Clinical trials: Emergency Department Patients
Sickle Cell Anemia Crisis
Does IV Acetaminophen Reduce Opioid Requirement in Pediatric Patients With Acute Sickle Cell Crises?
The purpose of this study is to determine whether IV acetaminophen can decrease the need for subsequent opioid administration in the acute management of sickle cell crisis pain in the pediatric emergency room.
- Trial name
- NCT03541980
- Testing
- Acetaminophen, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center
Medical Scribes
Evaluation of the Use of Medical Scribes in VAMC Emergency Departments and Specialty Care Clinics
Background and study aims: Medical scribes are trained paraprofessionals that assist providers with documenting patient encounters.
- Trial name
- NCT04154462
- Testing
- Scribes
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Boston Healthcare System
HIV Health Literacy
Facilitating HIV/AIDS and HIV Testing Literacy for Emergency Department Patients
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends that all patients should receive information about HIV/AIDS and HIV testing orally or in writing at every HIV testing encounter.
- Trial name
- NCT02284451
- Testing
- Video or Pictorial Brochure
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Emergencies
Optimized Acute Care for Geriatric Patients Using an Intersectoral Telemedical Cooperation Network - Around the Clock
Due to "demographic change", the composition of the population in Germany is changing. The consequence of this change is a population that is getting older on average.
- Trial name
- Optimal@NRW (NCT04879537)
- Testing
- Telemedical support
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Community Sample
Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction Survey in the Imam Reza Hospital , Tabriz ,Iran, 2008
The investigators want to survey Emergency Department Patient Satisfaction in the Imam Reza hospital ,Tabriz ,Iran by questionnaire form .
- Trial name
- NCT01232998
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 504 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tabriz University
Acute Illness
Degree-of-worry and Illness Perception in Patients Suffering From Acute Illness in the Emergency Department
This study explores whether and how DOW, as a PRO marker, can contribute to triage in the Emergency Departments. The study is designed as a mixed-method study consisting of a survey among acutely ill patients and qualitative…
- Trial name
- NCT04226040
- Testing
- DOW and illness perception
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 944 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hvidovre University Hospital
Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV), Hepatitis C (HCV)
Persuasive Health Communication Intervention for HIV/HCV
A major impediment to emergency department (ED)-based HIV/HCV screening success is that often ED patients at risk for, or later diagnosed with, HIV and HCV decline testing.
- Trial name
- NCT05968573
- Testing
- Video Format with Captions, Video Format without Captions, Health Educator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Surgical Site Infection
PICO Dressings for Emergency Laparotomy
SSI (Surgical Site Infection) rate is an important consideration after emergency laparotomy. SSIs carry a high financial burden for health institutes with the cost of major SSIs after emergency laparotomy to add an additional…
- Trial name
- NCT05090462
- Testing
- PICO dressing
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust
Critical Illness, Near-Death Experience
Incidence of Episodes of (Dis)Connected Consciousness Among Emergency Patients Admitted in the Resuscitation Room
This observational study aims to describe the incidence of episodes of disconnected consciousness (including near-death experience (NDE)) and episodes of connected consciousness in patients admitted to the resuscitation room, who…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Near-Death Experience, Consciousness, Loss of, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT06362525
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Colorectal Cancer
Text-based Colorectal Cancer Prevention Pilot
In this project, we intend to conduct a randomized pilot trial of a structured behavioral intervention, grounded in the Theory of Planned Behavior and Self-Determination Theory, to promote adherence of patients aged 45 - 75 to…
- Trial name
- NCT05004376
- Testing
- Text Messaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Coronary Angiography, Chest Pain
Coronary Computed Tomography for Systematic Triage of Acute Chest Pain Patients to Treatment (CT-STAT)
This is a prospective, randomized multicenter trial comparing MSCT to standard of care (SOC) diagnostic treatment in the triage of Emergency Department (ED) low to intermediate risk chest pain patients.
- Trial name
- CTSTAT (NCT00468325)
- Testing
- Multi-slice computed tomography, Rest-stress Nuclear Myocardial Perfusion Imaging
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Corewell Health East
Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndrome
The FOVUS-ER Study: Focused Vascular Ultrasound to Risk Stratify Patients With Chest Pain in the ER
Broad Goal: To demonstrate that focused vascular ultrasound (FOVUS) can accurately risk stratify patients with chest pain in the emergency department (ED).
- Conditions
- Chest Pain, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Carotid Artery Plaque
- Trial name
- FOVUS-ER (NCT02947360)
- Testing
- Focused vascular ultrasound of the carotid arteries
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 326 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Queen's University
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
Screening Compliance, Lung Cancer (Diagnosis)
Increasing Lung Cancer Screening Uptake Among Emergency Department Patients
The objective of the proposed clinical trial is to determine if we can increase LCS among ED patients using a combination of facilitated referral to an LCS program plus text message reminders to get screened.
- Conditions
- Screening Compliance, Lung Cancer (Diagnosis), Lung Cancer Diagnosis, Lung Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT07287085
- Testing
- Facilitated referral and text messaging, Basic Referral (enhanced control arm)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 349 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Emergency Service, Hospital, Information Structuring
Basel Discharge Communication Project
Assessing whether structuring of discharge information improves the sender's recall capacity
- Conditions
- Emergency Service, Hospital, Information Structuring, Physician-Patient Relations, Communication
- Trial name
- BACOP (NCT01540266)
- Testing
- Information structuring, no information structuring
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 242 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Hip Fractures, Elderly
Patient Reported Experience Measures Following Hip Fracture Surgery in the Elderly
With an ageing population, hip fractures are likely to become a significant public health burden. Hip fracture surgery is associated with significant morbidity and mortality.
- Conditions
- Hip Fractures, Elderly, Emergency Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT02842996
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Wounds and Injuries, Trauma
Study of Team Leadership Training Effect on Patient Care
Brief Summary: Trauma is a major public health burden; it is the fifth most common cause of mortality overall in the US and accounts for the majority of deaths in patients younger than 45.
- Trial name
- NCT03155490
- Testing
- Leadership training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Pain, Fear
Intramuscular Injection-Related Pain and Fear
The study is an experimental randomized controlled study conducted to compare the effect of buzzy and shotblocker methods applied during intramuscular injection from on pain and fear level in 6-12 year-old children.
- Trial name
- NCT03915704
- Testing
- Shotblocker, Control, Buzzy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
Emergency, Pain
Tissue Interface Pressures in Athlete Medical Extraction
This study aims to establish clinical evidence for the use of scoop stretchers in the sports setting for spinal immobilisation and transport compared to the traditionally used long back boards through measuring tissue interface…
- Conditions
- Emergency, Pain, Medical Device Discomfort
- Trial name
- NCT02770638
- Testing
- Scoop Stretcher, Long Back Spinal board
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Delirium
Testing the Validity of the "Modified Confusion Assessment Method for the Emergency Department" (mCAM-ED)"
The proposed Study validates the accuracy of the modified Confusion Assessment Method for the Emergency Department
- Trial name
- Val_mCAM-ED (NCT02782143)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 289 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland