Emergency Medicine Research Programs and Studies

Additional Studies

  • DEFENDER. Was it Fentanyl?

    Principal Investigator:

    Dana L. Sacco, MD
    The purpose of this research study is to evaluate how commonly drug overdoses in our community involve fentanyl and xylazine. We know that often drugs such as heroin, oxycontin, and even cocaine and methamphetamine, actually contain these additives, even though the person buying the drugs is not aware.

  • Learn About Nasal Spray Medication That Helps Children Stay Calm and Hold Still When They Have a Cut in Their Skin That Needs to be Fixed

    Principal Investigator:

    Daniel S. Tsze, MD
    The purpose of this research study is to find out what is the best dose of intranasal midazolam for children to help them stay calm and hold still while they are having a cut in their skin fixed.

  • Learn More About Bronchiolitis in Young Infants

    Principal Investigator:

    Son H. McLaren, MD
    The purposes of this study are (1) to determine clinical outcomes for infants 90 days with viral LRTIs across the spectrum of viral pathogens, (2) to derive a preliminary prediction model to stratify illness severity in infants 90 days with viral LRTIs and (3) to identify RSV genotypes associated with severe illness in infants 90 days with RSV LRTIs.

  • Learn More About How We Decide Which Children With Headaches Need to Have a Picture of Their Brain Taken While They Are in the ED

    Principal Investigator:

    Daniel S. Tsze, MD
    The purpose of this research study is to create a decision-making tool that will help doctors decide which children with headaches require a CT ("CAT scan," "computed tomography") or MRI scan of their head as part of their emergency department care.

  • Learn more about Lock & Protect: Reducing Adolescent Access to Lethal Means for Suicide

    Principal Investigator:

    Ashley M. Blanchard, MD
    The purpose of the study is to study how to make the home safer for youth at risk of suicide. Our goal is to learn how to better help families whose children are seen in the emergency room for self-injury or suicidal thoughts or actions.

  • Learn More About PACES An ER Visit for Fainting or Near Fainting

    Principal Investigator:

    Marc Alexander Probst, MD
    The purpose of this study is to learn more about patients who come to the emergency room (ER) after fainting or near fainting. We want to help doctors determine who is at low risk for having a bad outcome at 30 days after a visit to the ER.

  • Learn More About Positive Pressure Ventilation for Asthma

    Principal Investigator:

    Maria Yik-Fan Kwok, MD
    The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness and adverse reactions of the various types of noninvasive positive pressure supportive use in the management of children with moderate to severe acute asthma exacerbation.

  • Learn More About PRoMPT BOLUS!

    Principal Investigator:

    Maria Yik-Fan Kwok, MD
    What's fast-moving, all-encompassing, and plays no favorites? Sepsis, an indiscriminate systemic condition that escalates so rapidly, national guidelines recommend treatment begin within 20 minutes of arrival to the emergency department. Crystalloid resuscitation with normal saline or balanced fluids (including lactated Ringers and Plasma-Lyte) is the current standard of care, but which is optimal is unknown. Researchers at Columbia University Irving Medical Center are considering doing a research study called the PROMPT BOLUS Trial (PRagMatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced vs nOrmaL Saline...

  • The Role of the Antibiotic, Azithromycin in Treating Preschoolers with a Severe Wheezing Episode

    Principal Investigator:

    Maria Yik-Fan Kwok, MD
    The goal of this study is to determine if treating acute wheezing episodes with a 5-day course of an antibiotic called, Azithromycin is effective in shortening the duration and preventing future wheezing episodes. Azithromycin is an antibiotic taken by mouth.