<clinical_study>
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  <required_header>
    <download_date>ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023</download_date>
    <link_text>Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.</link_text>
    <url>https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01722721</url>
  </required_header>
  <id_info>
    <org_study_id>SLB-ED-01-2012</org_study_id>
    <nct_id>NCT01722721</nct_id>
  </id_info>
  <brief_title>Physicians Work Distribution in a Danish Emergency Department</brief_title>
  <sponsors>
    <lead_sponsor>
      <agency>University of Southern Denmark</agency>
      <agency_class>Other</agency_class>
    </lead_sponsor>
  </sponsors>
  <source>University of Southern Denmark</source>
  <oversight_info>
    <has_dmc>No</has_dmc>
  </oversight_info>
  <brief_summary>
    <textblock>
      physicians in the Emergency Department spend their time on interviewing and examining&#xD;
      patients, file documentation, communication with colleagues about the patients.&#xD;
&#xD;
      Introduction of IT technology aims to reduce the administrative workload. However it is the&#xD;
      impression that more and more time are used behind the PC rather than at the side of the&#xD;
      patient.&#xD;
&#xD;
      The aim of this study is to describe how the time is distributed between different task for&#xD;
      an ED physician, and to analyse whether there are differences in time distribution if the&#xD;
      physician is working in the outpatient area versus admission area of the ED.&#xD;
    </textblock>
  </brief_summary>
  <overall_status>Completed</overall_status>
  <start_date>January 2012</start_date>
  <completion_date type="Actual">February 2012</completion_date>
  <primary_completion_date type="Actual">February 2012</primary_completion_date>
  <study_type>Observational</study_type>
  <has_expanded_access>No</has_expanded_access>
  <study_design_info>
    <observational_model>Case-Only</observational_model>
    <time_perspective>Prospective</time_perspective>
  </study_design_info>
  <primary_outcome>
    <measure>time in minutes used by Emergency Department (ED) physician on direct patient contact, documentation, communication about the patient.</measure>
    <time_frame>first 24 hours after patient arrival to ED</time_frame>
    <description>the time measured in minutes used by the emergency physician on direct patient contact, examination and treatment, documentation in IT systems and communication with other health staff about the patient is counted by indepedent observer</description>
  </primary_outcome>
  <enrollment type="Actual">9</enrollment>
  <condition>Time Usage of ED Physicians</condition>
  <eligibility>
    <study_pop>
      <textblock>
        Emergency Department physicians&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </study_pop>
    <sampling_method>Probability Sample</sampling_method>
    <criteria>
      <textblock>
        Inclusion Criteria:&#xD;
&#xD;
        ED physicians employed in the ED department&#xD;
&#xD;
        Exclusion Criteria:&#xD;
&#xD;
        -&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </criteria>
    <gender>All</gender>
    <minimum_age>N/A</minimum_age>
    <maximum_age>N/A</maximum_age>
    <healthy_volunteers>No</healthy_volunteers>
  </eligibility>
  <verification_date>November 2012</verification_date>
  <study_first_submitted>October 24, 2012</study_first_submitted>
  <study_first_submitted_qc>November 5, 2012</study_first_submitted_qc>
  <study_first_posted type="Estimate">November 7, 2012</study_first_posted>
  <last_update_submitted>November 5, 2012</last_update_submitted>
  <last_update_submitted_qc>November 5, 2012</last_update_submitted_qc>
  <last_update_posted type="Estimate">November 7, 2012</last_update_posted>
  <responsible_party>
    <responsible_party_type>Principal Investigator</responsible_party_type>
    <investigator_affiliation>University of Southern Denmark</investigator_affiliation>
    <investigator_full_name>Christian Backer Mogensen</investigator_full_name>
    <investigator_title>assistant professor</investigator_title>
  </responsible_party>
  <!-- Results have not yet been posted for this study                                          -->
</clinical_study>


download date: ClinicalTrials.gov processed this data on September 20, 2023
link text: Link to the current ClinicalTrials.gov record.
url: https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT01722721
org study id: SLB-ED-01-2012
nct id: NCT01722721
lead sponsor: 
has dmc: No
physicians in the Emergency Department spend their time on interviewing and examining
      patients, file documentation, communication with colleagues about the patients.

      Introduction of IT technology aims to reduce the administrative workload. However it is the
      impression that more and more time are used behind the PC rather than at the side of the
      patient.

      The aim of this study is to describe how the time is distributed between different task for
      an ED physician, and to analyse whether there are differences in time distribution if the
      physician is working in the outpatient area versus admission area of the ED.
observational model: Case-Only
time perspective: Prospective
measure: time in minutes used by Emergency Department (ED) physician on direct patient contact, documentation, communication about the patient.
time frame: first 24 hours after patient arrival to ED
description: the time measured in minutes used by the emergency physician on direct patient contact, examination and treatment, documentation in IT systems and communication with other health staff about the patient is counted by indepedent observer
study pop: 
sampling method: Probability Sample
criteria: 
gender: All
minimum age: N/A
maximum age: N/A
healthy volunteers: No
responsible party type: Principal Investigator
investigator affiliation: University of Southern Denmark
investigator full name: Christian Backer Mogensen
investigator title: assistant professor