Could nursing assistants take over ECGs in busy ERs?
NCT ID NCT07773636
First seen Aug 19, 2026 · Last updated Aug 20, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial is testing whether nursing assistants can perform electrocardiograms (ECGs) in the emergency department just as accurately as doctors, nurses, or medical students. ECGs are a quick test that helps doctors make important decisions, but demand is rising. The study will compare the quality of ECGs done by nursing assistants versus those done by current staff, using a panel of experts to judge if the readings meet standard criteria. If it works, this could free up nurses' time and get ECGs done faster for patients.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Electrocardiogram (ECG) performed by nursing assistants
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could allow nursing assistants to perform ECGs in emergency departments, freeing up nurses and potentially speeding up patient care.
- What could go wrong
- The trial is early and single-center, so results may not apply to other hospitals. Also, ECG quality might be lower when performed by nursing assistants, which could affect diagnosis.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 2,450 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Oct 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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A government agency
The lead sponsor is a government body.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- 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 major and conscient patient admit in the emergency departement of CHU of Angers * indication of ECG aquisition in the emergency room reception under prescription medical and/or in context of pre-established protocols * patient who has been affiliated or beneficiary from social security system * patient deliberate consent Exclusion Criteria: * people under L1121-5 to L1121\_8 of french law public heath articles, namely pregnant women, laboring women, nursing women, people deprived of freedom from legal decision, minor, people under legal protection (guardianship) * people involved in another interventional study changing standard of care or could influence study evaluation criterias * pacemaker carrier * unable to free consent * medical emergency needing immediate ECG acquisition
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