Saline Against Lactated Ringers or Plasmalyte in the Emergency Department

NCT02614040 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 14000

Last updated 2017-09-15

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

This study will be a cluster-randomized, single-center trial comparing 0.9% saline (normal saline) vs physiologically-balanced crystalloid fluids (Lactated Ringers or Plasmalyte A) for intravenous fluid administration in the emergency department.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

0.9% Saline

0.9% Saline will be used whenever an isotonic crystalloid is ordered

OTHER

Physiologically-balanced isotonic crystalloid

Lactated Ringers or Plasma-Lyte© A will be used whenever an isotonic crystalloid is ordered

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Vanderbilt University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Wesley Self, MD MPH · Vanderbilt University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2016-01-01
Primary Completion
2017-06-30
Completion
2017-06-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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