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NCT Number: NCT02090452

Mobile Transmission of Prehospital Vital Signs to the Emergency Department

The purpose of this study is to examine if real time transmission of vital signs, ECG and chat communication between the prehospital ambulances and the emergency department has an effect on patient mortality, ICU admission, hospitalization time, time to doctor, time to treatment and time to diagnostics

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Key information

Conditions

Telemedicine Emergency Medical Service Triage

Age range

15 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Prehospital Emergency Medical Services, Aarhus, Central Denmark Region, Aarhus N, Denmark

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • All patients transported with ambulance to the emergency department

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Real time transmission of patient related data. Device used: MobiMed 3.1, manufactured by Ortivus AB Sweden

Device

Other names: Vital signs, ECG and Chat-messaging delivered real time from prehospital ambulances to the receiving emergency dept.

Primary outcomes

  1. Time to physician

    Time frame: Time from arrival to first patient-physician contact, assessed up to 36 months

    Time from the patient arrival registered in the patients' logistics system (Cetrea) to registered first patient/physician contact registered in the same patients logistics system.

Secondary outcomes

  1. All cause mortality

    Time frame: 30 days, assessed up to 36 months

  2. Time to treatment

    Time frame: Time from arrival to administration of first iv. antibiotics, assessed up to 36 months

    Time from the patient arrival registered in the patients' logistics system (Cetrea) to first administered iv antibiotics registered in the patient's hospital record

  3. Time to x-ray

    Time frame: Time form arrival at the emergency department to completion of x-ray requisition form, assessed up to 36 months

    Time from the patient arrival registered in the patients' logistics system (Cetrea) to completion of x-ray requisition form registered in the radiologic logistics system (Kodak RIS, 2010 edition)

  4. Time to ICU

    Time frame: Time from arrival to admission to the ICU, assessed up to 36 months

    Time from the patient arrival registered in the patients' logistics system (Cetrea) to time of admission to the ICU registered in the patient's hospital record. .

  5. Number of ICU admissions

    Time frame: During present hospitalization, assessed up to 36 months

Other outcomes

  1. Emergency department staff evaluation of usability of equipment

    Time frame: At the time of using the equipment, assessed up to 36 months

    The staff at the emergency department fill out a survey after the use of the equipment which provides ecg, vital signs, chat.

  2. Ambulance staff evaluation of usability of equipment

    Time frame: At the time of using the equipment, assessed up to 36 months

    The ambulance staff fill out a survey after the use of the equipment which provides ecg, vital signs, chat.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Aarhus

Other

Collaborators

  • Aarhus University Hospital
  • Central Denmark Region

Registry information

Official study title

Telemedical Solutions in Medical Emergencies, Advantages and Disadvantages for Patients, Healthcare Professionals, and the Healthcare System: Study 1: "Mobile Transmission of Prehospital Vital Signs to the Emergency Department - Effect on Patient Outcomes, Treatment and Diagnosis"

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Mar 18, 2014
Registry last updated
Apr 24, 2014

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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