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