NCT03369678

EQUIP Emergency: Promoting Health Equity for Indigenous and Non-Indigenous People in Emergency Departments

Completed Last updated 6 May 2021

What this trial tests

trial in Interventions to Enhance Emergency Health Care in 5,439 participants. Completed in 15 March 2021.

Timeline

28 November 2017

Primary endpoint
15 March 2021

15 March 2021

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of British Columbia
Status	Completed
Study type	OBSERVATIONAL
Enrollment	5,439
Start date	28 November 2017
Primary completion	15 March 2021
Estimated completion	15 March 2021
Sites	3 locations across Canada

Conditions studied

• Interventions to Enhance Emergency Health Care — all drugs for Interventions to Enhance Emergency Health Care →

Sponsor

University of British Columbia

Who can join

16 and older, any sex, with Interventions to Enhance Emergency Health Care. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Emergency Departments (EDs) in Canada often operate over-capacity and are under significant pressures. In this environment, particular groups of people experience inadequate and inequitable treatment in EDs, including Indigenous people, racialized newcomers, people with mental illnesses, those living in unstable housing or facing homelessness, experiencing interpersonal violence or using substances, and people involved in sex work. Stigma and discrimination in health care deter people from accessing care, interfering with effective care delivery, increasing reliance on EDs, and increasing human and financial costs. This project will develop and test a framework for health equity interventions to promote the provision of equity-oriented care in EDs.

Publications & conference data

3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. EQUIP Emergency: study protocol for an organizational intervention to promote equity in health care.
   Varcoe C, Bungay V, Browne AJ, Wilson E, et al · · 2019 · cited 29× · PMID 31601199 · DOI 10.1186/s12913-019-4494-2
2. EQUIP emergency: can interventions to reduce racism, discrimination and stigma in EDs improve outcomes?
   Varcoe C, Browne AJ, Perrin N, Wilson E, et al · · 2022 · cited 17× · PMID 36050677 · DOI 10.1186/s12913-022-08475-4
3. EQUIP Emergency: Can interventions to reduce racism, discrimination and stigma in EDs improve outcomes?
   Varcoe C, Browne AJ, Perrin N, Wilson E, et al · · 2022 · DOI 10.21203/rs.3.rs-1720657/v1