Clinical trials: Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Acute Otitis Media, Acute Otitis Externa
Pediatric Emergency Department Smartphone Otoscope Study (PED-Oto)
Acute otitis media (AOM), defined as acute inflammation in the middle ear, is a leading cause of health encounters and antimicrobial prescriptions in children worldwide.
- Trial name
- NCT02918773
- Testing
- Smartphone otoscope, Conventional otoscope
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Conscious Sedation Failure During Procedure
Ketamine Versus Etomidate for Procedural Sedation for Pediatric Orthopedic Reductions
There are multiple retrospective studies detailing the use of etomidate in pediatric procedural sedation but few to no prospective clinical trials.
- Trial name
- NCT00596050
- Testing
- ketamine and midazolam, etomidate, fentanyl, and lidocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University College of Medicine
Mental Disorders, Metabolism Medication Toxicity
Pharmacogenomic Profiling of Pediatric Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine the proportion of children presenting to a pediatric emergency department with an acute mental health/behavioral crisis or clinical drug toxicity who have a "match" or "mismatch" between…
- Conditions
- Mental Disorders, Metabolism Medication Toxicity, Pediatric Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02770339
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Abdominal Pain, Isolated Extremity Fracture
Morphine or Ketamine for Analgesia
Pain is common in children presenting to the emergency department but is frequently undertreated, leading to both short- and long-term consequences.
- Conditions
- Abdominal Pain, Isolated Extremity Fracture, Pain, Pediatrics
- Trial name
- MoKA (NCT06835504)
- Testing
- Ketamine hydrochloride, Morphine sulphate
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,010 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Pain
Sub-dissociative Ketamine for the Management of Acute Pediatric Pain
The proposed trial is a prospective, double blinded, randomized control trial with the primary aim of determining whether a single, sub-dissociative dose of ketamine will decrease the total narcotic requirements of pediatric…
- Trial name
- NCT01951963
- Testing
- Ketamine, Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- HealthPartners Institute
Pediatric ALL, Acute Disease
Improving Nighttime Access to Care and Treatment; Part 2- Ghana
Globally, leading causes of death among children one month to 5 years old are pneumonia, diarrheal disease and malaria which are treatable early in the disease-course with low-cost medications.
- Trial name
- INACT2-G (NCT05506683)
- Testing
- MotoMeds pediatric telemedicine and medication delivery service (TMDS)
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 1,239 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Asthma
Randomised Controlled Trial of a Multi-faceted Community-based Intervention to Improve Asthma in Children
The objectives of this trials are to demonstrate, in children with poorly controlled asthma, that an intervention to increase the awareness and the impact of poor asthma control among parents and physicians of affected children…
- Trial name
- NCT00238888
- Testing
- asthma control awareness, Usual care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Acute Gastroenteritis, Dehydration
Continuous Enteral Rehydration by Nasogastric Tube With ORS in Children With Acute Gastroenteritis
When oral rehydration is impossible, enteral rehydration via the nasogastric route has been the recommended method of rehydration since 2008 by ESPGHAN ( European Society for Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition…
- Trial name
- GEA (NCT04555200)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Brest
Intussusception, Emergencies
Point-of-Care Ultrasonography for Intussusception
Pediatric emergency medicine (PEM) physicians are increasingly utilizing point-of-care ultrasound (POCUS). There is currently limited data regarding POCUS evaluation for intussusception in pediatric patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03360643
- Testing
- Point-of-care ultrasound prior to radiology ultrasound, Radiology-performed ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
Fever, Triage
Triage Performance and Physiological Predictors of Serious Illness in Febrile Children in the Pediatric Emergency Department
This multicenter prospective observational cohort study evaluates how well the initial triage category assigned by the Turkish Ministry of Health three-level color-coded triage system (Red-Yellow-Green) predicts serious clinical…
- Conditions
- Fever, Triage, Pediatric Emergency Medicine, Serious Bacterial Infection
- Trial name
- PEDTRIAGE (NCT07739004)
- Testing
- Ministry of Health three-level color-coded triage
- Where
- 10 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- TC Erciyes University
Respiratory Tract Infections
Point-of-care Testing of Respiratory Pathogens at Pediatric Emergency Room
The main objective of the trial is to evaluate the effect of point-of-care testing of respiratory pathogens at a pediatric emergency room on the antibiotic consumption and hospital admissions in acutely ill children.
- Trial name
- Hevi-RCT (NCT03932942)
- Testing
- QIAstat at pediatric emergency room
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 1,350 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Medication Administration, Medication Errors
Decreasing Medication Errors by Caregivers Using a Health Literacy Intervention
Giving medications to children can be confusing; studies have shown that caregivers make dosing administration errors up to 50% of the time.
- Trial name
- NCT01294501
- Testing
- Medication administration educational module
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Adverse Effects, Adverse Drug Event
How Safe Are Our Pediatric Emergency Departments?
Patient safety is an internationally recognized health care priority. Canadian data suggests that about 8% of adults admitted to hospital experience unintended harm (or 'adverse events') from the health care provided during their…
- Trial name
- NCT02162147
- Where
- 10 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 6,385 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario
Penicillin Allergy, Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Oral Challenge in the Pediatric ED
Our primary objective was to demonstrate the feasibility of utilizing a novel penicillin allergy questionnaire in the PED to identify a low-risk group of patients who will complete an oral challenge in the PED to test for an…
- Trial name
- OPEN (NCT03404804)
- Testing
- Amoxicillin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Pediatric ALL, Cardiac Arrest
Effect of IAM With an I-gel® on Ventilation Parameters in Simulated Pediatric OHCA
Pediatric cardiac arrest occurs most in the prehospital setting. Most of them are due to respiratory failure (e.g., trauma, drowning, respiratory distress), where hypoxia leads to cardiac arrest.
- Conditions
- Pediatric ALL, Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Resuscitation
- Trial name
- NCT05498402
- Testing
- i-gel ® device, bag-valve-mask ventilation
- Where
- 4 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geneve TEAM Ambulances
Pediatric Disorder
A Comparison of Accuvein to Standard IV Access in Children 0 to 24 Months of Age in the Pediatric ED
Obtaining intravenous (IV) access in children under the age of 2 years is difficult, especially in the emergency department (ED) where the children can be frightened, dehydrated and ill.
- Trial name
- NCT02381392
- Testing
- Accuvein AV400
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Asthma
Inhaled Corticosteroids After a Pediatric Emergency Visit for Asthma
Specific Aim: To determine whether a prescription for Inhaled Corticosteroids (ICS) added to standard Emergency Department (ED) discharge therapy for young children with persistent asthma symptoms increases ICS use and improves…
- Trial name
- NCT00294398
- Testing
- ICS Prescription + Standard Asthma ED Discharge Therapy, Standard Asthma ED Discharge Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Septic Shock
Pilot Study for the SQUEEZE Trial
The purpose of the SQUEEZE Trial is to determine which fluid resuscitation strategy results in the best outcomes for children treated for suspected or confirmed septic shock.
- Trial name
- SQUEEZE (NCT01973907)
- Testing
- Fluid Sparing Resuscitation Strategy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster Children's Hospital
Laceration of Skin, Anxiety
IN Midazolam vs IN Dexmedetomidine vs IN Ketamine During Minimal Procedures in Pediatric ED
Pain in young children has been universally under-recognized due to their inability to describe or localize pain. Improvements in pharmacological interventions are necessary to optimize patient and family experience and allow for…
- Conditions
- Laceration of Skin, Anxiety, Discharge Time
- Trial name
- NCT05934669
- Testing
- Intranasal Midazolam, Intranasal Dexmedetomidine, Intranasal Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Pediatric Emergency Medicine
Pattern and Outcome of Children Admitted in Emergency Unit of Assuit Children University Hospital Hospital
In the present work, we aim to 1. Describe the pattern of patients admitted to Emergency unite at Assiut University Child Hospital (AUCH) and classify them according to age ,distribution ,most common presenting complain, effect…
- Trial name
- NCT06577207
- Testing
- Initial investigations for all cases
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University