Pain Relief in the Emergency Department Waiting Room: a Prevalence Study

April 13, 2017 updated by: Majd Ramlawi, University Hospital, Geneva

Antalgie à l'Accueil Des Urgences- étude de prévalence

Pain in the emergency room is under documented and pain relief suboptimal. Data on nurse driven analgesia in emergency department waiting rooms is lacking. The primary objective of this study is to determine the proportion of patients in pain receiving pain therapy administered by the triage nurse (prevalence study). The secondary objectives are to 1) describe nursing practices in analgesia and adherence to the dedicated protocol; 2) to determine the factors associated with the non administration of painkillers and for these factors, to estimate the strength of the association

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Study Type

Observational

Enrollment (Actual)

2371

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

16 years and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Sampling Method

Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Patients admited to an emergency department waiting room after triage with a documented pain score upon arrival

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Documented pain score on arrival by the triage nurse and
  • Patients having to wait in the ER waiting room

Exclusion Criteria:

  • patients directly admitted to the consultation room
  • patients for whom pain was not recorded

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

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Proportion of patients receiving pain medicine in the ER waiting room by the triage nurse after pain documentation
Time Frame: 3 month
3 month

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University Hospital, Geneva

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 (ACTUAL)

March 1, 2016

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

May 30, 2016

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

May 30, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 11, 2017

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 13, 2017

First Posted (ACTUAL)

April 14, 2017

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

April 14, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 13, 2017

Last Verified

April 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 215-00083-(15-272)

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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