Status:
COMPLETED
Audiovisual Consultations in Prehospital Emergency Care: Randomised Controlled Trial
Lead Sponsor:
Zdravotnicka Zachranna Sluzba Karlovarskeho Kraje, P.O.
Conditions:
Telemedicine
Emergency Medical Service
Eligibility:
All Genders
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This study investigates safety and efficacy of the use of audiovisual consultations of emergency medical service (EMS) doctor by paramedics for low urgency events in areas covered with paramedic crews...
Detailed Description
The study will be realized on Karlovy Vary EMS areas covered with paramedic crews only from emergency medical service stations with distant access to hospital. Each call on emergency line during 6 wee...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Each call on emergency line (in action radius of actual position of 11 of 19 Karlovy Vary EMS paramedic crews) will be assessed for eligibility by EMS call-taker in Karlovy Vary region.
- Inclusion criteria are:
- the call is evaluated as low urgency event (by criteria of Karlovy Vary EMS call-taker manual; the event is dedicated for paramedic crew only, without dispatchig doctor on site),
- the case is determined for and will be served by one of 11 for study dedicated of total 19 paramedic crews in Karlovy Vary EMS,
- dedicated doctor of Karlovy Vary EMS will be available for consultation during his shift.
- Exclusion criteria are:
- need for escalation of the care: paramedics' requirement for the doctor to arrive at the scene of intervention,
- consulting doctor is not available for the study at the moment of randomisation,
- consultation with other than trained and for study dedicated doctors,
- patient - crew language barrier,
- study refusal by the patient or legal representative, or refusal of audiovisual consultation,
- technical, logistic or other (agressive patient, patient detained by police) problems evaluated by paramedic crew (not to conduct a study in PHONE and especially VIDEO group)
Exclusion
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 17 2019
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 15 2020
Estimated Enrollment :
600 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT04312321
Start Date
October 17 2019
End Date
March 15 2020
Last Update
March 20 2020
Active Locations (1)
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Zdravotnická záchranná služba Karlovarského kraje, p.o.
Karlovy Vary, Karlovarský kraj, Czechia, 360 06