Surgical and Medical Emergencies on Board of European Aircraft Carriers - Full Text View

Sponsored by:	Ruhr University of Bochum
Information provided by:	Ruhr University of Bochum
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00713102

Purpose

The goal of this retrospective study is to describe emergency relevant illnesses occurring in airline passengers.

Condition
Circulatory Collapse Chest Pain Diarrhea

MedlinePlus related topics: Chest Pain Diarrhea

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Study Type:	Observational
Study Design:	Case-Only, Retrospective
Official Title:	Surgical and Medical Emergencies on Board of European Aircraft Carriers

Further study details as provided by Ruhr University of Bochum:

Primary Outcome Measures:

All cause mortality, cause of medical or surgical emergency while on aircraft [ Time Frame: 5 years ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]

Biospecimen Retention: None Retained

Biospecimen Description:

Enrollment:	10189
Study Start Date:	January 2008
Study Completion Date:	August 2008

Groups/Cohorts
1 The group includes 10189 patients with on board medical or surgical emergencies.

Detailed Description:

An epidemiologic database documenting medical and surgical emergencies across European airlines will provide access to data potentially valuable for further flight-epidemiological research. Data on medical emergencies / per rpk (revenue passenger kilometres) are sparse and often based on data from a single airline. While handling the data the regulations of the data protection act of the Ethic commission of the Ruhr-University Bochum are fully respected. As noted, evaluation of the data will be completely anonymized without any information regarding the airline or other details than the passengers illness.

Preview: The results of the study specified above will be submitted for publication in a peer review and Medline listed journal.

Study Design: Retrospective, epidemiological study for the evaluation of medical and surgical emergencies on board airliners.

Patients: In the context of a retrospective study approximately 20,000 patient data from 32 European airlines are collected and statistically evaluated.

Documentation: The direct documentation takes place through project responsible person into an electronic statistical data base.

Eligibility

Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No
Sampling Method:	Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Men, women, adolescent, children and babies who have suffered from an emergency on board an European airline.

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

Men, women, adolescent, children and babies who have suffered from an emergency on board an European airline.

Exclusion Criteria:

None

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00713102

Locations

Germany, NRW
Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Augusta Krankenanstalt, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany
Bochum, NRW, Germany, 44791

Sponsors and Collaborators

Ruhr University of Bochum

Investigators

Study Chair:	Benno Mann, MD	Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Augusta Krankenanstalt, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum
Principal Investigator:	Michael Sand, MD	Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Augusta Krankenanstalt, Academic Teaching Hospital of the Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany

More Information

Responsible Party:	Ruhr-University Bochum, Germany ( Dr. Michael Sand )
Study ID Numbers:	004
Study First Received:	July 8, 2008
Last Updated:	August 22, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00713102
Health Authority:	Germany: Ethics Commission

Keywords provided by Ruhr University of Bochum:

in-flight emergency

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Signs and Symptoms
Diarrhea
Shock

Emergencies
Pain
Chest Pain

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Disease Attributes
Pathologic Processes

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 14, 2009