Effects of Implementation of a Self-measurement Kiosk in the Emergency Department Waiting Room

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Emergencies
• Interventions: Device: Self-measurement kiosk

• Registration Number: NCT04428840
• Lead Sponsor: Spoedopname

Brief Summary

In this study the participant will be invited to be seated in the self-measurement kiosk after registration in the Emergency department. In this kiosk, the participant will be measuring their own vitals and answering a short questionnaire regarding the reason for presentation. All these results are displayed on a screen for the triage nurse. Based on the results, high-risk patients will be highlighted on the screen, so they may be seen faster.

Detailed Description

The questionnaire entails questions which would otherwise be asked by the triage nurse, regarding reason for presentation, fever, pain and and possible allergies. This is done through a touch-screen.

The vital signs and potential alarm symptoms from the (multilingual) questionnaire are being displayed with the pain score on a screen in the triage room and at the nurses desk. An adapted Early Warning Score (aEWS - without respiratory rate) is calculated from the vital signs. Abnormal results are being highlighted and carried up on the screen to the top position. This enables the triage nurse to pick up the sicker participants in the waiting room faster. The measurements are valid, so they do not have to be repeated by the triage nurse.

Users will be contacted afterwards regarding satisfaction of use

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-05-01
• Study First Submitted: 2019-11-12
• Primary Completion: 2019-12-31
• Study Completion: 2019-12-31
• Status Verified: 2020-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2020-06-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-06-09
• Study First Posted: 2020-06-11
• Last Update Posted: 2020-06-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 757

Inclusion Criteria

• all patients presenting ambulatory at the Emergency Department

Exclusion Criteria

• patients presenting by ambulance / Emergency Medical Services

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
on-day	Self-measurement kiosk	Use of the self-measurement kiosk: measurement of vital signs + completion of short questionnaire

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Triage time-stamp 1	through study completion, average of 1 year	Shorter time to end of triage process: Time from registration to time of end of triage process (completion of electronic record)
Triage time-stamp 2	through study completion, average of 1 year	Shorter time to beginning of triage process: Time from registration to time of start of triage process (initiation of electronic record)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Time to see physician	through study completion, average 1 year	Shorter time to see physician: Time from registration to start of medical assessment (first of record of physician care)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Spoedgevallendienst; 🇧🇪 Gent, Belgium