Back to resultsRisk for Short-term Adverse Events in Older Emergency Department Users
Primary Purpose
Older People, Health Care, Evaluations
Status
Active
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
Canada
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2)
Sponsored by
About this trial
This is an interventional other trial for Older People
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
- Being 75 years and over
- An unplanned Emergency Department visit and to be on a stretcher.
Exclusion Criteria:
-Being 74 years and less
Sites / Locations
- Jewish General Hospital
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm Type
Other
Arm Label
Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2)
Arm Description
Patients who are 75 years and over, and who are brought to Emergency in stretchers will be evaluated based on the Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2).
Outcomes
Primary Outcome Measures
Short-term adverse events
By using the Emergency Room Evaluation Tool( ER2), we will indirectly evaluate the length of hospital stay. The calculation will be done in days and hours.
Secondary Outcome Measures
Usability of assessment tool
Patients at Emergency Room will be valuated by using the Emergency Room Evaluation Tool(ER2). Based on the ER2 results, it would be evaluated the usability of the Emergency Room screening tool.
Full Information
1. Study Identification
Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT03964311
Brief Title
Risk for Short-term Adverse Events in Older Emergency Department Users
Official Title
Risk for Short-term Adverse Events in Older Emergency Department Users: '' Emergency Room Evaluation and Recommendation '' Cohort Study Database
Study Type
Interventional
2. Study Status
Record Verification Date
March 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Active, not recruiting
Study Start Date
June 4, 2019 (Actual)
Primary Completion Date
December 1, 2021 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
January 1, 2024 (Anticipated)
3. Sponsor/Collaborators
Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
Jewish General Hospital
4. Oversight
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product
No
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product
No
Data Monitoring Committee
No
5. Study Description
Brief Summary
This study evaluates the association between risk levels (i.e.; low, moderate and high) of Emergency Room Tool (ER2) and length of stay in older Emergency Room Tool (ER) users admitted to the medical or surgery wards of the Jewish General Hospital.
Detailed Description
The Emergency Room Tool (ER2) assessment can be used by Emergency Department nurses taking care of older Emergency Department (ED) users on stretcher, and that ER2 moderate and high risk levels is associated with long length of stay in Emergency Department and hospital as well as hospital admissions.
6. Conditions and Keywords
Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Older People, Health Care, Evaluations, Health Impairment
7. Study Design
Primary Purpose
Other
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Single Group Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
N/A
Enrollment
5000 (Anticipated)
8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions
Arm Title
Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2)
Arm Type
Other
Arm Description
Patients who are 75 years and over, and who are brought to Emergency in stretchers will be evaluated based on the Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2).
Intervention Type
Other
Intervention Name(s)
Emergency Room Evaluation Tool (ER2)
Intervention Description
Emergency Room Evaluation Tool represents a screening method that will be used at the Emergency by nurses. This tool evaluates the health conditions of all the patients who are 75 years and over.
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Short-term adverse events
Description
By using the Emergency Room Evaluation Tool( ER2), we will indirectly evaluate the length of hospital stay. The calculation will be done in days and hours.
Time Frame
In around 30 days
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Usability of assessment tool
Description
Patients at Emergency Room will be valuated by using the Emergency Room Evaluation Tool(ER2). Based on the ER2 results, it would be evaluated the usability of the Emergency Room screening tool.
Time Frame
24 hours in Emergency
10. Eligibility
Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
75 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria:
Being 75 years and over
An unplanned Emergency Department visit and to be on a stretcher.
Exclusion Criteria:
-Being 74 years and less
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Olivier Beauchet, MD
Organizational Affiliation
Jewish General Hospital
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
Jewish General Hospital
City
Montréal
State/Province
Quebec
ZIP/Postal Code
H3T 1E2
Country
Canada
12. IPD Sharing Statement
Citations:
PubMed Identifier
34379629
Citation
Launay CP, Galery K, Vilcocq C, Afilalo M, Beauchet O. Risk for short-term undesirable outcomes in older emergency department users: Results of the ER2 observational cohort study. PLoS One. 2021 Aug 11;16(8):e0249882. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249882. eCollection 2021.
Results Reference
derived
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