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Why do patients flood the ER with minor issues? new study investigates.

NCT ID NCT07046754

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier de Martigues Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026

Summary

This study looked at why patients choose the emergency department over out-of-hours care for general medicine problems. Researchers surveyed 194 adults in France to understand their decision-making. The goal is to help reduce overcrowding in emergency rooms by improving patient care pathways.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Participants

194 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jan 2025

Finished

May 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.

Who can take part

This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.

Who is studied

patients who consult the emergency room vs. permanent care in the city of Martigues

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patients aged 18 and over. * Patients who have given oral consent. * Patients with rights covered by Social Security. * Patients able to understand French. Exclusion Criteria: * Minor patient. * Illiterate patient. * Patients who do not have social security rights. * Patient under guardianship or curatorship. * Patient deprived of liberty. * Patient under legal protection. * Patients admitted for consultation for the reasons below: * Chest pain * Limb fracture/deformity * Major trauma * Wound * All vital emergencies: neurological, hemodynamic, respiratory.

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Patients consulting the emergency department for reasons relating to general medicine This study is to evaluate the prevalence

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • CH de Martigues

    Martigues, Bouches du Rhone, 13500, France

  • Centre Hospitalier de Martigues

    Martigues, Bouches du Rhone, 13500, France