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Effects of introducing new triage tools in emergency clinical practice in Japan: A controlled before after study

Verification of reliability and validity of triage system using the Emergency Severity Index in emergency department. - Clinical introduction study of ESI

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
JPRN
Registry ID
JPRN-UMIN000052596
Enrollment
450
Registered
2023-11-01
Start date
2023-11-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-06-29

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

Conditions

Emergency physician and Triage nurse in the emergency department.

Interventions

Conduct an educational intervention program for 6 hours using the Emergency Severity Index. For data collection, we will investigate the triage status for 3 months before and after the introduction o

Sponsors

Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 3 years or more and less than 20 years of professional experience. Responsible for triage of emergency outpatient clinics (nurse). Responsible for initial examinations at emergency outpatient clinics (physician). Written consent has been obtained from the research subject to participate in the research.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Experienced in conducting triage decision using triage tools. Other research subjects who are judged by the principal investigator or investigator to be inappropriate for the safe conduct of this research.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Inter-rater agreement for triage assessments performed by triage nurses and emergency physicians

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Under/Over triage docters examination waiting time stay time in the emergency department Convenience of triage tool

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactKoichi Takaoka

Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University Graduate School of Nursing Science

ompu73121002@s.ompu.ac.jp07085773677

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026