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NCT Number: NCT06528899

Physiotherapy in Emergency Department: a Service Analysis From a French Hospital

The skills of physiotherapists have been employed to enhance access to optimal care in Emergency Departments (ED). No study has yet been conducted on the practices in France. The primary objective of this study was to describe the French practices of physiotherapy within an ED, and to secondary examine the effect on patient discharge.

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Key information

Conditions

Fall Patients Behavior Ear Diseases Illness Behavior Labyrinth Diseases Nervous System Diseases Neurologic Manifestations Otorhinolaryngologic Diseases Pain Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Respiration Disorders Respiratory Insufficiency Respiratory Tract Diseases Signs and Symptoms Sprains Sprains and Strains Vertigo Vestibular Diseases Wounds and Injuries

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

CHU de Nantes, Nantes, France

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About this study

A retrospective observational study was conducted on patients who received a referral for physiotherapy in the ED (E-PT) of the Universitarian Hospital of Nantes during a six-month observation period in 2022. A total of 461 medical records were extracted, including patient characteristics and the main chief complaint at the time of admission. Details on the delivery of E-PT were collected, as well as the end status at the exit of the ED. Descriptive statistics were performed to analyse the data. A propensity score analysis examined the association between the patients' status at the exit of the ED and E-PT.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • admission in the Emergency Departement
  • aged over 18
  • refferal for physiotherapy within the Emergency Department

Exclusion criteria

  • death
  • no admission within the Emergency Department (only administrative purposes)

Treatment and study plan

Physical Therapy

Behavioral

Assessment and/or treatment by physitoherapist during the visit

Primary outcomes

  1. Discharge at the exit of ED

    Time frame: up to 7 days (date of exit)

    the type of discharge (home / hospitalisation)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Length of stay

    Time frame: up to 7 days (date of exit)

    duration of stay in the ED

Other outcomes

  1. Age

    Time frame: date of presenting to ED

    Age of patients

  2. Day of admission

    Time frame: date of presenting to ED

    day of the week

  3. Chief complaint

    Time frame: date of presenting to ED

    The chief complaint for visiting the ED

  4. Gender

    Time frame: date of presenting to ED

    gender of patients

  5. Unit of referral

    Time frame: date of presenting to ED

    the unit of medical referral for E-PT

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Université de Nantes

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Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jul 30, 2024
Registry last updated
Jul 30, 2024

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