Clinical trials: End of Life
Mucopolysaccharidoses
Carotid Structure and Function in MPS Syndromes: A Multicenter Study of the Lysosomal Disease Network
Mucopolysaccharidosis (MPS) syndromes are disorders characterized by enzyme deficiencies, and they have been linked to heart health complications.
- Trial name
- NCT01586871
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,147 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Paediatric Palliative Care
Paediatric End of Life Care Needs in Switzerland
Background Children living with life-limiting conditions have always been part of the health care system. Although there have been dramatic improvements in medical care, hundreds of children continue to die annually.
- Trial name
- PELICAN (NCT01983852)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University of Basel
Symptom Management
Starlight Therapy in Palliative Care
Starlight Therapy™ has been shown to help alleviate end-of-life symptoms in Palliative Care patients and reduce the need for PRN or "as needed" medications.
- Trial name
- NCT03716999
- Testing
- Starlight Therapy
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
Perinatal Problems, Still Births
Community-based Perinatal and Newborn Care in Gilgit District, Northern Areas, Pakistan: an AKU-AKHSP Collaboration
There is limited evidence from community-based interventions to guide the development of effective maternal, perinatal and newborn care practices and services in developing countries.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Problems, Still Births, Neonatal Deaths
- Trial name
- NCT02412293
- Testing
- Health Education & Promotion, Training of Health Workers, Community Mobilization
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 3,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Hemorrhage
Clinical Randomisation of an Antifibrinolytic in Significant Haemorrhage
CRASH 2 is a large pragmatic randomised placebo controlled trial of the effects of the early administration of the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid on death, vascular events and transfusion requirements.
- Trial name
- NCT00375258
- Testing
- Tranexamic acid, Sodium Chloride 0.9%
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20,211 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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)
End of Life
Survey on Palliative Care and Law Perception
The primary objective of the current survey study is to obtain detailed information about European intensive care unit (ICU) clinicians' awareness of palliative care and relevant, local end-of-life (EoL) legislation.
- Trial name
- PCLAW (NCT06245525)
- Testing
- This is not an interventional study
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 523 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Mucopolysaccharidosis II
Long-term Follow-Up for RGX-121
RGX-121-5101 is an observational long-term follow-up study to the RGX-121-101 or RGX-121-1102 studies where participants received RGX-121, a gene therapy intended to deliver a functional copy of the iduronate-2-sulfatase gene…
- Trial name
- NCT04597385
- Testing
- Long-term Follow-Up
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Brazil
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- REGENXBIO Inc.
Sudden Cardiac Death
Predictive Risk Stratification Through T Variability in ICD Patients Without Pacing Indications
The aim of the study is to assess the negative predictive value of the T amplitude variance as a method for risk stratification for patients with an increased risk for SCD.
- Trial name
- Prediction (NCT00560768)
- Testing
- Ovatio VR 6250 or DR6550
- Where
- 30 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- LivaNova
Death; Neonatal, Death, Infant
Trial to Compare BCG-Bulgaria and BCG-Denmark
The trial will be a two-year outcome assessor-blinded RCT at the maternity ward of Hospital Simão Mendes (HNSM) in urban Bissau, Guinea-Bissau to compare vaccination with Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) Danish strain (AJ Vaccines…
- Conditions
- Death; Neonatal, Death, Infant, Morbidity;Newborn, Morbidity;Infant
- Trial name
- BCGSTRAIN IV (NCT05397678)
- Testing
- BCG-Denmark, BCG-Bulgaria
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Multiple Sclerosis
Development and Evaluation of a New Palliative Care Service for People Severely Affected With Multiple Sclerosis (MS)
The primary purpose of this study is to develop, implement and conduct a preliminary evaluation of a new service for people who are severely affected by multiple sclerosis.
- Trial name
- NCT00364936
- Testing
- Palliative care service
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- King's College London
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
Perinatal Mortality
Saving Babies Lives
The central hypothesis of this study is that a neonatal healthcare programme that has a significant impact on neonatal mortality and which spans the healthcare journey from village to referral hospital can be developed and…
- Trial name
- SBL (NCT04663620)
- Testing
- Saving Babies Lives Programme, No Saving Babies Lives Programme
- Where
- Cambodia
- Volunteers
- 24,040 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Stillbirth, Delivery Complication
The PartoMa Project: Enabling Best Post Possible Childbirth Care in Tanzania.
Introduction Childbirth care remains suboptimal in many low-resource settings, causing unacceptable maternal and perinatal mortality and morbidity.
- Conditions
- Stillbirth, Delivery Complication, Delivery Delayed, Apgar; 4-7 at 1 Minute
- Trial name
- NCT04685668
- Testing
- The PartoMa guidelines and training
- Where
- Tanzania
- Volunteers
- 65,181 people
- Sponsor
- University of Copenhagen
Obstruction, Airway, Sudden; Death, Infant
The Inclined Position in Case of Respiratory Discomfort in the One Year Less Infant : Study on the Profits and the Risks in the Home
The inclined position at 30 ° in case of transient respiratory discomfort is recommended since the consensus conference of September 2000. This recommendation is based on a low level of evidence (grade C).
- Trial name
- PROCLIVE (NCT03482804)
- Testing
- Questionnaires
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
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
Postpartum Hemorrhage, Delivery, Obstetric
Reduction of Adverse Pregnancy Outcomes With a Smartphone Application in Ghana
The purpose of this study is to determine whether use of the Safe Delivery smartphone application by midwives can reduce excess blood loss from bleeding, and infant death during childbirth in Ghanaian women.
- Conditions
- Postpartum Hemorrhage, Delivery, Obstetric, Stillbirth, Infant Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT02185625
- Testing
- Safe Delivery smartphone application
- Where
- 15 sites in Ghana
- Volunteers
- 3,773 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre Eclampsia
Evaluation of the Effectiveness of Vitamin D Supplementation to Pregnant Women and Their Infants in Pakistan.
Vitamin D deficiency is wide spread in South Asian population and is contributing to burden of disease in this region including Pakistan.
- Conditions
- Vitamin D Deficiency, Pre Eclampsia, Stillbirths, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT01229189
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Neurologic Signs and Symptoms
Incidence, and Survival Medical Expenditure of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of autoimmune system which attacks the central nervous system and that is one of the most common inflammatory diseases and has caused a heavy disease burden on patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04022564
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Chun-Ming Liao
Death, Death, Infant
Coupons for Safe Water Project
Guaranteeing access to safe drinking water is still a challenge in rural households in developing countries, and unsafe water sources are responsible for millions of deaths each year around the world.
- Conditions
- Death, Death, Infant, Diarrhea, Diarrhea, Infantile
- Trial name
- Coupons (NCT05766826)
- Testing
- Coupons for safe water program: Treatment, Coupons for safe water program: Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 3,468 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago