Status:
COMPLETED
Respiratory Rates - Accuracy of Contact-free Monitoring of Respiratory Rates
Lead Sponsor:
Christian Nickel
Collaborating Sponsors:
Philips Healthcare
Conditions:
Emergencies
Tachypnea
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Brief Summary
Respiratory rate is an important predictor for many clinical outcomes in Emergency Medicine. Nevertheless it's measurement is often omitted as it is time-consuming and cumbersome. It is the only vital...
Detailed Description
For triage of emergency patients at the Emergency Department of the University Hospital Basel the emergency severity index (ESI) is used. At decision point "D" in the ESI-algorithm vital signs such as...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All walk-in patients older than 18 with a presumed ESI score of 2-3 presenting to the ED of the University Hospital of Basel will be eligible for inclusion.
Exclusion
- Excluded will be (1) patients brought in by ambulance or helicopter, (2) unstable patients needing immediate medical treatment, (3) confused, restless, deaf patients having difficulty to follow the study instructions (4) Clear signs of refusal to participate the study.
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
December 23 2017
Trial Type :
OBSERVATIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
April 6 2018
Estimated Enrollment :
650 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT03393585
Start Date
December 23 2017
End Date
April 6 2018
Last Update
April 23 2018
Active Locations (1)
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University Hospital Basel
Basel, Switzerland, 4031