Prospective observational study on the benefits of pre-hospital Medical Intervention Units in Hesse

Prospective observational study on the benefits of pre-hospital Medical Intervention Units in Hesse - GiMIC

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00035196

Enrollment

Registered

2024-10-01

Start date

2024-10-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-11-24

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Conditions

Critically ill or injured adults and children

Interventions

Group 1: The study cohort consists of patients who received advanced emergency medical measures from GiMIC or other emergency services in the Gießen district during the study period. Additionally, inc

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All patients, regardless of age, who receive advanced emergency medical measures from GiMIC or other emergency services in the Gießen district during the study period will be included. Furthermore, incidents will be recorded in which GiMIC was alerted but no treatment was performed (e.g., due to the premature death of the patient or cancellation by other emergency services). Advanced emergency medical measures are defined as follows: - Placement of thoracic drains - Resuscitative thoracotomy - Resuscitative Endovascular Balloon Occlusion of the Aorta (REBOA) - Extracorporeal Cardiac Life Support (ECLS) - Use of hemostatic agents - Use of transfusions - Use of tourniquets - Treatment of critically ill or injured children under the age of 16, including the implementation of invasive and non-invasive ventilation, the establishment of intraosseous or intravenous access, or the use of the aforementioned measures.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Deployments without alerting GiMIC

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The primary endpoint is defined as whether GiMIC provided a benefit to the patient. However, no specific outcome parameter or composite endpoint is being investigated. This is due to the following reasons: 1. This is a pilot project. Changes to equipment and procedures are explicitly possible and desired, making these procedures non-comparable. 2. A low number of interventions is expected, meaning it is unlikely that a sufficient case number will be reached during the observation period. 3. Additionally, no existing data allows for a case number analysis with regard to a specific endpoint.	—

Measure

Time frame

The primary endpoint is defined as whether GiMIC provided a benefit to the patient. However, no specific outcome parameter or composite endpoint is being investigated. This is due to the following reasons: 1. This is a pilot project. Changes to equipment and procedures are explicitly possible and desired, making these procedures non-comparable. 2. A low number of interventions is expected, meaning it is unlikely that a sufficient case number will be reached during the observation period. 3. Additionally, no existing data allows for a case number analysis with regard to a specific endpoint.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Basic characteristics Process times Medical care parameters Satisfaction of the emergency personnel	—

Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactMichael Sander

Universitätsklinikum Giessen

michael.sander@chiru.med.uni-giessen.de004964198544401

Outcome results

None listed

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