Clinical trials: Cardiac Failure Acute
Sepsis, Septic Shock
Central Venous Catheter Colonisation Among Critically Ill Patients in Intensive Care Units
Background: Central Venous catheter insertion technique and indwelling time are major risk factors for CVC colonisation. Colonisation occurs through microbial migration and biofilm formation along the catheter insertion tract.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Septic Shock, Post-cardiac Surgery, Post-Cardiorespiratory Arrest Coma
- Trial name
- NCT03270774
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Renal Failure
Karolinska Cardiorenal Theme-centre and StockholmHeartbank
Chronic kidney disease (CKD) affects 10-18% of the adult population and is becoming recognized as one of the most serious disorders causing increased risk for cardiovascular disease and death.
- Conditions
- Chronic Kidney Disease, Chronic Renal Failure, Acute Coronary Syndrome, Ischemic Heart Disease
- Trial name
- KKT (NCT01204645)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- Danderyd Hospital
Chest Pain, Stroke Acute
Evaluation and Optimization of Telephone Triage Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) Models for the Detection of Demands for Time-dependent Pathology at the Emergency and Urgent Care Coordination Center (CCUE).
Improving Telephone Triage in Emergency Calls with AI The Coordinating Centre for Urgencies and Emergencies in Andalusia (CCUE) handles thousands of calls every day.
- Conditions
- Chest Pain, Stroke Acute, Respiratory Failure, Cardiac Arrest (CA)
- Trial name
- TrIAje Project (NCT07247669)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 5,000,000 people
- Sponsor
- Centro de Emergencias Sanitarias 061 Andalucía
Acute Heart Failure
Pharmacokinetics of Levosimendan in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
To describe pharmacokinetics of levosimendan in neonates and children supported or not with extracorporeal circulation devices (ECMO, CRRT)
- Trial name
- PALMAréa (NCT03681379)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Heart Failure
Exploratory Study on Bio-signal Telemonitoring Using Electronic Textiles in a Pediatric Acute and Critical Care Setting
The primary research objective is to determine the safety, feasibility, usability and validity of textile-enabled monitoring systems designed to capture physiologic variables, or "biological signals," related to cardiopulmonary…
- Trial name
- NCT05961176
- Testing
- Skiin pediatric band and Skiin biometric pod
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Dyspnea
Artificial Intelligence to Improve Physicians' Interpretation of Chest X-Rays in Breathless Patients
Identifying the cause of breathlessness in acute patients in the emergency department is critical and challenging. The chest X-ray is central but challenging to read for non-radiologist physicians.
- Trial name
- XRAI (NCT05117320)
- Testing
- AI support
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bispebjerg Hospital
Acute Heart Failure (AHF), Fluid Over-load
Training Medical Residents in the Use of the Venous Excess UltraSound (VExUS) Score for Bedside Volume Assessment.
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of two training approaches (in-person versus remote) for teaching medical residents to apply the Venous Excess Ultrasound (VExUS) score for bedside volume assessment in…
- Conditions
- Acute Heart Failure (AHF), Fluid Over-load, Congestion, Congestion, Venous
- Trial name
- NCT07541768
- Testing
- In-person VExUS Training Program, Remote VExUS Training Program, No intervention
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Acute Heart Failure
Efficacy and Safety of Levosimendan in Severe Acute Heart Failure in Critical Children
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of levosimendan versus conventional intensified inotropic treatment, in critical children with severe acute heart failure which persists despite of having received conventional inotropic…
- Trial name
- NCT01301313
- Testing
- Levosimendan, Conventional intensified inotropic treatment
- Where
- 19 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 116 people
- Sponsor
- Jose Luis Vazquez Martinez
Dyspnea, Heart Failure
Dyspnea and Biomarkers in a Prehospital Setting
In patients presenting with acute dyspnea in a pre-hospital setting, the early and correct diagnosis may present a significant clinical challenge.
- Conditions
- Dyspnea, Heart Failure, Asthma, COPD
- Trial name
- NCT00878475
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 546 people
- Sponsor
- Community Healthcare Center dr. Adolf Drolc Maribor (HCM)
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF), Hospitalization
Intravenous Iron Sucrose for Acute Decompensated Heart Failure Patients With Reduced Ejection Fraction and Iron Deficiency
Iron deficiency (ID) affects about 25% of the global population, presenting with symptoms of fatigue, weakness, and impaired cognitive function.
- Conditions
- Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction (HFrEF), Hospitalization, Iron Deficiency
- Trial name
- IronSucroseHF (NCT06703411)
- Testing
- Iron Sucrose IV, Standard Medical Therapy
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Cheng-Hsin General Hospital
Acute Heart Failure (AHF)
Heart Risk 6 Scale in Emergency Department Acute Heart Failure Patients
Detect the predictive value of the HEARTRISK6 Scale in Predicting Short-Term Serious Outcomes in emergency department acute heart failure patients in Egyptian population
- Trial name
- NCT06664073
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
RECOMMEND Platform Trial
The goal of this platform trial is to determine the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of various interventions in patients with acute cardiorespiratory failure requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) The main…
- Conditions
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Intensive Care Medicine, Cardiac Arrest (CA)
- Trial name
- RECOMMEND (NCT06526533)
- Testing
- Liberal RBC Transfusion, Restrictive RBC Transfusion
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre
Acute Heart Failure, Emergencies
Risk Stratification Using MEESSI-AHF Scale in ED and Impact on AHF Outcomes
Evaluate the impact the application of the MESSI-AHF scale (a risk stratification scale specifically derived and validated in patients diagnosed with acute heart failure, AHF) in decision making (admission vs.
- Trial name
- MEESSI (NCT05919225)
- Testing
- Risk stratification before decision-making about patient hospitalization or discharge
- Where
- 19 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Clinic of Barcelona
Kidney Failure, Acute, Renal Insufficiency
Examining New Diagnostic Tests for Acute Kidney Injury After Heart Surgery
People who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) or heart valve surgery may experience acute kidney injury (AKI) after their surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00774137
- Where
- 8 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,550 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Acute on Chronic Systolic Congestive Heart Failure
Reversible Pulmonary Artery Banding as Simplified Management of End-stage Dilated Left Ventriculopathy in Early Life
The purpose of this study is to: 1) Remodel and restore left ventricular geometry and function. 2) Avoid the need for mechanical circulatory support (MCS) and/or cardiac transplantation (CT).
- Trial name
- NCT02652676
- Testing
- Reversible Pulmonary Artery Banding, GORE-TEX DualMesh EMERGE PLUS Biomaterial
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiac Arrest
China Extracorporeal Life Support Registry
Extracorporeal life support (ECLS), also known as extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), is an extracorporeal technique of providing effective cardiac and respiratory support to patients with lungs and/or heart failure.
- Conditions
- Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiac Arrest, Heart Failure, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT04158479
- Testing
- ECMO
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people
- Sponsor
- Beijing Anzhen Hospital
Myocardial Stunning
Stunning in Takotsubo Versus Acute Myocardial Infarction
The Stunning in Takotsubo versus Acute Myocardial Infarction (STAMI) Study Background: Acute myocardial stunning, herein defined as the reversible loss of myocardial function, occurs in both takotsubo syndrome (TS) and…
- Trial name
- STAMI (NCT04448639)
- Testing
- Echocardigraphy (ECHO), Bloodtest
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication, Neonatal Aspiration Pneumonia
Evaluating the Safety and Performance of the MiniLung Petite Kit in Neonatal and Pediatric Patients With Acute Respiratory and Cardiac Failure
This prospective observational study will evaluate the safety and performance of the MiniLung petite kit in neonatal and pediatric patients with acute respiratory and cardiac failure.
- Conditions
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication, Neonatal Aspiration Pneumonia, Acute Respiratory Failure, Acute Lung Injury
- Trial name
- PETIT (NCT06750536)
- Testing
- MiniLung petite kit combined with the Xenios console
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Xenios AG
Cardiovascular Disease, Acute Rejection of Cardiac Transplant
Quantitative Detection of Circulating Donor-Specific DNA in Organ Transplant Recipients (DTRT-Multi-Center Study)
The primary goal of this Multicenter Study is to develop and to evaluate a method for measuring donor-specific cell free DNA in blood samples from transplant recipients as markers of rejection.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Acute Rejection of Cardiac Transplant, Cardiac Transplant Rejection, Heart Transplant Failure and Rejection
- Trial name
- DTRT (NCT02109575)
- Testing
- Blood Draw of up to 10 ml
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 540 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Acute ST-elevation Myocardial Infarction
Detection and Significance of Heart Injury in ST Elevation Myocardial Infarction.
Heart imaging with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) provides detailed insights into heart function and injury. The nature and significance of heart injury after a heart attack is incompletely understood.
- Trial name
- BHF MR-MI (NCT02072850)
- Testing
- Coronary pressure wire, Magnetic resonance imaging of the heart
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 324 people
- Sponsor
- NHS National Waiting Times Centre Board