Big data to the rescue: 650,000 patients help test new way to improve ER care
NCT ID NCT07606209
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study will check if information already collected by hospitals can be used to measure the quality of emergency care. Researchers will look at data from 650,000 adult patients across several emergency departments in Italy. The goal is to see if these routine records are reliable enough to create quality indicators that could help improve care without adding extra work for doctors and nurses.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could lead to a simple way to track and improve emergency care quality using existing data, helping hospitals spot problems faster.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. It only looks at data availability and reliability, so it won't directly change patient care. Results may vary across hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 650,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jul 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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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
Adult patients aged 18 years and older presenting to participating Emergency Departments during the period from 1 January 2023 to 31 December 2025.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult patients (age \>18 years) who presented to the participating Emergency Departments between 1/1/2023 and 31/12/2025. Exclusion Criteria: * All patients under 18 years.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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How to take part
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The places running it
1 site. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
A doctor who knows your case can contact a study site on your behalf, and can tell you whether this study is worth pursuing at all.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Ospedale Civile SS.Antonio e Biagio
Alessandria, Italy
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