CompletedPhase 4

Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) - Evaluation of a Novel Approach to Address Emergency Department Overcrowding

Canada6,217 participantsStarted 2007-07

Plain-language summary

This randomized controlled trial will introduce a Clinical Decision Unit (CDU) into the University of Alberta Hospital Emergency Department(ED)and assess the influence on ED length of stay, patients who leave without being seen, and other ED Overcrowding outcomes.

Who can participate

Age range17 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Only adult patients (\>17 years of age) presenting to the University of Alberta Hospital Emergency Department (UAH ED), during the study interval will be included in the evaluation. Exclusion Criteria: * Direct admits/Pediatric patients.

What they're measuring

Total ED length of stay

Timeframe: in the Emergency Department

Trial details

NCT IDNCT00497393

SponsorUniversity of Alberta

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2007-08

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