A New Crowding Indicator in the Emergency Department
Comparison Between a New Crowding Indicator and the Perception of Healthcare Workers in the Emergency Department
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observational
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Fenice has proposed a new indicator to measure the level of crowding in the ER. The aim of this study is to evaluate, in a national multicenter context, the degree of agreement between the Fenice indicator and the perception of crowding of the ER operators and to compare this agreement with that between NEDOCS and the perception of the operators.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for all trials
Started Sep 2025
Shorter than P25 for all trials
10 active sites
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
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
July 23, 2025
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 8, 2025
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 1, 2025
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 31, 2026
ExpectedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 31, 2026
August 8, 2025
May 1, 2025
12 months
July 23, 2025
August 7, 2025
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Proportion of variation in the ED staff perceived crowding level that is explained by the Fenice crowding score.
The outcome will be measured using the coefficient of determination (referred to as R2) of the linear model regressing the perceived level of crowding on the Fenice score.
September 2025 - December 2025
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Proportion of variation in the ED staff perceived crowding level that is explained by the NEDOCS score, measured using the coefficient of determination (R2) of the linear model regressing the perceived level of crowding on the NEDOCS score.
September 2025 - December 2025
Study Arms (1)
Elegible population
All patients arrived in ED during the year 2024 and patientes arrived in the period of active monitoring of the perception of crowding.
Eligibility Criteria
Patients arriving in the emergency department at the time of the survey.
You may qualify if:
- Patients that are in EDs at the time of the survey
You may not qualify if:
- Patients that are in EDs, but not at the time of the survey
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (10)
Spedali civili
Brescia, BS, Italy
IRCCS San Martino
Genova, GE, Italy
Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci
Ravenna, RA, Italy
Ospedali riuniti di Anzio e Nettuno
Anzio, RM, Italy
Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini
Roma, RM, Italy
Presidio Osped. Riunito
Cirié, TO, Italy
AOU San Luigi Gonzaga
Orbassano, TO, Italy
P.O. Sant'Andrea
Vercelli, VC, Italy
AOU Maggiore della Carità
Novara, Italy
Ospedale Santa Maria delle Grazie
Pozzuoli, Italy
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- STUDY CHAIR
Giovanni Nattino
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCSS
Central Study Contacts
Study Design
- Study Type
- observational
- Observational Model
- COHORT
- Time Perspective
- CROSS SECTIONAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
July 23, 2025
First Posted
August 8, 2025
Study Start
September 1, 2025
Primary Completion (Estimated)
August 31, 2026
Study Completion (Estimated)
August 31, 2026
Last Updated
August 8, 2025
Record last verified: 2025-05