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NCT Number: NCT02698319

The Copenhagen Triage Algorithm

Crowding in the emergency department (ED) is a well documented problem putting patients at risk of adverse outcomes. To combat this, most ED's use some form of triage. In the last two decades systematic triage or process triage has become the norm in most countries but this approach is supported by limited evidence. Our aim is to develop a faster triage model of only a few vital parameters, based on a data from a large cohort of unselected ED patients and evaluate if such a model combined with a clinical assessment by the ED nurse is inferior to existing triage models in a prospective cluster-randomized trial

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Key information

Conditions

Triage

Age range

16 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Herlev Hospital, Herlev, Capital Region, 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

  • Patients presenting acutely to the Acute ward/Emergency department in two hospitals in the Capital of Denmark

Exclusion criteria

  • Patients presenting in Pediatric, Gynecological or Obstetric units

Treatment and study plan

Copenhagen Triage Algorithm

Behavioral

The Copenhagen Triage Algorithm is a new triage method for faster triage in the ED

Primary outcomes

  1. All cause mortality

    Time frame: 30 days

    Time frame starts at the beginning of the index admission, defined as first admission in the study period. Patients will be followed using central registers.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of patients with an admission to the intensive care unit

    Time frame: 30 days

  2. Length of stay during admission

    Time frame: 30 days

  3. Waiting time for treatment

    Time frame: 8 hours

    Waiting time from first presenting at ED to first treatment startet

  4. Number of readmissions

    Time frame: 30 and 90 days

    Patients will be followed using central registers. All new admissions within 91 days of the same patient is defined as readmissions.

  5. All cause mortality

    Time frame: 48 hours

  6. All cause mortality

    Time frame: 90 days

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Herlev Hospital

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Registry information

Acronym: CTA

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Mar 3, 2016
Registry last updated
Aug 16, 2016

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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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