New ER tool aims to spot High-Risk patients faster
NCT ID NCT05400707
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a tool that uses vital signs and patient mobility to better predict which emergency room visitors are at risk of dying within 30 days. Researchers will track over 6,000 adults who come to the ER to see if the tool helps doctors make faster, more accurate decisions about who needs to be admitted or sent to the ICU. The goal is to improve triage and save lives.
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 more accurate triage system that helps doctors quickly identify high-risk patients in the emergency room.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study, not a treatment trial. The tool may not improve outcomes in practice, and results may not apply to other hospitals.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 6,467 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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May 2022
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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 consist of all patients presenting to the ED of the University Hospital Basel and awaiting triage.
- 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: * Patients presenting to the ED of the University Hospital Basel over a timecourse of 9 weeks in 2022, 2024, 2026 Exclusion Criteria: * Obstetric, ophthalmologic, and paediatric patients will not be included * unwillingness to participate * insufficient ability to communicate with the study personnel.
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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
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Department of Emergency Medicine, University Hospital Basel
RECRUITINGBasel, 4031, Switzerland