NCT03943810

Brief Summary

Analysis of electronic files of patients presenting to the emergency department to improve current practice

Trial Health

100
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
500,000

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for all trials

Timeline
Completed

Started Aug 2013

Longer than P75 for all trials

Status
completed

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

August 1, 2013

Completed
4.4 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 31, 2017

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 31, 2017

Completed
1.3 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

May 5, 2019

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

May 9, 2019

Completed
Last Updated

May 9, 2019

Status Verified

May 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

4.4 years

First QC Date

May 5, 2019

Last Update Submit

May 7, 2019

Conditions

EMERGENCY MEDICINE

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (7)

  • Length of stay

    The time between admitting the patient to the ED and the time of decision to release or admit to hospital

    Starting from January1st 2014 until January 30th 2018

  • left without being seen

    amount of patients who leave the ED without being seen by a physician

    Starting from January1st 2014 until January 30th 2018

  • missed diagnosis

    Change of preliminary diagnosis made by ED physician compared to diagnosis after admission to hospital, or after readmission to ED

    Starting from January1st 2014 until January 30th 2018

  • physician mistakes

    Errors made by ED physician in the management of patients in the ED

    Starting from January1st 2014 until January 30th 2018

  • Admission to hospital

    The rate of hospitalization compred to the rate of discharge from ED

    Starting from January1st 2014 until January 30th 2018

  • return to ED after discharge

    patients returning to hospital within 30 days of discharge from ED

    Starting from January1st 2014 until January 30th 2018

  • Time till being seen by a physician

    We measure the time it took for the patient to be seen by an ED physician

    Starting from January1st 2014 until January 30th 2018

Interventions

No interventionOTHER

There is no intervention

Eligibility Criteria

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

All the patients admitted to the adult primary SMC ED ED between August 2014 and December 2017. . The data here did not include other EDs located elsewhere in SMC, (e.g., pediatric ED, gynecology ED, ophthalmology ED and psychiatric ED).

You may qualify if:

  • all the patients that visited the SMC - ED between August 2014 and December 2017

You may not qualify if:

  • patients in which the electronic file is absent

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Design

Study Type
observational
Observational Model
COHORT
Time Perspective
RETROSPECTIVE
Sponsor Type
OTHER GOV
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Principal investigator, senior reumatologist in the rheumatology unit

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

May 5, 2019

First Posted

May 9, 2019

Study Start

August 1, 2013

Primary Completion

December 31, 2017

Study Completion

December 31, 2017

Last Updated

May 9, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

all data is encrypted and unidentified