Clinical trials: Coma
Brain Death, Liver Disease
Pre-recovery Bedside Liver Biopsy in Brain Death Organ Donors
This study's objective is to obtain preliminary data to test the hypotheses that percutaneous liver biopsy in brain death donors is safe and provides reliable histological information.
- Trial name
- PPB (NCT01810640)
- Testing
- Percutaneous Liver Biopsy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Brain Death, Organ Donors
Naloxone for Optimizing Hypoxemia Of Lung Donors
Brain-dead patients who provide authorization for organ donation will be randomized to naloxone or placebo if baseline arterial blood gas (ABG) after initiation of OPO (Organ Procurement Organization) management reveals…
- Conditions
- Brain Death, Organ Donors, Lung Transplantation
- Trial name
- NO-HOLDS (NCT02581111)
- Testing
- Naloxone, Normal saline
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 199 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Brain Death
Thyroxine Replacement in Organ Donors
To compare oral versus intravenous administration of thyroid hormone: 1) for reversibility of hemodynamic instability in organ donors, and, 2) the pharmacokinetics of oral vs iv thyroid administration
- Trial name
- NCT00238030
- Testing
- L-thryoxine, iv thryoxine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Antiseizure Medication in Seizure Networks at Early Acute Brain Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effect of FDA-approved antiseizure drugs in the brain connectivity patterns of severe and moderate acute brain injury patients with suppression of consciousness.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Brain Ischemia, Brain Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT06081283
- Testing
- Phenobarbital Sodium Injection, Levetiracetam, Lacosamide Injectable Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
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
Status Epilepticus
Treatment of Refractory Status Epilepticus
The purpose of this study is to determine whether propofol or barbiturates should be preferred in the treatment of status epilepticus (continuous seizure activity) refractory to 2 standard antiepileptic agents.
- Trial name
- NCT00265616
- Testing
- propofol, thiopental/pentobarbital
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Multi-resistant Gram-negative Bacteria Cause Infection
GRAM NEGATIVES STUDY
This is a prospective, observational, multicenter study whose main objective is to develop a predictive model of mortality in critically ill patients colonized by multidrug-resistant Gram-negative bacteria (MDR-GNB).
- Trial name
- MR-GEIPC (NCT07749508)
- Testing
- Standard of care therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion SEIMC-GESIDA
Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital, Hypothermia, Induced
Pediatric Influence of Cooling Duration on Efficacy in Cardiac Arrest Patients (P-ICECAP)
This is a multicenter trial to establish the efficacy of cooling and the optimal duration of induced hypothermia for neuroprotection in pediatric comatose survivors of cardiac arrest.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Out-Of-Hospital, Hypothermia, Induced, Hypoxia-Ischemia, Brain
- Trial name
- NCT05376267
- Testing
- Therapeutic Hypothermia
- Where
- 65 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Nurse's Role, Nurse-Patient Relations
Effect of Virtual Reality Simulation on Nursing Students' Knowledge and Skill Performance in Respiratory Physical Examination
Aim To compare the effects of immersive virtual reality (I-VR) and peer-assisted small-group practice on nursing students' knowledge, skill performance, and performance time in respiratory system physical examination.
- Conditions
- Nurse's Role, Nurse-Patient Relations, Exanimation
- Trial name
- NCT06536361
- Testing
- Virtual Reality-Based Learning Tool, Traditional Small Group Training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Coma
Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter as a Screening Test for Increased Intracranial Pressure
Patients admitted to the ICU may have delayed awakening after their critical illness has resolved. Though most either are due to metabolic causes or delayed elimination of sedative medications, more serious pathologies such as…
- Trial name
- NCT02338284
- Testing
- ultrasound of globe
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Coma
Use of Music and Voice Stimulus on Coma Patients
Objectives: (1) To check music and voice message influence on vital signs and facial expressions of patients in physiological or induced comas; (2) To connect the existence of patient's responsiveness with the Glasgow Coma Scale…
- Trial name
- NCT00959829
- Testing
- Music and message
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Brain Death, Organ Donation
Goal of Open Lung Ventilation in Donors
The primary goal of this study is to assess whether ventilation of deceased organ donors with an open lung protective ventilatory strategy will improve donor lung utilization rates and donor oxygenation compared to a conventional…
- Conditions
- Brain Death, Organ Donation, Organ Transplant Failure or Rejection
- Trial name
- GOLD (NCT03439995)
- Testing
- Open lung protective ventilation, Conventional ventilation
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Brain Death, Organ Donor
The Effect of Nebulized Albuterol on Donor Oxygenation
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of albuterol versus placebo with the following specific aims: a) Treatment of brain dead organ donors with albuterol will reduce pulmonary edema, improve donor oxygenation…
- Conditions
- Brain Death, Organ Donor, Pulmonary Edema
- Trial name
- NCT00310401
- Testing
- Albuterol, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 506 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Status Epilepticus, Altered Level of Consciousness
eegCap Application in Paediatrics wiTh redUced GCS in REsus
Children frequently present with altered or reduced consciousness levels to emergency departments. By using EEG monitoring, subclinical seizure activity may be detected, leading to earlier pharmacological intervention and…
- Conditions
- Status Epilepticus, Altered Level of Consciousness, Non-epileptic Seizures, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- CAPTURE (NCT05259891)
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University College Cork
Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury
Use of Analgesic Treatment to Reduce Signs of Pain in Patients With Disorders of Consciousness.
The purpose of this study is to characterize and improve pain and nociception management in patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC).
- Conditions
- Disorders of Consciousness, Severe Brain Injury, Post-comatose Non-communicative Patients, Vegetative State
- Trial name
- NCT04330547
- Testing
- Analgesic administration
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege