Modelling of Correlation Between Emergency Department Admissions and Location-specific Air Quality and Weather in the Florence Urban Area

NCT ID: NCT06491290

Last Updated: 2024-07-09

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Total Enrollment

480000 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-01-01

Study Completion Date

2027-12-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this observational study is to evaluate the impact of primary air pollutants and weather parameters on emergency department (ED) visits in the metropolitan area of Florence.

Detailed Description

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This is a retrospective, single-center, observational cohort study aimed at investigate the impact of primary air pollutant concentrations and weather parameters on emergency department (ED) visits in the metropolitan area of Florence.

Anonymous data for each individual ED visit is retrieved from the hospital medical record. The daily concentrations of PM2.5, PM10, NO2, SO2 and O3 and the levels of atmospheric pressure, humidity and temperature are recorded by stations of the dedicated local agencies. The relationship between ED daily visits and pollutant concentrations or weather parameters are investigated.

Conditions

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Emergency Service, Hospital Air Pollution Weather

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

CASE_CONTROL

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Study Groups

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Study cohort

No intervention administered

Intervention Type OTHER

NA (not applicable)

Interventions

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No intervention administered

NA (not applicable)

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Consecutive emergency department visits within the study period

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients resident outside the metropolitan area investigated
* Patients admitted to the emergency department for traumatic injuries
Minimum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Peiman Nazerian

Vice Director Emergency Department

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

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SOD Medicina e Chirurgia d'Urgenza ed Accettazione, Azienda Ospedaliera-Universitaria Careggi

Florence, , Italy

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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Italy

Central Contacts

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Peiman Nazerian

Role: CONTACT

+39 3396122448

Facility Contacts

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Peiman Nazerian

Role: primary

References

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Gnerucci A, Rossetto A, Faraoni P, Ranaldi F, Cavallaro G, Tonietti B, Santosuosso U, Bonaccorsi L, Nazerian P; SIMEU Study Group. Particulate matter concentration is associated with increased utilization of the emergency department: a single-centre time-series analysis. Intern Emerg Med. 2025 Jun 19. doi: 10.1007/s11739-025-04013-2. Online ahead of print.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 40537710 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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24192_oss

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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