Clinical trials: Deaths
Sudden Death
Death Rate in Anesthesia, a Study in a Tertiary Hospital
Death rate in anesthesia is one of the most valuable methods to assess the safety of anesthesia practice among different types of patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02732067
- Testing
- anesthesia related deaths
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan
Neonate, Asphyxia
Multimodal Analysis of Early Biomarkers of the Impacts of Perinatal Asphyxia
Current diagnostic methods rely primarily on clinical symptoms, supplemented by brain imaging and physiological tests. However, these signs of injury only become apparent once significant damage has occurred, thus delaying…
- Conditions
- Neonate, Asphyxia, EEG, Eye Tracking
- Trial name
- Neurobiom (NCT07702500)
- Testing
- EEG
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
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
Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Ventricular Fibrillation
Failure of Chronically Implanted Defibrillator Leads -Incidence and Management
Comparison of two different approaches to address the problem of malfunctioning ICD-leads. These leads consist of two parts. One that is used for detection of arrhythmias(and pacing if required) (Pace/Sense) and a second part…
- Trial name
- NCT00614718
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,317 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Wilms Tumor, Relapse
The Use of Immunohistochemical Staining for the Prediction of Wilms Tumour Progression and Recurrence
Wilms' tumour staging and grading are used to give an idea about the prognosis. Advanced staging, diffuse anaplasia, predominant blastemal elements and lymph node invasion are indicators of poor prognosis.
- Conditions
- Wilms Tumor, Relapse, Death
- Trial name
- NCT04758455
- Testing
- P53, Ki67 and Cyclin A IHC.
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Suicidal Ideation
Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) for Youth With Autism Spectrum and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10-24 years. There is no gold standard for evaluating suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other…
- Trial name
- NCT04317118
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 278 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Perinatal Mortality, Cause of Neonatal Death
Verbal Autopsy to Assess Early Neonatal Death and Stillbirth
The NICHD Global Network (GN) for Women's and Children's Health Research, a multi-site, international research network, provides a unique infrastructure to implement an expanded perinatal verbal autopsy study using the FIRST…
- Conditions
- Perinatal Mortality, Cause of Neonatal Death, Cause of Stilbirth
- Trial name
- VA (NCT00640055)
- Testing
- Coordinator, Physician-assigned cause of death
- Where
- 4 sites in Guatemala, Pakistan and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
Terminal Illness, Heart Arrest
End-of-life Practices in 2019 vs. 2014
In 2014, the authors conducted a survey of key opinion leaders on ethical resuscitation practices in 31 European Countries. The authors administered a comprehensive questionnaire to 1-2 "experts" from each country…
- Conditions
- Terminal Illness, Heart Arrest, Ethics, Narrative
- Trial name
- NCT04078815
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium, Greece
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
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)
Cardiac Arrest, Sudden
AED Log Analysis of 19 Cases in Out-of-hospital Environment
The study performed to demonstrate a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of the Heart Guardian HR-501 when used in an out-of-hospital environment.
- Trial name
- NCT03969797
- Testing
- RADIAQBIO Heart Guardian HR-501
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- RadianQbio
Maternal Mortality, Access to Health Care
Project to Use Community Health Workers to Reduce Maternal Deaths
The purpose of this trial is to establish if several interventions will help women in rural Tanzania access health care services during pregnancy and at the time of delivery.
- Trial name
- EWH (NCT03024905)
- Testing
- Village meeting and travel vouchers, Birth kit with misoprostol
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 17,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bruyère Health Research Institute.
Cervical Cancer, Cancer
The Association Between Cervical Cancer Screening and Cancer Occurrence
To investigate the protective effect of cervical cancer incidence and mortality by screening attending frequency or screening pattern, and to evaluate the possible risk of developing malignancies among women with cervical…
- Trial name
- NCT01015079
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 6,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Stillbirth, Perinatal Death
A Feasibility Randomised Control Trial to Evaluate Early Perinatal Bereavement Counselling for Parents Who Have Experienced a Perinatal Death
The goal of this feasibility randomised control trial is to determine if a trial to evaluate perinatal bereavement counselling for parents who have experienced a perinatal death is feasible.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Perinatal Death, Psychological, Grief
- Trial name
- PEARL-C (NCT07494760)
- Testing
- Bereavement Counselling, Usual bereavement care
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Unexpected Infant Death, Prevention & Control
Impact of Prevention of Safe Sleeping and Unexpected Infant Death
The sudden unexpected infant death (SUID) is defined as "the sudden death of a child aged from 1 month to 1 year who had been healthy until then, whereas nothing in his known history or in the history of events could have allowed…
- Conditions
- Unexpected Infant Death, Prevention & Control, Safe Sleeping
- Trial name
- MinUTE (NCT07237360)
- Testing
- Sleeping mode
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Bereaved Families
The Family Talk Intervention When a Parent or a Child Had Died: A Feasibility Study
This is a family-centered bereavement intervention for families when a parent with dependent children has died. The goals of the manual-based intervention, the Family Talk Intervention (FTI), are to facilitate family…
- Trial name
- NCT07858032
- Testing
- The Family Talk Intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ersta Sköndal University College
Melanoma
Safety and Efficacy of Pembrolizumab Compared to Placebo in Resected High-risk Stage II Melanoma (MK-3475-716/KEYNOTE-716)
This 2-part study will evaluate the safety and efficacy of pembrolizumab (MK-3475) compared to placebo in participants with surgically resected high-risk Stage II melanoma.
- Trial name
- NCT03553836
- Testing
- Pembrolizumab
- Where
- 159 sites in United States, Australia and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 976 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
End of Life, Communication
Informational Meetings for Planning and Coordinating Treatment
This prospective cluster-randomized trial examines the efficacy of a novel communication intervention delivered by trained physician and nurse dyads to parents of children with cancer within the clinicians' practice, to foster…
- Conditions
- End of Life, Communication, Cancer Metastatic
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT04330833)
- Testing
- Novel Communication Intervention, Enhanced Usual Care Parent Education
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Lymphatic Filariasis
Death to Onchocerciasis and Lymphatic Filariasis (DOLF) Triple Drug Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis
The DOLF Triple Drug Therapy for Lymphatic Filariasis study will determine the frequency, type and severity of adverse events following triple-drug therapy (IVM+DEC+ALB, IDA) compared to the standard two-drug treatment (DEC+ALB…
- Trial name
- NCT02899936
- Testing
- 3 drug dose - IDA, 2 drug dose - DA
- Where
- 4 sites in Haiti, India and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 23,789 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
End of Life Care
The Effect of Repetitive Standardized Patient Simulation and End of Life Care Education on Nursing Students' Knowledge Attitudes and Moods
This research is a randomized experimental intervention study designed to examine the effect of repetitive standard patient-based education given to nursing students with end-of-life care education nursing on the level of…
- Trial name
- NCT05596487
- Testing
- repetitive standardized patient simulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication
Impact of a Smartphone Intervention on Tanzanian Women's Childbirth Location
This study investigates whether training Community Health Workers (CHW) to use a smartphone-based prenatal counseling application as a "job aid" instead of the existing paper based standard is associated with increased women's…
- Conditions
- Maternal Death Affecting Fetus or Newborn, Delivery Complication, Obstetric Complication, Birth Injuries
- Trial name
- SUSTAIN1 (NCT03161184)
- Testing
- SUSTAIN Smartphone training of CHW (SP+), SUSTAIN Paperbased training of CHW (SOC)
- Volunteers
- 572 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto