Clinical trials: Critical Care
Delirium
Efficacy of Quetiapine for Pediatric Delirium
This study is designed to assess the safety and efficacy of quetiapine as treatment for pediatric delirium.
- Trial name
- NCT02056171
- Testing
- quetiapine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury)
Pediatric Guideline Adherence and Outcomes- Argentina
Pediatric traumatic brain injury (TBI) is the leading killer of children worldwide but effective treatments for TBI are limited.
- Trial name
- PEGASUS (NCT03896789)
- Testing
- PEGASUS Program for Care
- Where
- 16 sites in Argentina, Chile and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 505 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Child, Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness
Clinical Effectiveness of the "PICU Up!" Multifaceted Early Mobility Intervention for Critically Ill Children
While mortality in U.S. pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) is improving, surviving children frequently develop persistent physical, cognitive, and psychological impairments.
- Conditions
- Child, Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness, Critical Illness, Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer
- Trial name
- PICU Up! (NCT04989790)
- Testing
- PICU Up!
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,470 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Gram-negative Bacteremia
Rapid Identification and Phenotypic Susceptibility Testing for Gram-Negative Bacteremia
RAPIDS-GN is a multi-center, prospective, randomized, controlled trial to evaluate the following strategies for patients with confirmed gram-negative bacillus bacteremia (GNB): 1.
- Trial name
- RAPIDS-GN (NCT03218397)
- Testing
- Accelerate PhenoTest™ BC Kit, Standard Culture and AST
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Critical Illness
Daily Checklists and Outcome in the Intensive Care Unit
Medical errors account for tens of thousands of deaths and tens of billions of dollars in healthcare costs in the United States every year.
- Trial name
- NCT01396044
- Testing
- Electronic checklist, Verbal prompting
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
One-year Outcome After Prehospital Intubation
One-year Outcome After Prehospital Intubation
The primary aim of this study was to describe the long-term outcome of critically ill or severely injured patients not in cardiac arrest treated by an EMS physician.
- Trial name
- NCT02307123
- Testing
- Intubation
- Volunteers
- 483 people
- Sponsor
- Tampere University Hospital
Critical Illness
Family Satisfaction (FS) in the Intensive Care Unit
There is increasing awareness that high-quality care in the intensive care unit also includes care of visiting family members according to their needs.
- Trial name
- NCT01449734
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 217 people
- Sponsor
- Center for Sepsis Control and Care, Germany
Diabetic Ketoacidosis
Use of Insulin Glargine to Treat Diabetic Ketoacidosis
The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of the addition of insulin glargine during the early phase of moderate to severe Diabetic Ketoacidosis (DKA) in children.
- Trial name
- NCT00179127
- Testing
- glargine, saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Critical Illness
Animal Assisted Interactions With Animal Robot in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Establish the feasibility and acceptability of a therapeutic robot, Paro, for critically ill patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 2.
- Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Critical Illness, Physical Therapy Modalities, Occupational Therapy
- Trial name
- PARO (NCT05075395)
- Testing
- PARO therapy seal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Critical Illness
European Mortality & Length Of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Stay Evaluation (ELOISE)
The starting point of ELOISE is the significant number of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors who die after the transfer to ward.
- Trial name
- ELOISE (NCT01422070)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 6,433 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Critical Illness
Second Survey of Intensive Care in India
INDICAPS was the first large scale, multicentre survey launched by the ISCCM. The aim was to gather information about ICUs, organizational characteristics, patient casemix, the types and severity of illness, monitoring and…
- Trial name
- INDICAPS-II (NCT03631927)
- Testing
- Observation
- Where
- 109 sites in India
- Volunteers
- 5,094 people
- Sponsor
- Indian Society of Critical Care Medicine
Communication, Critical Illness
Improving Family Meetings in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
This study aims to improve communication between medical teams, patients, and families in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT03749330
- Testing
- CICU Team And Loved Ones Communicating (CICU TALC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Anemia
Age of Blood in Children in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
ABC PICU is a randomized clinical trial that will compare the clinical consequences of RBC storage duration in 1538 critically ill children.
- Trial name
- ABC-PICU (NCT01977547)
- Testing
- Short storage RBC age
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,538 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Critical Illness
Ultrasound Guided Vascular Access in Pediatric Intensive Care Patients
The purpose of this study is to see how fast and accurate two different techniques used by physicians to insert catheters in children are.
- Trial name
- NCT00207883
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 212 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Agitation
Acupuncture to Improve Comfort of Children on a Ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture is effective at improving comfort in children on a ventilator in the intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT01848158
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI), Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Safe Critical Care: Testing Improvement Strategies
One group of hospitals participated in a collaborative approach for healthcare quality improvement while another group was provided only a tool kit.
- Trial name
- NCT00975923
- Testing
- Collaborative Group, Tool Kit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Drug Study of Albuterol to Treat Acute Lung Injury
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) and a lesser condition that occurs prior to ARDS, Acute Lung Injury (ALI), are medical conditions that occur when there is severe inflammation and increased fluids (edema) in both lungs…
- Trial name
- ALTA (NCT00434993)
- Testing
- Albuterol Sulfate, Mini-Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL)
- Where
- 40 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 282 people
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Cerebral Palsy, Sensorimotor Deficits
A Study of Neurophysiologically Based Occupational Therapy Intervention (NBOTI) for Feeding in the NCCU.
Many critically ill newborns in the neonatal intensive care (NICU) or critical care unit (NCCU) environment develop feeding and movement problems.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Sensorimotor Deficits, Sensory Processing Disorder, Feeding Problems
- Trial name
- NBOTI (NCT00766051)
- Testing
- The intervention group: Neurophysiologically Based Occupational Therapy Intervention (NBOTI)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Respiratory Failure
The Use of the GlideScope Ranger in Pediatric Critical Care Transport
This study seeks to assess the role of the GlideScope Ranger video laryngoscope in facilitating successful neonatal/pediatric intubation by pediatric critical care transport teams.
- Trial name
- NCT01054183
- Testing
- GlideScope Ranger Intubation, Direct Laryngoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Akron Children's Hospital