Clinical trials: Intensive Care (ICU)
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Cluster Randomized Trial of Hospitals to Assess Impact of Targeted Versus Universal Strategies to Reduce Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in Intensive Care Units (ICUs)
The Randomized Evaluation of Decolonization versus Universal Clearance to Eliminate MRSA (REDUCE MRSA) Trial is a cluster randomized trial of the comparative effectiveness of three strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant…
- Trial name
- REDUCE-MRSA (NCT00980980)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine bath and nasal mupirocin
- Where
- 42 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74,256 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections, Infections, Epidemics
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection in Neonatal Intensive Care Units Throughout Turkey: Prospective Multicenter Study (TurkNICU-RSV Trial)
The principle purpose of this multicenter trial is to determine the definition, timing and the percentage of nosocomial RSV epidemics throughout Turkey.
- Trial name
- TurkNICU-RSV (NCT01915394)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Comparison Between Infant Flow SiPAP and Noninvasive NAVA in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
When babies are born premature, they often need help with their breathing. The equipment used to help them breathe is not very comfortable and they sometimes need to be put on a specialized breathing machine with a tube into…
- Trial name
- NCT01588080
- Testing
- Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assist (NAVA)
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Fraser Health
Rare Diseases
NICUSeq: A Trial to Evaluate the Clinical Utility of Human Whole Genome Sequencing (WGS) Compared to Standard of Care in Acute Care Neonates and Infants
Prospective, multi-site, study to evaluate the clinical utility of cWGS in a proband. One group will receive cWGS and a clinical report approximately 15 days after blood samples are received, while the other group will continue…
- Trial name
- NICU-Seq (NCT03290469)
- Testing
- clinical whole genome sequencing (cWGS)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 355 people
- Sponsor
- Illumina, Inc.
Inflammatory Response, Multi-organ Failure
Modulation of Systemic Inflammatory Response in Critically Ill Children After Glutamine Supplementation
This study aims to describe the use of glutamine supplementation in the modulation of inflammatory response in critically ill pediatric patients and to determine if this decrease leads to clinical improvement in morbidity and…
- Trial name
- NCT01367223
- Testing
- solution of amino acids supplemented with glutamine, amino acids not supplemented with glutamine
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Sant Joan de Deu
Diaper Dermatitis
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Diaper Dermatitis: Prevention and Treatment With Airtime
The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of 3-5 minutes air therapy for the prevention and treatment of diaper dermatitis in infants 30 weeks and older receiving care in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU).
- Trial name
- NCT06958003
- Testing
- Air Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 320 people
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperglycemia
Hyperglycemia in a Coronary Intensive Care Unit
Newly diagnosed hyperglycemia (NDH) and stress hyperglycemia (SH) during acute illness is reported as a non-physiological condition in hospitals.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperglycemia, Blood Glucose, Myocardial Ischemia
- Trial name
- NCT00984737
- Testing
- Insulin
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
ICU Sedation
Safety, Tolerability and Efficacy of DEXDOR in Pediatric Patients in ICU
Open clinical trial to evaluate safety, tolerability, and efficacy of Dexdor for sedation in paediatric patients in intensive care settings. Multi-centre trial in Russia for marketing registration of Dexdor
- Trial name
- Pedrux (NCT03813277)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Orion Corporation, Orion Pharma
Non Bleeding Patients With Thrombocytopenia
Platelet Transfusion Thresholds in Non-Bleeding Patients
This is a study of platelet transfusion thresholds in patients with thrombocytopenia without bleeding and benifits of transfusion in those critically ill patients to prevent bleeding
- Trial name
- NCT07915284
- Testing
- Platlet transfusion
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
PREMATURITY
Skin-to-skin Contact to Promote Bacterial Decolonization in Preterm Infants
BACKGROUND Decolonization with topical antibiotics is necessary to prevent and / or control outbreaks of multidrug-resistant bacterial infection in the NICU (Neonatal Intensive Care Unit), but can trigger bacterial resistance.
- Trial name
- NCT01498133
- Testing
- skin-to skin contact
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 102 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidade Federal do Maranhão
ICU, Critical Illness
Paediatric Early Rehabilitation/Mobilisation During InTensive Care
In the UK, critical illness or injury affects about 19,000 Children and Young Persons (CYP) every year who are admitted to the paediatric intensive care unit (PICU) to receive life-sustaining treatments.
- Trial name
- PERMIT (NCT04110938)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Preterm Infants, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Effects of Early Yakson Touch and Kinesthetic Stimulation on the Development of High Risk Neonates
The role of physiotherapy interventions in treatment of high risk infants has not been established even after a number of studies.
- Trial name
- YTKS (NCT02815904)
- Testing
- Yakson touch, Conventional handling, Kinesthetic stimulation
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Asir John Samuel
Laryngeal Injury
Post Intubation Laryngeal Hazards in Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
this study aims to detect the effect of endotracheal intubation on the larynx of the pediatric population in order to allow early detection of any hazards
- Trial name
- NCT06198634
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Catheter-Related Infections, Central Venous Catheters
Advanced Dressings for CVC Infection Prevention in PICU
Randomised, single-blind clinical trial comparing chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated transparent dressings versus conventional transparent dressings in the prevention of central venous catheter-related bloodstream infections…
- Conditions
- Catheter-Related Infections, Central Venous Catheters, Bloodstream Infection, Pediatric Intensive Care Units
- Trial name
- NCT07175116
- Testing
- 3M™ Tegaderm™ Antimicrobial Transparent Dressing (chlorhexidine gluconate-impregnated), Conventional transparent polyurethane dressing
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University of Seville
Premature, Thermoregulation
Delaying First Bathing and Skin Barrier Function on Infant
It is still unknown when the first bath should be done in premature newborns. Investigators think that delaying the time of the first bath compared to the time in the clinic will show some positive changes in preterm newborns.
- Trial name
- TEWL (NCT04231799)
- Testing
- Bathing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Acute Respiratory Failure (ARF), Non Invasive Ventilation (NIV)
Music Therapy During NIV Implantation in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Non-invasive ventilation makes it possible to avoid intubation and improve patients' quality of life. However, pain is associated with discomfort and could lead to failure of this technique.
- Trial name
- MusiNIV (NCT06848218)
- Testing
- Music Therapy, Setting Up NIV
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP) in Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is very common in the intensive care unit (ICU), affecting 9 to 40% of ICU patients and mortality rates range from 20 to 50% and may reach more than 70% when the infection is caused by…
- Trial name
- NCT00935285
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Thessaly
Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation
Effect and Utilization of Protected Time Among Interns on Extended Duty-Hour Call Shifts
This study will test the feasibility and effectiveness of protected time for physicians in training during 30 hour shifts in a medical intensive care unit. The primary outcome will be fatigue.
- Conditions
- Fatigue, Sleep Deprivation, Depression
- Trial name
- NCT00983008
- Testing
- Protected time and Dedicated time
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Providence Health & Services
Burnout Syndrome
Burnout Syndrome in the Intensive Care Unit Before and During a Palliative Care Trial
One hundred ICU doctors, nurses and psychologists from 4 / 8 ICUs of the Greek group of the 28 European units participating in the EPIC stepped-wedge trial (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT06605079) will each complete the same four-part…
- Trial name
- BURNOUT-EPIC (NCT07069010)
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Athens
Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection
Impact of Nurses' Behavior Change and Evidence-Based Practice Implementation on Quality Indicators in Intensive Care Units in Low- and Middle-Income Countries
Study title: Impact of nurses' behavior change and implementing evidence-based practice to improve quality indicators in intensive care units in low-and middle-income countries Background and Rationale: Quality care is crucial…
- Conditions
- Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), Central Line-Associated Bloodstream Infection, Pressure Ulcers (Hospital-acquired Pressure Injuries), Prolonged Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay
- Trial name
- NCT07397364
- Testing
- Evidence based practices bundles of care
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University