINES™) 3rd drug
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pediatric Clinical Research Platform