Work of Breathing Assessment in Triage Scale

Cough Clinical Trial

Official title: Work of Breathing Assessment in Triage Scale

Status Active, not recruiting

Clinical Trial Summary

The proposed research study will be a prospective observational study designed to validate the Canadian Triage Assessment Scale (CTAS) in regard to work of breathing in patients in the emergency department. The investigators will assess inter-rater agreement between nurses & emergency physicians for assessment of work of breathing.

Clinical Trial Description

Investigators will enroll a convenience sample of consenting patients who present to the emergency department with a chief complaint related to respiratory symptoms, including shortness of breath, cough, difficulty breathing, hypoxemia, or any other respiratory related complaint.

Following consent and in a blinded fashion, the nurse & emergency physician will be asked to evaluate the patient's work of breathing into three subjective categories: mild, moderate, or severe. The two evaluators will not be aware of the others evaluation of the patient. Evaluators will also be asked to predict the patients likely need for intervention & disposition.

Subsequently, investigators will perform a chart review to determine the patient's clinical interventions, outcomes, and dispositions, and evaluate the assessment of the patients work of breathing. ;

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Cough
• Difficulty Breathing
• Dyspnea
• Hypoxemia
• Hypoxia
• Respiratory Aspiration
• Respiratory Symptoms
• Shortness of Breath
• Signs and Symptoms, Respiratory

• NCT number: NCT05479929
• Study type: Observational
• Source: CHRISTUS Health
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Start date: October 30, 2020
• Completion date: October 2025