NCT05831046

Emergency Department Re-evaluation Software Pilot Study

Pilot Study for Patient Re-evaluation Software to Improve Emergency Department Waiting Room Congestion

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 20 (actual)
• Sponsor: Duke University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This is a research study to determine a method in improving emergency department waiting room care by using new software program.

Detailed description

This is a pilot study to determine the effectiveness of an emergency department re-evaluation software, to improve patient flow through an emergency department. The end goal of the study is to provide proof of the efficacy of the software and provide data such that the software can be improved upon. The study will include ED waiting room patients. The study will involve interaction with the software on a tablet for patients and software on a desktop for providers. The providers utilizing the software will not be considered part of the study, but rather focusing on the outcomes of the patients using the software. Patients will be selected by the provider as available for re-evaluation. Each patient will then be randomized into either a control group (software not used) and a "study" group (software used). Data analysis will be performed in conjunction with clinical statisticians at our institution. The risks of this study are primarily derived from patient privacy concerns, which have been addressed in the risk section.

Conditions

• Emergency Department Waiting Room Congestion

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	ED management software	Patients utilize software after being screened, but prior to being re-evaluated by physician

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-10-03
• Primary completion: 2025-06-10
• Completion: 2025-06-10
• First posted: 2023-04-26
• Last updated: 2025-07-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States