Status:

RECRUITING

Eligibility of Patients Referred to Emergency Departments by Their General Practitioners for Care in Walk-in Clinics: A Single-Center Study in Île-de-France

Lead Sponsor:

Centre Hospitalier de Gonesse

Conditions:

Emergency Service, Hospital

Primary Health Care

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Brief Summary

This study aims to find out how many patients sent to the emergency department by their general practitioner could instead be treated in a walk-in clinic. Walk-in clinics provide quick, basic medical ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Age 18 years or older
  • Patient referred to the emergency department (ED) with a letter from a general practitioner (GP)
  • ED visit during the study hours (Monday to Friday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
  • Consultation in the selected adult emergency service
  • Medical or traumatic reason justifying the ED visit
  • Patient stable at arrival and during ED care

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Patients under 18 years old (pediatric cases excluded)
  • No referral letter or proof of GP referral
  • ED visit outside study hours (weekends, nights)
  • Patients requiring intensive hospital care defined by:
  • Intravenous treatments (e.g., antibiotics, fluids)
  • Heavy imaging exams (CT scan, MRI) during the visit
  • Diagnoses with immediate life- or function-threatening conditions (e.g., myocardial infarction, stroke, severe infection)
  • Hospitalization decided during or after ED visit
  • Clinical instability at or during ED visit (abnormal vital signs, respiratory distress, etc.)
  • Patients referred for non-medical reasons (social issues, lack of medical follow-up)

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

July 28 2025

Trial Type :

OBSERVATIONAL

Allocation :

ESTIMATED

End Date :

August 30 2025

Estimated Enrollment :

80 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT07122869

Start Date

July 28 2025

End Date

August 30 2025

Last Update

August 14 2025

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Centre Hospitalier de Gonesse

Gonesse, France, France