Clinical trials: Emergency Medical Services
Emergencies, Diabetes Mellitus
Geography of ED Use and Population Health
The goal of this study is to create predictive models of emergency care and metrics for population health that can be used to analyze how events like hospital closures or disasters like Hurricane Sandy affect health care…
- Trial name
- NCT03254524
- Testing
- Statewide Planning and Research Cooperative System Database
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Pediatric Emergency Care
The Effect of Using a Stress Ball and Watching Cartoons on Fear and Pain Levels During Enemas in Children Aged 6-12
Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the effect of using a stress ball and watching cartoons during the enema procedure-performed as part of the diagnosis and treatment process-on the levels of fear and pain in children…
- Trial name
- NCT07754136
- Testing
- Cartoon watching group, Stress ball group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 174 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tarsus University
Out-of-hours Care Services, Primary Healthcare
The Effect of Substitution of Out-of-hours Care From General Practitioners to Nurse Practitioners
The aim of this study is to explore the effects of substitution in out-of-hours primary care. In consecutive stages an extra General Practitioner (GP) is substituted by a Nurse Practitioner (NP) aiming at replacing 3 out of 4 GPs…
- Trial name
- NCT02407847
- Testing
- care provided by Nurse Practitioners
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 9,647 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
After-hours Care
Differentiated Access to Out-of-hours Primary Care Through Emergency Access
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to test the use of an emergency button that allows patients to jump the telephone waiting line at the out-of-hours primary care in two regions in Denmark if they perceive their…
- Trial name
- Akutknappen (NCT02572115)
- Testing
- Akutknappen - used, Akutknappen - not used
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 7,385 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Field Physician Care, Analgesics
Analgesia in ÖAMTC Helicopter Emergency Service in Austria
A sufficient analgesia in injured or sick people is the main goal of physicians treating a patient. In emergency medicine potent analgesia like ketamine or opioids are routinely used.
- Conditions
- Field Physician Care, Analgesics, Hypnotics, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT03760302
- Testing
- analgesics, hypnotics
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 35,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University Innsbruck
Asthma, Medical Informatics
A Reminder System for Paper-Based Asthma Guidelines in the Pediatric Emergency Department
The primary idea is that the use of a computerized reminder system to help with the guideline implementation will increase utilization and adherence of guideline-driven care, leading to improved patient outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT00699439
- Testing
- Paper-based asthma flow diagram
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Back Pain
Characteristics of Back Pain Attendances at ED
Back pain is experienced by approximately 80% of the population during their life. However, only a small minority (<1%) will have a medical condition (such as Cauda Equina Syndrome) which requires immediate medical intervention.
- Trial name
- NCT03762174
- Volunteers
- 62,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Matt Capsey
Emergency Service, Hospital, Medication Reconciliation
Medication Reconciliation in an Emergency Department: How to Prioritize Patients ?
Medication reconciliation has proven its efficiency in improving patients' care, especially for emergency patients. This study aimed to identify risk factors of unintended medication discrepancies (UMD) in an emergency…
- Trial name
- NCT03955965
- Testing
- Medication reconciliation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondation Hôpital Saint-Joseph
Anxiety, Opioid Use
Canine-Assisted Anxiety Reduction In Emergency Care
Compare the effect of a single exposure to a therapy dog and handler within the pediatric emergency department patient with anxiety by measuring the change in patient perception of anxiety before and after dog exposure using the…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Opioid Use, Children, Therapy Dog
- Trial name
- CANINE III (NCT03784573)
- Testing
- Dog + handler, No dog
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Pediatric Emergency Care
PECARN Emergency Care Registry
The objectives of this study are to: develop an emergency care visit registry for pediatric patients for Quality Improvement purposes and to support future research; to use the emergency care visit registry to collect…
- Trial name
- NCT01657344
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,019,461 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Sars-CoV2
COVID-19 Seroconversion Among Front Line Medical and Paramedical Staff in Emergency, Intensive Care Units and Infectious Disease Departments During the 2020 Epidemic
The epidemic due to the Sars-CoV2 virus is spreading in France, without knowning precisely since when the virus has actually circulated on the territory.
- Trial name
- SEROCOV (NCT04304690)
- Testing
- blood sample
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,177 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Emergencies, Health Personnel Attitude
THE EXPERIENCES OF PROFESSIONALS WITH REFUGEE PATIENTS
This study was conducted to examine the experiences and feelings of health professionals while providing care to refugee children and families in pediatric emergency service.
- Conditions
- Emergencies, Health Personnel Attitude, Child Development, Qualitative
- Trial name
- NCT05865587
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tokat Gaziosmanpasa University
Out of Hours Medical Care, Primary Health Care
The (Cost-)Effectiveness of Nurse Practitioners Working at the Primary Out of Hours Emergency Service
The aim of this study is to explore whether the implementation of Nurse Practitioners can lead to a more accessible and efficient patient care at the primary out of hours service.
- Trial name
- NCT01388374
- Testing
- Other, care provided by Nurse Practitioners
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 12,092 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Radboud University Medical Center
Emergency Service, Hospital, Child/Adolescent Problem
A RCT of a Combination of Analgesics for Pain Management in Children With a Suspected Fracture
MSK-I is the most common cause for ED visits for children with pain, with a child's risk of sustaining a fracture ranging from 27-42% by the age of 16 years.
- Conditions
- Emergency Service, Hospital, Child/Adolescent Problem, Acute Pain, Fentanyl
- Trial name
- CAST (NCT02985177)
- Testing
- INF2.0 + IBU, INF1.0 + IBU
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Simulation Training
Educational Efficacy of VR vs. Simulator in Emergency Medical Training
It has not been revealed which is more effective: an education program using virtual reality technology or a simulation education program using Sim-man.
- Trial name
- NCT06295887
- Testing
- Educational Program using VR or simulator designed to improve medical intern's performance managing emergency situation
- Volunteers
- 166 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Pediatrics, Immobilization
Immobilization During Peripheral Venous Catheter Placement
Aim: To determine the most effective type of upper limb immobilization in the cannulation of a peripheral venous line in the pediatric emergency department.
- Trial name
- NCT07182994
- Testing
- Elbow joint immobilization, Arm restraint without elbow immobilization
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 322 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario La Paz
Dyspnea
Artificial Intelligence to Improve Physicians' Interpretation of Chest X-Rays in Breathless Patients
Identifying the cause of breathlessness in acute patients in the emergency department is critical and challenging. The chest X-ray is central but challenging to read for non-radiologist physicians.
- Trial name
- XRAI (NCT05117320)
- Testing
- AI support
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Respiratory Disorder, Diabetes
The Measurement of VItal SIgns by Lifelight® Software in comparisON to the Standard of Care - Multi-site Development
AIM: To advance the development and accuracy of the Lifelight® app for the measurement of vital signs, therefore developing a non-invasive and easy-to-perform means of measuring vital signs which can be implemented across a wide…
- Conditions
- Respiratory Disorder, Diabetes, Cardiovascular Diseases, Critical Care
- Trial name
- VISION-MD (NCT04763746)
- Testing
- Lifelight Data Collect Sub-protocol 1, Lifelight Data Collect Sub-protocol 2, Lifelight Data Collect Sub-protocol 3
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,869 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Xim Limited
Emergencies
Non-medical Practitioner Workforce in the Urgent and Emergency Care System Skill-mix in England
This study will explore the result of different skill-mix in ED/UTCs in England, to make recommendations about the best balance. Patient and public involvement (PPI) representatives have helped design the study.
- Trial name
- SKILLmix-ED (NCT04770766)
- Testing
- Non-medical practitioners
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 840 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kingston University
Nurse's Role, Disease, Acute
Implementation of Nursing Demand Management as a Factor for Improvement in a Primary Care Emergency Center.
Background: Nurse Demand Management was born in 2009 out of the need to address the growth of spontaneous acute demand in primary care.
- Trial name
- NCT06298240
- Testing
- nursing procedure for acute health problems of low complexity
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 312 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fundacio d'Investigacio en Atencio Primaria Jordi Gol i Gurina