Communication during Patient Transfer in the Emergency Room

Communication during Patient Transfer in the Emergency Room - COPTER

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00031223

Enrollment

600

Registered

2023-02-23

Start date

2023-04-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-04-07

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

Conditions

Patient handover irrespective of patient disease is investigated.

Interventions

Group 1: Control, no patient handover protocol Group 2: Intervention (ISOBAR), patient handover via ISOBAR-protocol

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: None

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: - Life-threatening condition as assessed by the rescue services or triage staff via ESI - State of pain which requires immediate treatment

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Key-Patient-Information-Transfer-Efficiency (KITE)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Information-Retention	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMatthias Nuernberger

Universitätsklinikum Jena

matthias.nuernberger@med.uni-jena.de+49 3641 9300

Outcome results

None listed

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