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Improving Emergency Care: A Study on Patient-Focused Services in Indias Selected Districts

An implementation research study on developing a high quality patient-centric integrated model for emergency care system in selected districts of India - INDIA-EMS

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Observational
Source
CTRI
Registry ID
CTRI/2024/01/061304
Enrollment
30451
Registered
2024-01-09
Start date
Unknown
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2024-01-22

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Health Condition 1: I21- Acute myocardial infarction Health Condition 2: I63- Cerebral infarction Health Condition 3: J00-J99- Diseases of the respiratory system Health Condition 4: S00-T88- Injury, poisoning and certain other consequences of external causes Health Condition 5: O00-O9A- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium

Interventions

Intervention1: NIL: NIL

Sponsors

Indian Council of Medical Research
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1.Patients: Individuals who have experienced an emergency condition. within the study geography during the study period and have visited a health facility 2.Community or households, caregivers 3.Community representatives: Local political leaders (including Panchayats and Block Development Officers), village self-help groups 4.Potential first responders: Road safety authority (including traffic police), Ambulance drivers and paramedics community groups, Taxi and auto drivers, shopkeepers, bystanders, family members etc. 5.Health care providers and managers: The study participants include staff and administration of health facilities, including private sector 6.Policy makers: Health policy makers and health system management involved in the management and decision-making processes of the emergency care system eg. Secretary Health, Mission Director- National Health Mission, Directorate of health services, public health and medical education, nodal officer trauma and emergency care, any other key personnel as identified by the State), National Health Authority, regulators, and legal advisors

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ..Nil

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1.To develop an implementation model for high-quality patient-centric integrated emergency care through iterative processes. 2.To evaluate the optimized model through iterative cycle’s in terms of coverage, implementation, costing, and impact on outcomes across six districts, with the aim of achieving 80% population coverage. Timepoint: 1.9 months 2.11months,12 months,23 months,24 months,29 months,20 months

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
2.To disseminate the research findings and best practices at the national level and assist the state in scaling up the optimized model.Timepoint: 34months,35 months,36 months;To conduct a situational analysis to understand the current state of emergency care systems in the study geography,with the aim of identifying potential barriers and facilitators and to identify the ability of the existing system to integrate emergency care. Timepoint: 4months,5months,6 months

Countries

India

Contacts

Public ContactDr Meenakshi Sharma

Indian Council of Medical Research

smeenakshi@hotmail.com9810376304

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CTRI (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026