Clinical trials: Brain Death
Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, Near-Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
Electroclinical Features of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) : a Multi-center Observational Study
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is regarded as a leading cause of premature death in epilepsy patients. We aim to capture the whole process of SUDEP and near-SUDEP occurrence in patients with epilepsy, and expolre…
- Trial name
- NCT05423990
- Testing
- Video-Electroencephalography
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Liu Yonghong
Brain Death, Respiration, Artificial
Miniature In-line Respirator
This first-in-human pilot study will test an investigational miniature breathing device called the Hope inVent. The device is a small, single-use, in-line respirator that connects to a breathing tube and uses compressed oxygen to…
- Trial name
- NCT07768215
- Testing
- Hope inVent
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- National Institutes of Health Clinical Center (CC)
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Tissue Donors
Evaluation of Post-traumatic Stress Among the Nearest Relatives of Brain-dead Organ Donors
The goal is to compare post tramautic stress between the nearest relatives of brain-dead patients who are organ donor to those of brain-dead patients who are not organ donors for medical, legal or opposition reasons.
- Conditions
- Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic, Tissue Donors, Tissue and Organ Procurement
- Trial name
- NCT01214018
- Testing
- Questionnaires and interview
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Cerebral Malaria
Randomized Trial of Erythropoietin During Cerebral Malaria
Malaria remains one of the most common life-threatening illnesses in the tropics with a dramatic toll of more than one million deaths each year.
- Trial name
- EPOMAL (NCT00697164)
- Testing
- Erythropoietin
- Where
- Mali
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Claude Bernard University
Epilepsy
Phenomenological Approach of Epilepsy in Patients With Epilepsy
Rationale : Persons with epilepsy have a greater risk of incurring accidental injury and a higher mortality risk than the general population.
- Trial name
- NCT02952456
- Testing
- interview with a psychologist
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Birth Asphyxia
Asphyxia Associated Metabolite Biomarker Investigation 2
Follow-up of participants of AAMBI1 study at age of at least 2 years. AAMBI1(ClinicalTrials.gov ID: NCT03354208): Verification of biomarkers in a human population for their ability to diagnose the severity of neonatal asphyxia.
- Trial name
- AAMBI2 (NCT04714502)
- Where
- 4 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- InfanDx AG
Migraine, Near Death Experience
Near Death Experience (NDE) and Migraine
Migraine is a common disabling primary headache disorder. Epidemiological studies have documented its high prevalence and high socio-economic and personal impacts. Migraine affects more than 20% of the French population.
- Trial name
- NCT02854930
- Testing
- questioning
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Brain Death
Computed Tomography Angiography Accuracy in Brain Death Diagnosis
The purpose of this study is to assess the reliability of computed tomography angiography (CTA) to diagnose brain death, face of several conditions that make impossible to define such diagnosis using clinical criteria exclusively.
- Trial name
- NCT02045407
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Sergio Brasil, MD MSc
Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II
Longitudinal Studies of Brain Structure and Function in MPS Disorders
Neurobehavioral function and quality of life are compromised in many patients with mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) disorders. The long-term goals of this research are to: 1) more accurately inform patients/parents regarding potential…
- Conditions
- Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type II, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type VI, Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IV
- Trial name
- NCT01870375
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Brain Death
Implementation of Apnoea Test for Patients With Suspected Brain Death
This study consists of a survey created for intensive care physicians regarding their current practice of the implementation of apnoea test for patients with suspected brain death.
- Trial name
- NCT06359119
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kiskunhalas Semmelweis Hospital the Teaching Hospital of the University of Szeged
Covid19, Death
COVID-19 Infections and Mortality in Long-term Care Facilities During the First Wave
The medical charts of all COVID-19 cases (n=1200) from 17 long-term care facilities in Montreal, Canada will be reviewed, to compare patients who survived to patients who did not survive.
- Conditions
- Covid19, Death, Infection Viral, Infections, Respiratory
- Trial name
- NCT04782427
- Testing
- COVID-19 infection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre integre universitaire de sante et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
Primary Immunodeficiency (PID), Congenital Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes
Reduced Intensity Conditioning for Non-Malignant Disorders Undergoing UCBT, BMT or PBSCT
The objective of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of using a reduced-intensity condition (RIC) regimen with umbilical cord blood transplant (UCBT), double cord UCBT, matched unrelated donor (MUD) bone marrow transplant…
- Conditions
- Primary Immunodeficiency (PID), Congenital Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes, Inherited Metabolic Disorders (IMD), Hereditary Anemias
- Trial name
- HSCT+RIC (NCT01962415)
- Testing
- Hydroxyurea, Alemtuzumab, Fludarabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Paul Szabolcs
Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Systemic Hypothermia Improves Outcome of Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Perinatal asphyxia-induced brain injury is one of the most common causes of morbidity and mortality in term and preterm neonates.
- Trial name
- NCT00817401
- Testing
- hypothermia
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Zhengzhou University
Decision Making, Terminal Illness
Organ Donation and End-of-life Decisions
Variation in organ donation after brain death (DBD) per million population varies markedly between countries, within country regions, between and within intensive care units (ICU).
- Conditions
- Decision Making, Terminal Illness, Tissue and Organ Procurement
- Trial name
- NCT04131140
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 12,072 people
- Sponsor
- Swedish Intensive Care Registry
Epilepsy
Cardiac Arrhythmias in Dravet Syndrome
SUMMARY Rationale: People with Dravet Syndrome (DS), a rare epilepsy syndrome, have a high risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).
- Trial name
- NCT02415686
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany, Netherlands and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland
Brain Dead Organ Donors
Evaluation of the Efficacy and Safety of Levothyroxine in Brain Death Organ Donors: a Randomized Controled Trial
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial comparing levothyroxine to placebo in neurologically deceased donors
- Trial name
- ECHOT4 (NCT02211053)
- Testing
- Levothyroxine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Integre Universitaire de Sante et Services Sociaux du Nord de l'ile de Montreal
Stable Angina, Myocardial Infarction
Heart Rate and Cardiovascular Diseases Prognosis in People With Stable Coronary Artery Disease
The Cardiovascular disease research using Linked Bespoke studies and Electronic Records (CALIBER) e-health database was the data resource for this study.
- Conditions
- Stable Angina, Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Heart Disease, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT02244853
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 51,703 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Preterm, Patent Ductus Arteriosus
NeoDoppler: New Ultrasound Technology for Continuous Monitoring of Cerebral Circulation Pilot
Non-invasive tools for monitoring of course of disease are important and necessary in the treatment of pre-term/premature infants and sick neonates.
- Conditions
- Preterm, Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Sepsis, Asphyxia
- Trial name
- CE-NeoDoppler (NCT06646250)
- Testing
- NeoDoppler - CE certified
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. Olavs Hospital
Brain Death, Liver Steatosis
"LiverColor": Machine Learning in Liver Photographs
The main goal of this project is to create a machine learning model in order to quantify liver steatosis in liver donor faster, more objective and reliable than histological analysis and surgeons point-of-view.
- Trial name
- NCT05202886
- Testing
- Liver from deceased donors
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 246 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Vall d'Hebron
Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Umbilical Cord Abnormalities in the Prediction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes
The objective of our study is to investigate the association of umbilical cord abnormalities with adverse pregnancy outcomes. The umbilical cord parameters that will be investigated as part of this study include the umbilical…
- Conditions
- Small for Gestational Age at Delivery, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Stillbirth, Admission to Neonatal Unit
- Trial name
- ULOOP (NCT05901688)
- Testing
- Umbilical cord measurements & observations
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medway NHS Foundation Trust