<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/NCT01733511</url>
  </required_header>
  <id_info>
    <org_study_id>SLB-ED-03-2012</org_study_id>
    <nct_id>NCT01733511</nct_id>
  </id_info>
  <brief_title>the Patients Journey Through Surgical Admission Ward Versus 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>
      Emergency departments are established in 20 hospitals in Denmark in order to improve the&#xD;
      quality for the acute patients.&#xD;
&#xD;
      A group of acute patients which require timely assessment and plan from a specialist is&#xD;
      patients with abdominal pain.&#xD;
&#xD;
      the aim of the present study is to evaluate whether the admission of the group of patients to&#xD;
      emergency departments reduces the time to doctor, specialist and plan compared to the&#xD;
      traditional admission to a surgical acute ward.&#xD;
    </textblock>
  </brief_summary>
  <overall_status>Completed</overall_status>
  <start_date>February 2011</start_date>
  <completion_date type="Actual">January 2012</completion_date>
  <primary_completion_date type="Actual">December 2011</primary_completion_date>
  <study_type>Observational</study_type>
  <has_expanded_access>No</has_expanded_access>
  <study_design_info>
    <observational_model>Cohort</observational_model>
    <time_perspective>Prospective</time_perspective>
  </study_design_info>
  <primary_outcome>
    <measure>time in minutes</measure>
    <time_frame>up to 24 hours after admission</time_frame>
    <description>the time in minutes from the patient is admitted until the patient is seen by a doctor and until a treatment plan is recorded</description>
  </primary_outcome>
  <number_of_groups>2</number_of_groups>
  <enrollment type="Actual">109</enrollment>
  <condition>Waiting Time in Emergency Department</condition>
  <arm_group>
    <arm_group_label>admitted to emergency department</arm_group_label>
  </arm_group>
  <arm_group>
    <arm_group_label>patients admitted to surgical ward</arm_group_label>
  </arm_group>
  <eligibility>
    <study_pop>
      <textblock>
        all acute admissions to hospital due to abdominal pain&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </study_pop>
    <sampling_method>Non-Probability Sample</sampling_method>
    <criteria>
      <textblock>
        Inclusion Criteria:&#xD;
&#xD;
          -  age more than 15 years&#xD;
&#xD;
        Exclusion Criteria:&#xD;
      </textblock>
    </criteria>
    <gender>All</gender>
    <minimum_age>15 Years</minimum_age>
    <maximum_age>N/A</maximum_age>
    <healthy_volunteers>No</healthy_volunteers>
  </eligibility>
  <verification_date>November 2012</verification_date>
  <study_first_submitted>November 13, 2012</study_first_submitted>
  <study_first_submitted_qc>November 20, 2012</study_first_submitted_qc>
  <study_first_posted type="Estimate">November 27, 2012</study_first_posted>
  <last_update_submitted>November 20, 2012</last_update_submitted>
  <last_update_submitted_qc>November 20, 2012</last_update_submitted_qc>
  <last_update_posted type="Estimate">November 27, 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>
  <condition_browse>
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    <mesh_term>Emergencies</mesh_term>
  </condition_browse>
  <!-- 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/NCT01733511
org study id: SLB-ED-03-2012
nct id: NCT01733511
lead sponsor: 
has dmc: No
Emergency departments are established in 20 hospitals in Denmark in order to improve the
      quality for the acute patients.

      A group of acute patients which require timely assessment and plan from a specialist is
      patients with abdominal pain.

      the aim of the present study is to evaluate whether the admission of the group of patients to
      emergency departments reduces the time to doctor, specialist and plan compared to the
      traditional admission to a surgical acute ward.
observational model: Cohort
time perspective: Prospective
measure: time in minutes
time frame: up to 24 hours after admission
description: the time in minutes from the patient is admitted until the patient is seen by a doctor and until a treatment plan is recorded
arm group label: admitted to emergency department
arm group label: patients admitted to surgical ward
study pop: 
sampling method: Non-Probability Sample
criteria: 
gender: All
minimum age: 15 Years
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
mesh term: Emergencies