Status:
COMPLETED
The Effect of an Physician-Nurse Supplementary Triage Assistance Team on Emergency Department Patient Wait Times
Lead Sponsor:
Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre
Conditions:
Emergencies
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The primary objective of this study is to investigate whether the introduction of a physician-nurse supplementary triage assessment team (MDRN STAT) is effective in improving time-based performance in...
Detailed Description
In 2007, the Ontario Ministry of Health and Long-term Care (MOHLTC) declared emergency department wait-times a government priority. The crisis of overcrowding and access block has become an internatio...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Patients arriving from 8:00-14:30 during a day here a MDRN STAT is assigned
Exclusion
- None
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2009
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
February 1 2010
Estimated Enrollment :
6300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00991471
Start Date
September 1 2009
End Date
February 1 2010
Last Update
October 31 2017
Active Locations (1)
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Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center
Toronto, Ontario, Canada, M1N 0A1