New algorithm aims to improve emergency room admission decisions
NCT ID NCT06846879
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
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About 240,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2026
- Expected to finish
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Jun 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
All patients aged 18 years and over who arrived at participating centres between 1 January 2023 and 31 December 2024.
- 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: 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.
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.
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The places running it
7 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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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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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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A.O. S. Croce e Carle
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGCuneo, Italy
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AOU SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo
RECRUITINGAlessandria, Italy
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Ospedale Maggiore della Carità
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNovara, Italy
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Ospedale S. Giacomo
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGNovi Ligure, Italy
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Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGTorino, Italy
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Ospedale San Luigi Gonzaga
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGOrbassano, Italy
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Ospedale degli Infermi
NOT_YET_RECRUITINGRivoli, Italy
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