Half a million emergency visits analyzed to save lives
NCT ID NCT05616416
First seen Jul 01, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study collects health records from 500,000 emergency department visits to create a massive database for research. Scientists will look for links between how long patients stay in the ER and their risk of death or complications. The goal is to find patterns that could lead to better emergency care.
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 uncover patterns that improve emergency care and reduce deaths or complications.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, so it cannot prove cause and effect. Results may not apply to other hospitals or regions.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 500,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jan 2011
- 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
The study population will be everybody who visited the Emergency Department.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- 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: * Every patient who ever visited Emergency Department from 2011-2022 Exclusion Criteria: * Patients with missing demographic (age, gender, etc.) and triage data
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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
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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Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
RECRUITINGGuangzhou, Guangdong, China
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