Clinical trials: Critically Ill Children
Mechanically Ventilated, Critically Ill Children
Sedation Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine Versus Midazolam in Critically Ill Ventilated Children
There is a significant lack of adequately powered randomized clinical trial (RCT) data to determine the comparative safety and effectiveness of sedative treatments in pediatric patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04082767
- Testing
- Precedex, Midazolam
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Douglas Fraser
Acute Kidney Injury in Critically Ill Children
Utility of NGAL to Diagnose AKI in Critically Ill Children
Acute Kidney Injury is common in critically ill children and is associated with high morbidity and mortality in pediatric intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT03034876
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Critical Illness, Pediatric Intensive Care
Continuous vs Bolus Protein (Protein Regimen Outcomes) in Critically Ill Children (Kids In Distress)
The goal of this intervention study is to evaluate the difference in nutrition status markers (weight and muscle mass) when giving dietary protein by continuous or bolus delivery in critically ill children ages 1-11y.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Pediatric Intensive Care, Enteral Nutrition Therapy, Dietary Protein
- Trial name
- PRO-KID (NCT06721923)
- Testing
- Dietary protein
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Delirium
Lived Experiences and Impact of Delirium in Critically Ill Children: a Qualitative Study
The investigators aim to conduct a qualitative study evaluating the long and short-term recollection and experiences of critically ill children with delirium as well as collect the lived experience of the caregiver and healthcare…
- Trial name
- NCT04168515
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Seizures
Electrographic Seizure Management and Neurobehavioral Outcomes in Critically Ill Children
Electrographic seizures are common in critically ill patients leading to increased use of resource-intense continuous EEG monitoring for seizure identification and management.
- Trial name
- NCT03419260
- Testing
- Clinically indicated EEG monitoring.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Critical Care, Hypoxia
Conservative Versus Liberal Oxygenation Targets in Critically Ill Children
A feasibility study to determine if it is possible to perform a safe, adequately powered, and affordable multi-centre study in critically ill children comparing current practice of liberal targets for systemic oxygen levels with…
- Conditions
- Critical Care, Hypoxia, Pediatric ALL
- Trial name
- Oxy-PICU (NCT03040570)
- Testing
- Conservative oxygenation target, Liberal oxygenation target
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Critical Illness
Early In-bed Cycling in Critically Ill Children
To evaluate the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluating the efficacy of early in-bed cycling in addition to usual care physiotherapy, compared to usual care physiotherapy, on functional recovery…
- Trial name
- wEECycle (NCT02358577)
- Testing
- In-bed cycling, Usual Care
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Pims-Ts
PIMS-TS in Intensive Care: Retrospective Cohort Trial
Pediatric Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome Temporally associated with SARS-CoV-2, (PMIS-TS) represents the new unit, partially imitating the previously described Kawasaki disease.
- Trial name
- PIMS-TS INT (NCT05388396)
- Testing
- PIMS-TS diagnostic a treatment
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Brno University Hospital
Stress Hyperglycemia
Incidence and Course of Stress Hyperglycemia in Critically Ill Children Admitted to PICU of Assiut University Children Hospital
Detection of the prevelance of stress hyperglycemia in patients admitted to pediatric intensive care unit of Assiut university children hospital , asses its pattern ,course ,risk factors, its relation to the outcome and its…
- Trial name
- NCT04591561
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Critical Illness Sepsis, Severe
Treatment of IL-6 and Its Receptor Antagonists in Children's Severe Sepsis.
In severe infective patients who survive the initial inflammatory storm, the immune response often evolves toward a state of immunosuppression, which contributes to increased mortality and severe secondary hospital-acquired…
- Trial name
- NCT04850443
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Enteral Feeding
Does Volume-based Enteral Feeding Improve Nutrient Delivery in Hospitalized Critically Ill Children?
Background Some critically ill children have malnutrition which may worsen while they are in hospital and delay their return home. They can recover faster when they are given tube feedings to improve their nutrition.
- Trial name
- NCT05286177
- Testing
- Volume-based EN, Rate-based EN
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Intellectual Disability, Perceptual Disorders
Sedation Strategy and Cognitive Outcome After Critical Illness in Early Childhood
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationships between sedative exposure during pediatric critical illness and long-term neurocognitive outcomes.
- Conditions
- Intellectual Disability, Perceptual Disorders, Memory Disorders
- Trial name
- RESTORE-cog (NCT02225041)
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Refeeding Syndrome, Syndrome, Refeeding
Refeeding Syndrome in Critically Ill Children
Refeeding syndrome (RFS) is the a metabolic disturbance which occurs as a result of reinstitution of nutrition in people who are starved, severely malnourished, or metabolically stressed because of severe illness.
- Trial name
- NCT06583928
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Critically Ill Children
Gastrointestinal Manifestations in Critically Ill Children Admitted in PICU of Children's Hospital Assuit University
Gastrointestinal complications are common in critically ill children. GIC are commonly observed, as either a primary reason for admission or as a part of multiple organ dysfunction syndromes MODS in children admitted in the…
- Trial name
- NCT06235528
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Acute Kidney Injury, Renal Replacement Therapy
FST Analysis Supporting Timely Therapy and Risk Assessment Via Clinical Decision Support for Kids
The goal of this study is to learn whether adding a clinical decision support tool to the electronic medical record helps clinicians use the furosemide stress test in critically ill children at high risk for severe acute kidney…
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury, Renal Replacement Therapy, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- FAST TRACK (NCT07718464)
- Testing
- Furosemide Stress Test Clinical Decision Support Tool
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Pediatric Critical Illness, Anxiety
Interactive Digital Art-Based Relaxation Program
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of an Interactive Digital Art-Based Relaxation Program on physiological parameters, anxiety levels, and emotional distress in children aged 7-12 years receiving care…
- Trial name
- NCT07388485
- Testing
- Interactive Digital Art-Based Relaxation Program
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Gazi University
Sepsis, Critical Illness
Exploring and Establishment of Combined Extracorporeal Life Support(CELS) in Critically Ill Children
Multiple organ failure (MODS) is still the leading cause of death in children in ICU. The treatment of MODS is mainly organ function monitoring and organ replacement therapy.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Critical Illness, MODS
- Trial name
- CELS (NCT03654287)
- Testing
- Treatment
- Where
- China
- Sponsor
- Guoping Lu
Renal Disease, Liver Diseases
Outcomes of Children After Hospitalization in Intensive Care Unit
More than 10,000 children are hospitalized in an PICU every year in Canada. While most of them will survive their PICU hospitalization and their critical illness, some children will not recover to their pre-illness level.
- Conditions
- Renal Disease, Liver Diseases, Heart Diseases, Trauma Injury
- Trial name
- APCI (NCT06124092)
- Testing
- neurocognitive tests
- Where
- 8 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 690 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Oral Care Interventions and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Children
This experimental study aims to verify the influence of the oral hygiene performance with chlorhexidine digluconate 0.12% in the development of VAP in children.
- Trial name
- NCT01083407
- Testing
- 0.12% Chlorhexidine Digluconate, Toothbrushing
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Pediatric ALL, Critical Illness
Singapore's Health Outcomes After Critical Illness in Kids
What is the problem? Every year about 2.5 million children are affected by critical illness and require admission to the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU).
- Conditions
- Pediatric ALL, Critical Illness, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
- Trial name
- SHACK (NCT04637113)
- Testing
- This is a non-interventional study
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital