Clinical trials: Emergency Department Overcrowding
Triage, Low Acuity Patients
FOllow-up of LOW-acuity Patients After REdirection From a Swiss Emergency Department Using an Electronic TRIage Application
Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a growing issue, affecting patient safety, healthcare quality, and hospital efficiency.
- Conditions
- Triage, Low Acuity Patients, Health Literacy Level, Non-urgent Emergencies
- Trial name
- FO-LOW-RETRI (NCT06971419)
- Testing
- intervention is the use of aTriage-Based Patient Redirection Using an Electronic Decision Support Toolin the emergency department (ED)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 450 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Fribourgeois
Emergencies
Forecasting ED Overcrowding With Statistical Methods: A Prospective Validation Study
The aim of this study is to prospectively validate statistical forecasting tools that have been widely used retrospectively in forecasting ED overcrowding
- Trial name
- NCT05174481
- Testing
- Early warning system for emergency department overcrowding
- Volunteers
- 160,000 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Acute Disease, Sepsis
Acutelines: a Large Data-/Biobank of Acute and Emergency Medicine
Research in acute care faces many challenges, including enrollment challenges, legal limitations in data sharing, limited funding, and lack of singular ownership of the domain of acute care.
- Conditions
- Acute Disease, Sepsis, Pneumonia, Frailty
- Trial name
- Acutelines (NCT04615065)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 35,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Acute Illness
Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) - Evaluation of a Novel Approach to Address Emergency Department Overcrowding
This randomized controlled trial will introduce a Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) into the University of Alberta Hospital Emergency Department(ED)and assess the influence on ED length of stay, patients who leave without being seen…
- Trial name
- NCT00497393
- Testing
- Clinical Decision Unit
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6,217 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Triage, Emergency Department Triage
Impact of Point-of-care Lactate Testing as Triage Supplement on Patient Management Using Manchester Triage System
Although the Manchester Triage System (MTS) is widely used and validated internationally, it has some limitations. Its accuracy is moderate, especially for children and the elderly.
- Conditions
- Triage, Emergency Department Triage, Emergency Department Overcrowding, Emergency Medicine
- Trial name
- NCT07123857
- Testing
- re-triage
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Maribor
Emergency Care, Telemedicine
Telemedicine-Based Emergency Physician Assessment Prior to ED Entry: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Background: Emergency department (ED) overcrowding is a growing challenge worldwide and is associated with prolonged length of stay (LOS), reduced patient satisfaction, and increased burden on healthcare systems.
- Conditions
- Emergency Care, Telemedicine, Emergency Department Crowding
- Trial name
- NCT07546071
- Testing
- Telemedicine-Based Remote Physician Assessment
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Sheba Medical Center
Acute Illness
Triage Liaison Physician - Evaluation of a Novel Approach to Address Emergency Department Overcrowding
This randomized controlled trial will introduce a triage liaison physician (TLP) into the University of Alberta Hospital Emergency Department (ED) and assess the influence on patients who leave without being seen, ED length of…
- Trial name
- NCT00435890
- Testing
- Triage Liaison Physician
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 5,718 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Crowding
Can the Point-Of-Care Chemistry Test (POCT) Solve the Emergency Department (ED) Crowding?
The hypothesis of this study that the Point-Of-Care Chemistry Test (POCT) may shorten Emergency Department (ED) length of stay (LOS).
- Trial name
- POCTED (NCT01402635)
- Testing
- point-of-care chemistry test(POCT) (Piccolo)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 10,244 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Length of Stay, Emergency Department Crowding
Digital Anticipatory Protocols at Triage to Improve ED Flow.
This study aims to evaluate a pre-post intervention adding an early management decision at the end of the triage process to improve patient throughput.
- Conditions
- Length of Stay, Emergency Department Crowding, Emergency Department Patient, Emergency Department Triage
- Trial name
- NCT07726108
- Testing
- Digital Anticipatory Protocols at Triage
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 15,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Fribourgeois
Emergencies
The Effect of an Physician-Nurse Supplementary Triage Assistance Team on Emergency Department Patient Wait Times
The primary objective of this study is to investigate whether the introduction of a physician-nurse supplementary triage assessment team (MDRN STAT) is effective in improving time-based performance indicators for wait times.
- Trial name
- MDRNSTAT (NCT00991471)
- Testing
- Interaction with MDRN STAT, No MDRNSTAT
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 6,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Length of Stay, Blood Sampling
Length of Stay in Emergency Department: Impact of Anticipated Blood Sampling (LEIA)
The number of emergency department visits is constantly increasing France. Over the past three decades, the figure has risen from 10 million to more than 20 million visits per year.
- Conditions
- Length of Stay, Blood Sampling, Crowding
- Trial name
- LEIA (NCT07769645)
- Testing
- Anticipated blood sampling, No Anticipated Blood Sampling
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 28,421 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Roubaix
Emergency Department, Crowding
A New Crowding Indicator in the Emergency Department
Fenice has proposed a new indicator to measure the level of crowding in the ER. The aim of this study is to evaluate, in a national multicenter context, the degree of agreement between the Fenice indicator and the perception of…
- Trial name
- NCT07111624
- Where
- 52 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 828 people
- Sponsor
- Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Adverse Effects
Emergency Department Crowding in Relation to In-hospital Adverse Medical Events
Since the report "To Err is Human" by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) in 1999, attention was brought to the general public that adverse events in medicine are common and are one of the leading causes of morbidity and mortality…
- Trial name
- NCT01116323
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 104,000 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Triage
Physician-nurse Team to Reduce Emergency Department (ED) Overcrowding
The objective of this study is to explore the impact of a physician-nurse team supervising patient's flow on ED length of stay
- Trial name
- NCT01219868
- Testing
- Physician-nurse team supervision
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Emergency Department Overcrowding
ED Post-Discharge Digital Follow-Up: A Communication Comparison
Emergency department overcrowding is a universal phenomenon associated with worse patient outcomes and a negative impact on healthcare teams.
- Trial name
- NCT07447674
- Testing
- Standard Telephone Follow-Up, Enhanced Digital Communication Strategy
- Volunteers
- 466 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Emergency Department Overcrowding
ED Overcrowding Validation Study
The aim of this study is to externally validate a new emergency department overcrowding estimation tool (SONET) developed at John Peter Smith Health Network (JPS).
- Trial name
- EDOVS (NCT02754245)
- Volunteers
- 7,000 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Ankle Injuries, Nurse's Role
Early Prescription of Radiography Using the Ottawa Ankle Rules by a Nurse in the Management of Isolated Ankle Trauma
The study will be conducted in 2 phases (A and B) using two different groups of patients in order to prove that an early prescription of radiography using the Ottawa Ankle Rules by a nurse practitioner could shorten length of…
- Conditions
- Ankle Injuries, Nurse's Role, Emergencies
- Trial name
- PARIAO (NCT04021511)
- Testing
- OAR application by a nurse
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Brieuc
Covid19, Emergencies
Prediction of the Patient Pathway in Emergency Room in an Exceptional Sanitary Situation
The COVID-19 outbreak leads to optimize the pathway in emergency departments. The length of time spent in the Emergency Department is linked to the morbi-mortality and the risk of COVID-19 transmission.
- Trial name
- 3PU-SSE (NCT04665778)
- Testing
- hospital bedroom booking
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,516 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens