The Copenhagen Triage Algorithm

NCT ID: NCT02698319

Last Updated: 2016-08-16

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

50000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-04-30

Study Completion Date

2016-06-30

Brief Summary

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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

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Triage

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Conventional Triage

Conventional triage using Danish Emergency Process Triage (DEPT).

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Copenhagen Triage Algorithm

The Copenhagen Triage Algorithm is used as triage form in the ED. The Copenhagen Triage Algorithm consists of a few vital parameters and a clinical assessment from the ED nurse.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Copenhagen Triage Algorithm

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

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

Interventions

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Copenhagen Triage Algorithm

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

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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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
Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Herlev Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Rasmus Bo Hasselbalch

Medical student

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Kasper Iversen, MD, DMSci

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

[email protected]

Locations

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Herlev Hospital

Herlev, Capital Region, Denmark

Site Status

Bispebjerg Hospital

København NV, Capital Region, Denmark

Site Status

Countries

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Denmark

References

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Andrea MK, Pries-Heje M, Hasselbalch RB, Schultz M, Ravn L, Lind M, Christensen AH, Dalsgaard M, Iversen K. Causes of death among non-urgent patients in the emergency department who die within 30 days. Dan Med J. 2023 Sep 25;70(10):A01230037.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 37897388 (View on PubMed)

Hasselbalch RB, Pries-Heje M, Schultz M, Plesner LL, Ravn L, Lind M, Greibe R, Jensen BN, Hoi-Hansen T, Carlson N, Torp-Pedersen C, Rasmussen LS, Iversen K. The Copenhagen Triage Algorithm is non-inferior to a traditional triage algorithm: A cluster-randomized study. PLoS One. 2019 Feb 4;14(2):e0211769. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0211769. eCollection 2019.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 30716123 (View on PubMed)

Hasselbalch RB, Plesner LL, Pries-Heje M, Ravn L, Lind M, Greibe R, Jensen BN, Rasmussen LS, Iversen K. The Copenhagen Triage Algorithm: a randomized controlled trial. Scand J Trauma Resusc Emerg Med. 2016 Oct 10;24(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s13049-016-0312-6.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27724978 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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HerlevH02

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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