Non-severe Traumatic Injuries Evaluation Using smartPhone Camera for Extra-hospital Regulation (NIEPCE)

November 16, 2023 updated by: Poitiers University Hospital
Photography teletransmission allow a better and optimized dispatching of patients calling an Emergency Medical Call Center (EMCC) for a mild traumatic injury. It has previously been studied for patients to whom an ambulance was sent and therefore presumed to be older or with co-morbidities. The present trial aim to evaluate in the general population, the effect of a smartphone-mediated visioconference in the dispatching of patients calling an EMCC for mild traumatic injury.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

168

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

  • France
      • Poitiers, France, 86021
        • CHU of POITIERS

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

14 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • adult patients (≥18 years of age),
  • free of will (not under any guardianship or liberty privation),
  • suffering from Mild Traumatic Injury,
  • availability of a smartphone with internet connection for the patients or witness,
  • consenting to participate in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • severe trauma requiring immediate medical assistance
  • trauma associated with head injury, on antiplatelet therapy (APT) or anti-coagulation therapy (ACT)

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: Diagnostic
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Visioconference: live visual injury evaluation
For patients randomized in the intervention group, a live visual evaluation of the injury is performed by the Emergency Medical Call Center physician using a dedicated, secure smartphone app
Procedure: Visioconference: live visual injury evaluation
For patients randomized in the intervention group, a live visual evaluation of the injury is performed by the Emergency Medical Call Center physician using a dedicated, secure smartphone app
Other: Standard Procedure
Usual management of patients
Procedure: Control
For patients randomized in the control group, the evaluation is performed by the Emergency Medical Call Center physician only by pone call

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Proportion of patients dispatched elsewhere than to the nearest hospital
Time Frame: 1 year
Proportion of patients dispatched elsewhere than to the nearest hospital (left at home for outpatient care / referred to a higher-level hospital / handled by MICA for advanced pre-hospital medical care)
1 year

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Under-triage
Time Frame: 1 year
Under-triage : the proportion of patients initially left at home for outpatient care who had to visit an ED within the 10 following days for care related to the initial traumatic injury
1 year
Over-triage
Time Frame: 1 year
Over-triage : the proportion of patients initially dispatched to an ED who could have underwent outpatient care
1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Poitiers University Hospital

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)

July 8, 2022

Primary Completion (Actual)

October 19, 2023

Study Completion (Actual)

October 30, 2023

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 31, 2022

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 31, 2022

First Posted (Actual)

June 3, 2022

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimated)

November 17, 2023

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 16, 2023

Last Verified

November 1, 2023

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NIEPCE Trial

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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