NCT03036969

Brief Summary

EPICS-8: Reasons for Emergency Department utilization by patients with non-urgent conditions: Emergency Departments (EDs) are an important interface between primary and secondary health care sectors in Germany. The number of outpatient visits in the ED´s is still increasing. The reasons for ED utilization by patients with non-urgent conditions are nearly unknown in Germany and will be investigated in this project.

Trial Health

43
At Risk

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Trial has exceeded expected completion date
Enrollment
5,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2016

Typical duration for all trials

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
unknown

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Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2016

Completed
9 months until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

January 24, 2017

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

January 31, 2017

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2018

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

July 18, 2018

Status Verified

July 1, 2018

Enrollment Period

2.6 years

First QC Date

January 24, 2017

Last Update Submit

July 16, 2018

Conditions

Non-urgent Emergencies

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of patients with linkable records

    The Primary outcome will be the proportion of patients with successful record linkage.

    05/2016 - 05/2018

Secondary Outcomes (5)

  • Valid Questionnaire

    05/2016 - 05/2017

  • Demographic characteristics of non-urgent ED patients

    During the study period

  • Clinical characteristics of non-urgent ED patients

    During the study period

  • Patient pathways for ED-Visits

    10/2017 - 05/2018

  • Influencing factors for ED-Visits

    10/2017 - 05/2018

Study Arms (1)

Non-urgent emergencies

Outpatients in the Emergency Department with the MTS-Triage category blue, green or yellow

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years - 115 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
Sampling MethodNon-Probability Sample
Study Population

Adult men and women who are discharged after emergency treatment (outpatients) with an initial Manchester Triage Category of blue, green or yellow.

You may qualify if:

  • Age\>= 18 years
  • Outpatients
  • MTS-Triage category blue, green or yellow
  • Treatment in one of the two participating EDs
  • Eligibility to understand the study purposes and give written informed consent

You may not qualify if:

  • Dementia
  • no sufficient German language skills
  • patients with legal representatives

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Charité Universitätsmedizin - Berlin

Berlin, 13353, Germany

RECRUITING

Study Officials

  • Martin Möckel, MD

    Charite University, Berlin, Germany

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Martin Möckel, MD

CONTACT

martin.moeckel@charite.de

Johann Frick, M A

CONTACT

004930450553027johann.frick@charite.de

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
PROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Univ.-Prov.

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

January 24, 2017

First Posted

January 31, 2017

Study Start

May 1, 2016

Primary Completion

December 1, 2018

Study Completion

June 1, 2019

Last Updated

July 18, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-07

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

DE(1)