Surgical and Medical Emergencies on Board of European Aircraft Carriers

October 3, 2016 updated by: Michael Sand, Ruhr University of Bochum
The goal of this retrospective study is to describe emergency relevant illnesses occurring in airline passengers.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Detailed Description

An epidemiologic database documenting medical and surgical emergencies across European airlines will provide access to data potentially valuable for further flight-epidemiological research. Data on medical emergencies / per rpk (revenue passenger kilometres) are sparse and often based on data from a single airline. While handling the data the regulations of the data protection act of the Ethic commission of the Ruhr-University Bochum are fully respected. As noted, evaluation of the data will be completely anonymized without any information regarding the airline or other details than the passengers illness.

Preview: The results of the study specified above will be submitted for publication in a peer review and Medline listed journal.

Study Design: Retrospective, epidemiological study for the evaluation of medical and surgical emergencies on board airliners.

Patients: In the context of a retrospective study approximately 20,000 patient data from 32 European airlines are collected and statistically evaluated.

Documentation: The direct documentation takes place through project responsible person into an electronic statistical data base.

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

10189

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Germany
    • NRW
      • Bochum, NRW, Germany, 44791
        • Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Augusta Krankenanstalt, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

No older than 100 years (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Men, women, adolescent, children and babies who have suffered from an emergency on board an European airline.

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men, women, adolescent, children and babies who have suffered from an emergency on board an European airline.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
1
The group includes 10189 patients with on board medical or surgical emergencies.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
All cause mortality, cause of medical or surgical emergency while on aircraft
Time Frame: 5 years
5 years

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Ruhr University of Bochum

Investigators

  • Study Chair: Benno Mann, MD, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Augusta Krankenanstalt, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum
  • Principal Investigator: Michael Sand, MD, Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Augusta Krankenanstalt, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2008

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

July 8, 2008

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 10, 2008

First Posted (Estimate)

July 11, 2008

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

October 4, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

October 3, 2016

Last Verified

October 1, 2016

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 004

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