Clinical trials: Prehospital Emergency Medical Services
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
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest After Initial Successful Resuscitation, Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
RESTORE-ZG: Return of Effective Spontaneous Circulation Resuscitation Evaluation Canton of Zug
This study looked at cardiac arrest that happens outside a hospital. Cardiac arrest means the heart suddenly stops pumping blood. When this happens, a person collapses and needs help right away.
- Conditions
- Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest After Initial Successful Resuscitation, Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest, Out of Hospital Setting, Defibrillation
- Trial name
- RESTORE-ZG (NCT07750119)
- Testing
- Prehospital resuscitation care
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Felix Brinkmann
Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Automatic Ventilation in Prehospital Resuscitation on OHCA
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to compare prehospital ventilation strategies in out-of-hospital cardiac arrest. The intervention group is automatic ventilation and the control group is manual ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT06067204
- Testing
- Automatic ventilation, Manual ventilation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 522 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Serious Condition, Morality
Prehospital Recognition and Identification of Unspecific Symptoms
This study evaluates the predictive value of soluvent urokinase plasminogen activator receptor (suPAR) and lactate with respect to serious conditions among patients presenting to the EMS with unspecific symptoms.
- Trial name
- PRIUS (NCT03089359)
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 414 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Prehospital Deaths From Spontaneous Subarachnoid Haemorrhages
In this study we aim to determine the incidence of fatal spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage outside hospital. Also, we aim to investigate these patient´s pattern of contact to the health care system immediately before their…
- Trial name
- NCT04052646
- Testing
- Medical condition: Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Acute Coronary Syndrome
Telemedical Support in Prehospital Emergency Care of Acute Coronary Syndrome
The aim of the study is to investigate the quality of prehospital emergency care in acute coronary syndromes, when paramedics are supported telemedically by an EMS physician.
- Trial name
- NCT01644006
- Testing
- Teleconsultation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Emergency
Telemedical Support for Prehospital Emergency Medical Service
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and quality of a pre-hospital holistic multifunctional teleconsultation system.
- Trial name
- TEMS (NCT02617875)
- Testing
- conventional EMS physician, tele-EMS physician
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 3,534 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Drowning, Drown
Drowning Incidents in Danish Harbours
A recent study reported significantly increased mortality from drowning-related out-of-hospital cardiac arrest in Danish harbours compared to other public places (e.g., public pools, coastlines, and lakes).
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drown, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near
- Trial name
- DROWN_HARBOR (NCT06312202)
- Testing
- Drowning
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Ischemic Stroke
HEMS for Mechanical Thrombectomy
Elapsed time from the onset of stroke symptoms to the point of revascularization is the key determinant of the optimal outcome of acute ischemic stroke.
- Trial name
- NCT04834284
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Hemorrhage
Finnish Prehospital Whole Blood Study
Up-to-date evidence suggests that blood transfusion initiated as early as possible reduces the likelihood of death from hemorrhagic shock, and the sooner replacement therapy with blood products is initiated, the greater the…
- Trial name
- FinnPHWB (NCT05744583)
- Testing
- Packed red cell transfusion, Whole blood transfusion
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Finnish Red Cross Blood Service
Analgesia, Prehospital
Quality of Telemedically Guided Prehospital Analgesia
The purpose of this retrospective study is to analyze quality and adverse events of analgesia by telemedically supported paramedics in comparison to conventional treatment by on-scene emergency medical service (EMS) physicians in…
- Conditions
- Analgesia, Prehospital, Telemedicine, Ambulance
- Trial name
- NCT02928705
- Testing
- physician operated telemedical prehospital analgesia, prehospital analgesia by on-scene EMS physicians
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 381 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre, Video Streaming
Dispatch of Emergency Call Using Video Streaming Compared With Traditional Telephone Communication
In the Emergency Medical Dispatch Center, all EMS dispatchers were divided into one of two clusters with 11 EMS dispatchers in each cluster.
- Conditions
- Emergency Medical Dispatch Centre, Video Streaming, Emergency Call, Prehospital Emergency Medical Services
- Trial name
- CAM-VISION (NCT05742412)
- Testing
- Video streaming (smartphone camera), Telephone (telephone microphone)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20,539 people
- Sponsor
- Central Denmark Region
One-year Outcome After Prehospital Intubation
One-year Outcome After Prehospital Intubation
The primary aim of this study was to describe the long-term outcome of critically ill or severely injured patients not in cardiac arrest treated by an EMS physician.
- Trial name
- NCT02307123
- Testing
- Intubation
- Volunteers
- 483 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Trauma, Craniocerebral Trauma
Early Versus Late Intubation Trial in Physician Manned Emergency Medical Services
This study looks at advanced airway management in critically ill or injured patients treated by physician manned emergency medical services, comparing early (on-scene) intubation to late (emergency department) intubation.
- Conditions
- Trauma, Craniocerebral Trauma, Intracerebral Hemorrhage, Seizures
- Trial name
- ELITE (NCT01730001)
- Testing
- Early Intubation, Late intubation
- Where
- 2 sites in Norway
- Sponsor
- Norwegian Air Ambulance Foundation
Myocardial Infarction (MI), Acute Coronary Syndromes (ACS)
Prehospital Point-of-Care Hs-Troponin I for Rule-Out of Acute Myocardial Infarction in Patients Without ST-Segment Elevation
People who call emergency medical services (EMS) with chest pain or other possible heart-related symptoms are often taken to hospital for further testing.
- Trial name
- Pre-POCT TnI (NCT07563998)
- Testing
- Prehospital high-sensitivity cardiac troponin I measurement
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Central Denmark Region
Acute Stroke
Smartphone-App Based Prediction of Large Vessel Occlusion
The aim of this non-interventional study is to evaluate a German version of the triage stroke-score FAST-ED performed by ambulance service personnel in a pre-hospital setting using a smartphone app (Join-Triage, Allm).
- Trial name
- NCT04404504
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Essen
Prehospital Emergency Medical Services, Point-of-care Ultrasound
Ultrasound Applications for Emergency Medical Technicians in Taiwan
The goal of this prospective observational study is to develop and assess the core ultrasound applications for emergency medical technicians (EMTs) in Taiwan.
- Trial name
- NCT06950333
- Testing
- POCUS education curriculum
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Recognition of Thrombectomy Candidate
Implementation of Finnish Prehospital Stroke Scale to Emergency Medical Services
The investigators have developed a simple prehospital stroke scale (FPSS), containing 5 dichotomized items to recognize both large and small artery thrombi of the brain.
- Trial name
- NCT03520335
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Injuries, Pain
Randomized Double Blind Controlled Trial Comparing a Blind Sciatic Nerve Block in the Popliteal Fossa to Intravenous Morphine for Traumatic Severe Acute Pain in the Prehospital Setting
The purpose of the study is to determine the efficacity of a simple blind technic of loco regional anaesthesia of the sciatic nerve compared to the gold standard in emergency medecine : the intravenous morphine for treated the…
- Conditions
- Injuries, Pain, Emergencies
- Trial name
- BPOP (NCT01522534)
- Testing
- Mepivacaine, Morphine
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Annecy Genevois
Prehospital Emergency, Teleconsultation
Operation of a Mobile Telemedicine System in the EMS
The aim of the study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of the operation of a prehospital teleconsultation system in the Emergency Medical Service.
- Conditions
- Prehospital Emergency, Teleconsultation, Safety
- Trial name
- NCT01647854
- Testing
- Teleconsultation
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 425 people
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University