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New algorithm aims to improve emergency room admission decisions

NCT ID NCT06846879

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study is developing and testing a computer algorithm that uses hospital data to see if emergency room doctors are making the right choices about whether to admit patients to the hospital or send them home. Researchers will ask doctors and nurses for their input to refine the tool, then test it against a gold standard. The goal is to create a way for hospitals to monitor and improve the quality of emergency care for adults.

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 provide hospitals with a reliable tool to monitor and improve the quality of emergency care decisions.
What could go wrong
This is an observational study focused on developing and validating an algorithm, not testing a treatment. The algorithm may not work perfectly in all hospitals or may need further refinement.

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Study facts

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

Participants

About 240,000 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Jan 2026

Expected to finish

Jun 2027

An estimate. End dates often move.

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

All patients aged 18 years and over who arrived at participating centres between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2024.

Ages

18 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.

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Inclusion Criteria: All patients aged 18 years and over who arrived at participating centres between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2024. Exclusion Criteria: All patients under 18 years of age arriving at participating centers between January 1, 2023 and December 31, 2024 and all patients arriving at participating centers outside the time frame January 1, 2023 - December 31, 2024.

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Emergencies

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

How to take part

Only the study team decides who joins. These are the ways to reach them.

  1. The places running it

    7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.

  2. The official record

    ClinicalTrials.gov lists the study team's own contact details, including names and phone numbers. We don't republish those.

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  3. 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

  • A.O. S. Croce e Carle

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Cuneo, Italy

  • AOU SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo

    RECRUITING

    Alessandria, Italy

  • Ospedale Maggiore della Carità

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Novara, Italy

  • Ospedale S. Giacomo

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Novi Ligure, Italy

  • Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Torino, Italy

  • Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Orbassano, Italy

  • Ospedale degli Infermi

    NOT_YET_RECRUITING

    Rivoli, Italy

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