Can the Point-Of-Care Chemistry Test (POCT) Solve the Emergency Department (ED) Crowding?
POCTED
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Central Laboratory and Point-of-care Chemistry Test for Solving the Emergency Department Crowding
1 other identifier
interventional
10,244
1 country
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Brief Summary
The hypothesis of this study that the Point-Of-Care Chemistry Test (POCT) may shorten Emergency Department (ED) length of stay (LOS).
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2011
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.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2011
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 9, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 26, 2011
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 1, 2011
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 1, 2011
CompletedJuly 24, 2012
July 1, 2012
7 months
January 9, 2011
July 22, 2012
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
length of stay
Time interval between registration at ED and leaving at ED(discharge, admission, etc.)
average 7days from ED visit(up to time of discharge at ED or admission to ward)
Secondary Outcomes (1)
length of stay(subgroup)
average 7days from ED visit (up to time of discharge at ED or admission to ward)
Study Arms (2)
POCT lab
EXPERIMENTALThe patient group whose laboratory test perform by POCT chemistry analyzer.
central laboratory group(CLT)
ACTIVE COMPARATORThe patients group whose laboratory test perform by central laboratory.
Interventions
comprehensive chemistry POCT including ALB, ALP, ALT, AST, BUN, Ca, Cl-, Cre, Glu, K+, Na+, TBil, TCO2, TP It takes 12minutes to perform analyze.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Patients older than 15 years
- clinically required to have chemistry lab tests
- ESI 2-5
- written agreement to participate
You may not qualify if:
- no agreement
- ESI level 1
- no chemistry lab
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
Seoul National University Hospital
Seoul, 110-744, South Korea
Related Publications (1)
Lee EJ, Shin SD, Song KJ, Kim SC, Cho JS, Lee SC, Park JO, Cha WC. A point-of-care chemistry test for reduction of turnaround and clinical decision time. Am J Emerg Med. 2011 Jun;29(5):489-95. doi: 10.1016/j.ajem.2009.11.020. Epub 2010 Apr 24.
PMID: 20825817BACKGROUND
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Sang Do Shin, MD, PhD
Seoul National University Hospital
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associated professor
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 9, 2011
First Posted
July 26, 2011
Study Start
January 1, 2011
Primary Completion
August 1, 2011
Study Completion
August 1, 2011
Last Updated
July 24, 2012
Record last verified: 2012-07