Can the Point-Of-Care Chemistry Test (POCT) Solve the Emergency Department (ED) Crowding? (POCTED)

July 22, 2012 updated by: Sang Do Shin, Seoul National University Hospital

A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing Central Laboratory and Point-of-care Chemistry Test for Solving the Emergency Department Crowding

The hypothesis of this study that the Point-Of-Care Chemistry Test (POCT) may shorten Emergency Department (ED) length of stay (LOS).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

ED crowding is one of the most serious problems in ED. POCT has shorter turn-around time compared to centralized laboratory system. If POCT introduce to ED, it may help to shorten LOS of ED patients.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

10244

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Korea, Republic of
      • Seoul, Korea, Republic of, 110-744
        • Seoul National University Hospital

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

15 years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Patients older than 15 years
  • clinically required to have chemistry lab tests
  • ESI 2-5
  • written agreement to participate

Exclusion Criteria:

  • no agreement
  • ESI level 1
  • no chemistry lab

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

  • Primary Purpose: Health Services Research
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: POCT lab
The patient group whose laboratory test perform by POCT chemistry analyzer.
Device: point-of-care chemistry test(POCT) (Piccolo)
comprehensive chemistry POCT including ALB, ALP, ALT, AST, BUN, Ca, Cl-, Cre, Glu, K+, Na+, TBil, TCO2, TP It takes 12minutes to perform analyze.
Other Names:
  • Piccolo® xpress
  • Piccolo® Comprehensive Metabolic Reagent Disc
Active Comparator: central laboratory group(CLT)
The patients group whose laboratory test perform by central laboratory.
Device: point-of-care chemistry test(POCT) (Piccolo)
comprehensive chemistry POCT including ALB, ALP, ALT, AST, BUN, Ca, Cl-, Cre, Glu, K+, Na+, TBil, TCO2, TP It takes 12minutes to perform analyze.
Other Names:
  • Piccolo® xpress
  • Piccolo® Comprehensive Metabolic Reagent Disc

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
length of stay
Time Frame: average 7days from ED visit(up to time of discharge at ED or admission to ward)
Time interval between registration at ED and leaving at ED(discharge, admission, etc.)
average 7days from ED visit(up to time of discharge at ED or admission to ward)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
length of stay(subgroup)
Time Frame: average 7days from ED visit (up to time of discharge at ED or admission to ward)
length of stay analysis for Emergency Severity Index (ESI) 3-4, admission or discharge group
average 7days from ED visit (up to time of discharge at ED or admission to ward)

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Seoul National University Hospital

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Sang Do Shin, MD, PhD, Seoul National University Hospital

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

January 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2011

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 9, 2011

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 25, 2011

First Posted (Estimate)

July 26, 2011

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 24, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 22, 2012

Last Verified

July 1, 2012

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SNUEMS201101

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