RecruitingNot Applicable

Physician Engagement in EMS Transport Refusal Rates

United States250 participantsStarted 2026-04-12

Plain-language summary

The primary goal of this study is to find out if patients who speak with an EMS physician over the phone are less likely to refuse care compare to patients who do not speak with an EMS physician.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: • Adult patients ≥18 years old in care of Mecklenburg EMS (MEDIC) on an emergency basis (911 call) who wish to refuse transportation to the hospital in whom MEDIC has, via existing processes and decision-making, engaged online medical control EMS Physicians for further guidance Exclusion Criteria: * Patients \<18 years old. * Patient refuses to speak with online medical control EMS Physicians. MEDIC or patient requests to have primary care physician. * Lack of clinical capacity. * Incarcerated population.

What they're measuring

Number of Patients Transported

Timeframe: Day 1

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07107737

SponsorWake Forest University Health Sciences

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2026-10

Contact for this trial

Stephen Tyler Constantine

704-355-3181 stephen.constantine@advocatehealth.org

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