New tool could help ERs spot crowding faster
NCT ID NCT07111624
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study looks at a new method called Fenice to measure how crowded an emergency room is. Researchers will compare it to the opinions of healthcare workers and an older method called NEDOCS. About 828 patients in multiple hospitals will take part. The goal is to see if the new indicator matches real-life staff experience better than the old one.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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About 828 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Oct 2025
- 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
Patients arriving in the emergency department at the time of the survey.
- 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: Patients that are in EDs at the time of the survey Exclusion Criteria: Patients that are in EDs, but not at the time of the survey
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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.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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AO Ordine Mauriziano
Torino, Italy
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AOU Maggiore della Carità
Novara, Italy
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AOU Policlinico San Marco-PO Gaspare Rodolico
Catania, Italy
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AOU Policlinico San Marco-PO San Marco
Catania, Italy
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AOU SS. Antonio e Biagio e Cesare Arrigo
Alessandria, Italy
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AOU San Luigi Gonzaga
Orbassano, TO, Italy
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ASST Ca' Granda Niguarda
Milan, Italy
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ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, P.O. Luigi Sacco
Milan, Italy
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ASST Nord Milano P.O. Bassini
Cinisello Balsamo, Italy
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Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini
Roma, RM, Italy
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Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Roma, Italy
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Humanitas Gavazzeni
Bergamo, Italy
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Humanitas Gradenigo
Torino, Italy
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IRCCS Ospedale San Raffaele
Milan, Italy
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IRCCS San Martino
Genova, GE, Italy
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Ospedale Carlo Poma
Mantua, Italy
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Ospedale Città del Piave
San Donà di Piave, Italy
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Ospedale Città di Sesto San Giovanni
Sesto San Giovanni, Italy
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Ospedale Civico
Chivasso, Italy
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Ospedale E. Agnelli
Pinerolo, Italy
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Ospedale Fatebenefratelli e Oftalmico
Milan, Italy
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Ospedale G. B. Grassi
Lido di Ostia, Italy
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Ospedale Infermi
Rimini, Italy
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Ospedale Madonna delle Grazie
Matera, Italy
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Ospedale Maggiore
Lodi, Italy
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Ospedale Maggiore "CA Pizzardi"
Bologna, Italy
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Ospedale Molinette
Torino, Italy
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Ospedale Papa Giovanni XXIII
Bergamo, Italy
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Ospedale Regionale Umberto Parini
Aosta, Italy
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Ospedale San Bassiano
Bassano del Grappa, Italy
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Ospedale San Giovanni Bosco
Torino, Italy
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Ospedale San Paolo
Milan, Italy
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Ospedale Santa Chiara
Trento, Italy
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Ospedale Santa Maria degli Angeli
Pordenone, Italy
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Ospedale Santa Maria dei Battuti
San Vito al Tagliamento, Italy
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Ospedale Santa Maria delle Croci
Ravenna, RA, Italy
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Ospedale Santa Maria delle Grazie
Pozzuoli, Italy
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Ospedale Savigliano e Saluzzo
Savigliano, Italy
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Ospedale Valduce
Como, Italy
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Ospedale degli Infermi
Rivoli, Italy
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Ospedale di Circolo
Varese, Italy
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Ospedale di Spilimbergo
Spilimbergo, Italy
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P.O. Sant'Andrea
Vercelli, VC, Italy
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PO di Codogno
Codogno, Italy
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Policlinico Sant'Orsola Malpighi
Bologna, Italy
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Policlinico Tor Vergata
Roma, Italy
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Policlinico di Milano Ospedale Maggiore
Milan, Italy
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Policlinico di Monza
Monza, Italy
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Presidio Osped. Riunito
Cirié, TO, Italy
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Presidio Ospedaliero S'Antonio Abate
Tolmezzo, Italy
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Presidio Ospedaliero San Filippo Neri
Roma, Italy
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Spedali civili
Brescia, BS, Italy
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