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Effects of Advanced Trauma Life Support® on Adult Trauma Patient Outcomes

RecruitingNAAges 15 Years - anyAllKarolinska Institutet
NCT06321419 on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗
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What the trial is, and whether it could suit you

Rationale: Trauma is a massive global health issue. Many training programmes have been developed to help physicians in the initial management of trauma patients. Among these programmes, Advanced Trauma Life Support® (ATLS®) is the most popular, having trained over one million physicians worldwide. Despite its widespread use, there are no controlled trials showing that ATLS® improves patient outcomes. Multiple systematic reviews emphasise the need for such trials. Aim: To compare the effects of ATLS® training with standard care on outcomes in adult trauma patients. Trial Population: Adult trauma patients presenting to the emergency department of a participating hospital. Eligibility Criteria: Hospitals are secondary or tertiary hospitals in India that admit or refer/transfer for admission at least 400 patients with trauma per year. Clusters are one or more units of physicians provi

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📋 Eligibility rules (as published)
Inclusion Criteria: * age of at least 15 years; * trauma occurred less than 48 hours before arrival at the hospital; * present to the emergency department of participating hospitals, with a history of trauma defined as having any of the reasons listed in the International Classification of Diseases chapter XX as the reason for presenting; * admitted or died between arrival at the hospital and admission, or referred/transferred from the emergency department of a participating hospital to another hospital for admission; and * managed by a participating cluster in the emergency department. Exclusion Criteria: * present with isolated limb injuries; or * are directly admitted to a ward without being seen by a physician in the emergency department.
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What it tests

  • Advanced Trauma Life Support training
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Where

10 sites
Assam Medical College & Hospital
Dibrugarh, India
KEM Hospital
Mumbai, India
Lokmanya Tilak Municipal General Hospital
Mumbai, India
Hridaysamrat Balasaheb Thackre Mun. Medical college and Dr. R.N. Cooper Hospital
Mumbai, India
Holy Family Hospital
New Delhi, India
Dayanand Medical College & Hospital
Ludhiana, India
Christian Medical College & Hospital
Ludhiana, India
Himalayan Institute of Medical Sciences, Swami Rama Himalayan University
Dehradun, India

…and 2 more on ClinicalTrials.gov.

🤝 Taking part is your choice, and you can leave at any time. Only the trial team can confirm you are eligible — always decide together with your own doctor.
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