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Status unknownNCT03357835TraumaDSUpdated Nov 30, 2017

Trauma Triage Decision With Software (TraumaDS)

An observational study in Trauma and Triage, sponsored by Derince Training and Research Hospital. Status unknown at 1 site in Turkey. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-11-30.

Sponsored by Derince Training and Research Hospital · Observational

The sponsor has not verified this record recently (last verified Nov 2017), so the status shown — last known as Recruiting — may be out of date.
Study type
Observational
Model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,000
Sex
All
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Study summary

It is intended to show that a computer software called Trauma Decision System (TravmaDS) for the determination of the urgency of trauma patients who applied to Emergency Medical Clinic gives more accurate, more objective, faster results than the triage scored by medical and non-medical personnel and to show the fact that TraumaDS provides more patient satisfaction.

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There are limitations in our routine standard of practice in Emergency medical clinic in rapid triage about the adequacy particularly in the patient group where specific and rapid decision-making, such as trauma. The process of evaluating the patients who are directed to the green area unnecessarily in trauma care by the physician is prolonged, the evaluation process of patients who are directed to the red area unnecessarily shortens but hospital resources are being used extensively. Therefore, in this study, it was planned to perform objective triage with a computer based scoring system. Triage scoring determined by the Ministry of Health (SB ), routinely performed by an emergency medical technician (EMT), will be applied when the patients are admitted to emergency services. According to this scoring, patients who need urgent care and who should not wait less than 15 minutes will be considered red coded, patients who can wait up to 60 minutes will be considered yellow coded, patients who can wait for 120 minutes or more will be considered green coded. To the other group, triage maintenance / evaluation will be done with computer software developed by us. All patients with trauma should be included in the study, demographic data, trauma mechanism and trauma type vital signs at the time of application of the patients will be routinely observed in both groups of patients. These observations are routine for this disease group and we will not undertake any interventional procedures or screening except special routine application for research purposes. The observation and file information will be organized by the triage staff in both groups at the time of the application of the patients. In this software-based program before working on the software informative training will be given to triage staff and for this patient triage handheld computers will be given to triage staff. In order for the referring patients to be able to see the entries made with the triage software a simultaneous large-screen monitor will be used. At the time of application, color codes indicating the urgency of the patients will be given according to the demographic data of the patients, the type of trauma and the vital signs were directed by the software program. As a result of the software program's direction, patients will be coded as green-yellow-orange-red area and patient care will be made in accordance with these codes.

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Conditions studied

  • Trauma
  • Triage

Keywords

  • trauma
  • triage
  • software
  • emergency
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In context

Wounds and Injuries

2,217 studies on the registry are indexed under Wounds and Injuries; 441 are open to participants now.

This study's planned enrollment of 1,000 is above the median of 169 across 690 observational studies indexed under Wounds and Injuries.

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Lead sponsor

Derince Training and Research Hospital is the lead sponsor of 39 studies on the registry; none are open to participants now.

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Who can participate

Ages eligible
Child (0–17), Adult (18–64), Older adult (65+)
Sexes eligible
All
Accepts healthy volunteers
No
Sampling method
Probability sample

Study population

all trauma patients who want to participate in the study

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Inclusion criteria

  • all trauma patients who want to participate

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion Criteria:

  • who do not want to participate, who are not triaged, who leave the hospital before the treatment is completed
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Study design

Observational model
Case-control
Time perspective
Prospective
Enrollment
1,000 participants (estimated)
Patient registry
No

Groups and cohorts

  • Normal Triage

    Triage scoring determined by the Ministry of Health (SB ), routinely performed by an emergency medical technician (att), will be applied when the patients are admitted to emergency services. According to this scoring, patients who need urgent care and who should not wait less than 15 minutes will be considered red coded, patients who can wait up to 60 minutes will be considered yellow coded, patients who can wait for 120 minutes or more will be considered green coded.

  • Software Triage

    triage maintenance / evaluation will be done with computer software called "Trauma Decision System (TraumaDS)" developed by us. As a result of the software program's direction, patients will be coded as green-yellow-orange-red area and patient care will be made in accordance with these codes. According to this scoring, patients who need urgent care and who should not wait will be considered red code, patients who should wait less than 15 minutes will be considered orange coded, patients who can wait up to 60 minutes will be considered yellow coded, patients who can wait for 120 minutes or more will be considered green coded.

    Other: Trauma Decision System

Interventions

  • OtherTrauma Decision System

    At the time of application, color codes indicating the urgency of the patients will be given according to the demographic data of the patients, the type of trauma and the vital signs were directed by the software program. As a result of the software program's direction, patients will be coded as green-yellow-orange-red area and patient care will be made in accordance with these codes.

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What researchers measure

Primary outcomes

  1. Difference between software triage time and traditional triage time

    Investigation difference of triages made by software and normal triage

    Time frame: 5 minutes

Secondary outcomes

  1. 30-day mortality

    Defined as mortality within 30 days of arrival to hospital

    Time frame: 30 days

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Study locations

1 of 1 sites recruiting
  • Kocaeli Derince Training and Research Hospital
    Derince, Kocaeli 41900, Turkey
    Recruiting
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References and documents

Individual participant data

Plan to share: Undecided

No publications or documents are linked to this record.

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Timeline

Tracking since Sep 25, 2026
ElapsedEstimatedEstimated, not yet reachedSimilar studies: half by the dot; the band is the middle halfHalf of similar studies reached it by the dot; the band is the middle half, from a quarter to three quarters

Started Nov 2017 (actual). Primary completion is estimated for Jan 2018, 2 months after the start.

Of 265 non-industry observational studies under Wounds and Injuries, half reached primary completion within 28 months of starting (the median), counting those still running; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 60. This study's planned 2 months is below that.

Counting every sponsor, half of 312 studies reached it within 28 months; a quarter within 12 and three quarters within 60.

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Registered
Nov 13, 2017
First posted
Nov 30, 2017
StartActual
Nov 1, 2017
Primary completionEst.
Jan 31, 2018
CompletionEst.
Mar 30, 2018
Last update
Nov 30, 2017
What these dates mean
Start.
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Primary completion.
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Completion.
When the last participant's last visit took place, for every outcome, secondary ones and side effects included: the end of the study. Often later than primary completion, sometimes the same day.
Actual and Est.
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No changes since tracking began. The registry record was last updated on Nov 30, 2017, before this site started recording changes on Sep 25, 2026. Its history is on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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Registry details

Key details

Study ID
NCT03357835
Lead sponsor
Derince Training and Research Hospital
Responsible party
Ahmet Akdoğan (Emergency Medicine Research Assistant, Derince Training and Research Hospital) — Principal investigator
First posted
Nov 30, 2017
Start date
Nov 1, 2017
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2018 (estimated)
Completion
Mar 30, 2018 (estimated)
Last update
Nov 30, 2017

Study contacts

Ahmet Akdoğan, RA
Contact
ahmetakd@hotmail.com
+905056773379
Onur Karakayalı, Specialist
Contact
dr_onurkarakayali@hotmail.com
+90 0506 3284484
Ahmet Akdoğan, RA
principal investigator · Research Assistant

Oversight

Data monitoring committee
Yes
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