Non-specific Complaints Clinical Trial
Official title:
BANC4 (BASEL NON - SPECIFIC COMPLAINTS 4) Biomarker-enhanced Disposition Decisions
Patients presenting to emergency departments (ED) with non-specific complaints (NSC) such as
"not feeling well", "feeling weak", "being tired", "general deterioration" are a very common
and well-known, but poorly studied patient group. The differential diagnosis of NSC is
extremely broad ranging from insufficient home care to acute life-threatening conditions.
Therefore, the evaluation and diagnostic work-up of these mostly elderly patients with NSC
is very time-consuming and not straight-forward. Furthermore, the assessment is complicated
by comorbidities, polypharmacy or an altered mental status. For this reason, potentially
unnecessary diagnostic efforts are undertaken in order to exclude a serious underlying
condition, leading to prolonged throughput times and ED observation unit stays.
On the other hand, the patients` condition might be underestimated by ED physicians, which
may result in ineffective, delayed or inadequate disposition, as well as poor patient
outcomes. BANC (formerly BAUCAS) is a series of clinical studies with the intention to
investigate the usefulness of clinical findings and biomarker levels combined for
disposition of patients with non-specific complaints presenting to the emergency department.
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Observational Model: Cohort, Time Perspective: Cross-Sectional
| Status | Clinical Trial | Phase | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Not yet recruiting |
NCT06219486 -
The Safe Fast Track Study
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