The Effect of an Physician-Nurse Supplementary Triage Assistance Team on Emergency Department Patient Wait Times
MDRNSTAT
A Cluster Randomized Trial of the Effect of an Physician-Nurse Supplementary Triage Assistance Team (MDRN STAT) on Emergency Department Patient Wait Times
1 other identifier
interventional
6,300
1 country
1
Brief Summary
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. Secondary objectives will examine the quality of patient care and health care worker satisfaction and the cost-effectiveness of the program
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Sep 2009
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2009
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 5, 2009
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 8, 2009
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
February 1, 2010
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
February 1, 2010
CompletedOctober 31, 2017
October 1, 2017
5 months
October 5, 2009
October 27, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Effectiveness of the MDRN STAT on emergency department wait times
Time from triage to time of discharge from ED
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Cost-Effectiveness of a MDRN STAT in the Emergency Department
6 months, of 50 MDRN STAT shifts, randomized with non-intervention
Study Arms (2)
Interaction with MDRN STAT
EXPERIMENTALInteraction with MDRNSTAT at triage to obtain orders for investigations and/or treatment
Control: No MDRNSTAT
EXPERIMENTALControl group
Interventions
Interaction with MDRNSTAT at triage to obtain orders for investigations and/or treatment
Standard management of nurse-only triage for assignment of CTAS
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients arriving from 8:00-14:30 during a day here a MDRN STAT is assigned
You may not qualify if:
- None
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center
Toronto, Ontario, M1N 0A1, Canada
Related Publications (1)
Cheng I, Lee J, Mittmann N, Tyberg J, Ramagnano S, Kiss A, Schull M, Kerr F, Zwarenstein M. Implementing wait-time reductions under Ontario government benchmarks (Pay-for-Results): a Cluster Randomized Trial of the Effect of a Physician-Nurse Supplementary Triage Assistance team (MDRNSTAT) on emergency department patient wait times. BMC Emerg Med. 2013 Nov 11;13:17. doi: 10.1186/1471-227X-13-17.
PMID: 24207160DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Ivy Cheng, FRCP
Sunnybrook Hospital Emergency Department
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Dr. Ivy Cheng
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 5, 2009
First Posted
October 8, 2009
Study Start
September 1, 2009
Primary Completion
February 1, 2010
Study Completion
February 1, 2010
Last Updated
October 31, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-10