Operation of a Mobile Telemedicine System in the EMS
Introduction and Operation of a Mobile Telemedicine System to Support Paramedics in the Emergency Medical Service
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interventional
425
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The aim of the study is to investigate the safety and efficacy of the operation of a prehospital teleconsultation system in the Emergency Medical Service.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Aug 2012
Typical duration for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 16, 2012
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 24, 2012
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
August 1, 2012
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
May 1, 2015
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
May 1, 2015
CompletedSeptember 23, 2015
September 1, 2015
2.7 years
July 16, 2012
September 22, 2015
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Rate of complications
The incidence of complications due to delegated medications should be evaluated.
up to 2 hours
Secondary Outcomes (4)
Time intervals
up to 2 hours
Duration of teleconsultation
up to 2 hours
Requirement of on-scene EMS physician
up to 2 hours
Technical assessments
up to 2 hours
Study Arms (1)
Device: Teleconsultation
EXPERIMENTALIf patients give informed consent the paramedics can use this system to contact a so called "tele-EMS physician" with an audio-connection to the EMS team who receives vital parameters (e.g., ECG, pulse oximetry, non-invasive blood pressure) in real-time. Also 12-lead-ECGs can be transmitted to the tele-EMS physician. The transmission of still pictures - taken with a smartphone - and video streaming from the inside of the ambulance can be carried out, if meaningful. The tele-EMS physician supports the EMS team in obtaining all relevant medical history, ECG diagnosis, general diagnosis and can delegate the application of medications. This can be carried out to bridge the time to the arrival of an EMS physician or in less severe cases without an EMS physician on-scene. The safety and efficacy of the introduction and operation of this system should be evaluated.
Interventions
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- prehospital emergency
- consent of the patient for teleconsultation was obtained or patient is unable to consent due to the severity of the emergency
You may not qualify if:
- patient refuses consent for teleconsultation
- psychiatric emergency
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
University Hospital Aachen
Aachen, 52074, Germany
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Rolf Rossaint, Prof. Dr.
University Hospital Aachen, Germany, Department of Anesthesiology
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Jörg C Brokmann, Dr.
University Hospital Aachen, Germany, Emergency Department
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 16, 2012
First Posted
July 24, 2012
Study Start
August 1, 2012
Primary Completion
May 1, 2015
Study Completion
May 1, 2015
Last Updated
September 23, 2015
Record last verified: 2015-09