New algorithm aims to reduce unnecessary hospital admissions
NCT ID NCT06345352
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether patients admitted to the emergency room truly need to be there. Researchers will create and test a computer algorithm using data from 1,200 adults with chest pain, belly pain, shortness of breath, or fainting. The goal is to improve the quality of emergency care by identifying when admissions are appropriate.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 1,200 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2020
- Expected to finish
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Dec 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 entering Emergency Department represented by one or more of the following symptoms: chest pain, abdominal pain, dyspnoea, transient loss of consciousness.
- 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 * Presentation in the Emergency Department with non-specific cardiopulmonary or abdominal manifestations, represented by one or more of the following symptoms: chest pain, abdominal pain, dyspnoea, transient loss of consciousness. Exclusion Criteria: * Voluntary removal of the patient; * Sending home with instructions to return for further services
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico di Milano
Milan, MI, 20122, Italy
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