Clinical trials: Autopsy
Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia
Primary or Secondary Drowning
According to WHO's rules, any death certificate must state the underlying cause of death and contributory causes of death may also be stated.
- Conditions
- Drowning, Drowning; Anoxia, Drowning, Near, Drowning in Swimming Pool
- Trial name
- DROWN_COD (NCT06310499)
- Testing
- Drowning
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Prehospital Center, Region Zealand
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Prehospital Deaths From Spontaneous Subarachnoid Haemorrhages
In this study we aim to determine the incidence of fatal spontaneous subarachnoid haemorrhage outside hospital. Also, we aim to investigate these patient´s pattern of contact to the health care system immediately before their…
- Trial name
- NCT04052646
- Testing
- Medical condition: Subarachnoid hemorrhage
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Autopsy, Autopsy in Intensive Care Unit
Comparative Study of Clinical Diagnoses and Autopsy Findings in Intensive Care
The objective of this observational study is to compare clinical diagnoses with autopsy and anatomopathological reports of patients who died in the intensive care units of the Nancy University Hospital and the Metz-Thionville…
- Trial name
- ECLAIR (NCT07769801)
- Testing
- Autopsy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Central Hospital, Nancy, France
Childhood Mortality
Mortality Reduction After Oral Azithromycin: Mortality Study
Our long-term goal is to more precisely define the role of mass azithromycin treatments as an intervention for reducing childhood mortality.
- Trial name
- MORDORIMort (NCT02047981)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Malawi and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 190,238 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
COVID-19
Minimal Invasive Autopsies to Investigate Changes in Deceased COVID-19 Patients
Rationale In a very short time corona virus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has become a pandemic with high morbidity and mortality. The main cause of death is respiratory failure including acute respiratory distress syndrome, however…
- Trial name
- MIA-COVID-19 (NCT04366882)
- Testing
- CT-scan with minimal invasive autopsy
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Jessa Hospital
Breastfeeding, Infant Death
Support Via Online Social Networks to Promote Safe Infant Care Practices
This study aims to improve adherence to American Academy of Pediatrics safe sleep (SS) recommendations and improve rates of initiation and duration of partial and exclusive breastfeeding (BF); and reduce Black/White disparities…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Infant Death, Sudden Infant Death Syndrome Without Mention of Autopsy
- Trial name
- SUPERSONIC (NCT05767658)
- Testing
- Safe Sleep, Breastfeeding, Early Brain Development and Parent-Child Relationships
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Perinatal Mortality, Cause of Neonatal Death
Verbal Autopsy to Assess Early Neonatal Death and Stillbirth
The NICHD Global Network (GN) for Women's and Children's Health Research, a multi-site, international research network, provides a unique infrastructure to implement an expanded perinatal verbal autopsy study using the FIRST…
- Conditions
- Perinatal Mortality, Cause of Neonatal Death, Cause of Stilbirth
- Trial name
- VA (NCT00640055)
- Testing
- Coordinator, Physician-assigned cause of death
- Where
- 4 sites in Guatemala, Pakistan and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Maternal Deaths, Neonatal Deaths
Using Ongoing Newborn Intervention Trials to Obtain Additional Data Critical to Maternal, Fetal and Newborn Health in a Harmonized Way
The goal of this study is to generate unique information to guide improvements on interventions to reduce maternal and newborn mortality as well as prevent stillbirths.
- Conditions
- Maternal Deaths, Neonatal Deaths, Still Births
- Trial name
- AMANHI (NCT01699945)
- Testing
- This is an observational study being conducted as a substudy of antoher trial.
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 2,258 people
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Sudden Death
Genetic Autopsy and Sudden Death
The purpose of the study is to better identify hereditary cardiac causes of sudden unexpected death in young subjects through Next-Generation Sequencing of autopsy tissue
- Trial name
- AGEMOS (NCT02920203)
- Testing
- Heart and spleen tissue
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Sudden Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death
Sudden Cardiac Arrest Related to Sport in Young and Value of the Genetic Assessment: a French Prospective Register
The increased risk of sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) or sudden cardiac death (SCD) related to vigorous physical activity is well-documented.
- Trial name
- RESOUDRE (NCT06642168)
- Testing
- Whole exome sequencing to detect myocardial genetic mutations (SCA group only)
- Where
- 26 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Rennes University Hospital
Stillbirth, Newborn Death
The Paediatric Virtual Autopsy Trial
In light of declining autopsy rates around the world, post-mortem MR imaging is a promising alternative to conventional autopsy in the investigation of infant death.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Newborn Death, Sudden Infant Death
- Trial name
- NCT01888380
- Testing
- Minimally invasive, virtual autopsy, Conventional autopsy
- Where
- 4 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Brain Malformation
Comparison of Abnormal Cortical Development in Brain Malformations on Postmortem Imaging With Autopsy
Examination of the fetal brain at autopsy is technically challenging because of marked fragility of the brain tissue. Studies have found postmortem fetal MR to be particularly useful in examining gross structural abnormalities in…
- Trial name
- NCT00686530
- Testing
- MR Imaging, Autopsy
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Tachycardia
Molecular Autopsy in Young Individuals With Sudden Cardiac Death
The goal of this observational study is to create and test a pilot workflow for molecular autopsy (genetic testing after death) in children and adults aged 1 to 50 years who died suddenly from an unexplained cause and were…
- Trial name
- NCT07849738
- Testing
- Molecular autopsy by whole exome sequencing, Cascade genetic screening by targeted Sanger sequencing
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Sudden Unexplained Death
Molecular Autopsy Study
This study seeks to incorporate genetic testing into the postmortem examination of cases of sudden unexplained death.
- Trial name
- NCT02168088
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Scripps Translational Science Institute
Stillbirths, Sudden Infant Death
Magnetic Resonance Imaging Autopsy Study
The aim of this project is to establish whether magnetic resonance (MR) imaging can provide a minimally invasive approach for post-mortem assessment of the fetus, infant and child, with similar detection rates for anomalies and…
- Trial name
- MARIAS (NCT01417962)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Thayyil, Sudhin
Covid19
Spanish Study to Analyze the Histopathological, Ultrastructural and Microbiological Findings Obtained in Autopsies of Patients Who Died Due to COVID-19
The aim of this study is prospectively analyzing the histopathological, ultrastructural and microbiological findings from autopsies performed on patients with COVID-19.
- Trial name
- NCT04772833
- Testing
- Autopsy
- Where
- 10 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Maimónides Biomedical Research Institute of Córdoba
Suicide, Fatal Suicide
Case Control Psychological Autopsy of Suicide
Suicide is a leading cause of death worldwide, and identifying risk factors has been considered as the key initiative of suicide prevention.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Fatal Suicide, Non Fatal Suicidal Behavior
- Trial name
- NCT05097690
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Tamkeen Saleem
Stillbirth and Fetal Death, Termination of Pregnancy
A Feasibility Study of Virtopsy With Tissue Sampling in Besancon University Hospital
The aim of this project is to assess the feasibility of a new local post mortem procedure at Besançon University Hospital : Virtopsy+, magnetic resonance (MR) imaging with tissue sampling of the fetus and newborns.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth and Fetal Death, Termination of Pregnancy, Neonatal Death
- Trial name
- VIRTOPSY+ (NCT03877900)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Childhood Mortality
Mortality Reduction After Oral Azithromycin: Morbidity Study
The long-term goal of this study is to more precisely define the role of mass azithromycin treatments as an intervention for reducing childhood morbidity and increasing growth, and for the potential selection of antibiotic…
- Trial name
- MORDORMorb (NCT02048007)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Malawi and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 72,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco