Clinical trials: Mortality
Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation
Prospective Cohort for the Evaluation of Biomarkers Following HCT (BMT CTN 1202)
The goal of this protocol is to establish a cohort of at least 1500 biologic samples collected prospectively from patients treated in BMT CTN centers that will be a shared bio specimen resource for conducting future allogeneic…
- Trial name
- NCT01879072
- Where
- 42 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,860 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Sepsis
Zambia Chlorhexidine Application Trial
This will be a cluster-randomized controlled trial to assess whether washing the umbilical cord with a disinfectant (4% chlorhexidine) helps to reduce neonatal deaths in Zambia when compared to the current standard of care, dry…
- Trial name
- ZamCAT (NCT01241318)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate (4%), Dry cord care
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 77,535 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
Kangaroo Mother Care, Preterm Infant
Kangaroo Mother Care Before Stabilisation Amongst Low Birth Weight Neonates in Africa
We will conduct an individually randomised, controlled, superiority trial with two parallel groups; an intervention arm allocated to receive KMC and a control arm receiving 'standard' care.
- Conditions
- Kangaroo Mother Care, Preterm Infant, Death; Neonatal, Hypothermia, Newborn
- Trial name
- OMWaNA (NCT02811432)
- Testing
- Kangaroo mother care, Standard care
- Where
- 4 sites in Uganda
- Volunteers
- 2,221 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes, Immunodeficiencies
Reduced Intensity Conditioning Using CD3+/CD19+ Depletion for Non Malignant Transplantable Diseases
This is a Phase II trial to determine the ability of a reduced intensity conditioning regimen to allow successful engraftment with CD3+ /CD19+ depleted peripheral stem cell grafts from mismatched donors.
- Conditions
- Bone Marrow Failure Syndromes, Immunodeficiencies, Immune Dysregulation Syndromes
- Trial name
- MiniClini (NCT02277639)
- Testing
- CliniMACs device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality
Comparative Analysis of APACHE II and P-POSSUM
To compare APACHE II and P-POSSUM scoring system in emergency laparotomy.
- Trial name
- NCT02471612
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Tata Main Hospital
Infant Mortality, BCG
Can Earlier BCG Vaccination Reduce Early Infant Mortality? A Randomised Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine whether BCG vaccination shortly after birth can reduce early infant mortality in a rural and an urban setting.
- Trial name
- BCGR (NCT02504203)
- Testing
- BCG-Denmark 1331 (Statens Serum Institute)
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 2,332 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Cardiac Disease, Cardiac Surgery
Platelet Transfusion During Neonatal Open Heart Surgery
Hypothesis: Dilutional thrombocytopenia after cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) is universal and administration of donor apheresis platelets just prior to termination of bypass will assist in early correction of coagulopathy, early…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Disease, Cardiac Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Platelet Transfusion
- Trial name
- CPB (NCT03045068)
- Testing
- Platelet Transfusion, FFP and Cryoprecipitate, PRBC and cell saver Transfusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Pneumonia, Diarrhea
Azithromycin to Prevent Post-discharge Morbidity and Mortality in Kenyan Children
Children hospitalized with severe illness in sub-Saharan Africa are at high risk of morbidity and mortality following discharge from hospital.
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Diarrhea, Malaria, Co-infection
- Trial name
- Toto Bora (NCT02414399)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Infant Mortality, Preterm Birth
Antenatal Micronutrient Supplementation and Infant Survival
The purpose of this community-based randomized trial is to examine whether a daily antenatal and postnatal multiple micronutrient supplement given to women will enhance newborn and infant survival and health and other birth…
- Conditions
- Infant Mortality, Preterm Birth, Low Birth Weight, Neonatal Mortality
- Trial name
- JiVitA-3 (NCT00860470)
- Testing
- Iron (27 mg) - folic acid (600 ug), Multiple micronutrient
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 44,567 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Childhood Mortality
Neonates and Azithromycin, an Innovation in the Treatment of Children in Burkina Faso
Although under-5 mortality rates are declining globally, neonatal mortality remains persistently high in many regions of sub-Saharan Africa.
- Trial name
- NAITRE (NCT03682653)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 21,832 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Acute Kidney Injury
Epidemiology of Acute Kidney Injury in England - 1998 to 2013
The true population incidence of acute kidney injury (AKI), previously called acute renal failure, in England is not known. A better understanding of the epidemiology of AKI at a national level is essential to inform initiatives…
- Trial name
- NCT02216695
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 64,882 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
HIV Infection
REMEMBER: Reducing Early Mortality & Morbidity by Empiric Tuberculosis (TB) Treatment
People with HIV have a high chance of becoming infected with TB, especially when they live in areas where TB infection is common. It can be difficult to diagnose TB in people who need to start HIV treatment right away.
- Trial name
- REMEMBER (NCT01380080)
- Testing
- Atripla (r), Efavirenz, Truvada
- Where
- 18 sites in Brazil, Haiti and 8 more
- Volunteers
- 851 people
- Sponsor
- Advancing Clinical Therapeutics Globally for HIV/AIDS and Other Infections
Acute Leukaemia, Chronic Disease
Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation for Pediatric Patients With Hematologic Malignancies
This is a phase II trial of reduced intensity conditioning with Bu/Flu/ATG in pediatric patients with hematologic malignancies at high risk for transplant related mortality with standard transplantation.
- Conditions
- Acute Leukaemia, Chronic Disease, Leukemia, Myelodysplasia
- Trial name
- NCT00795132
- Testing
- Busulfan, Anti-Thymocyte Globulin, Fludarabine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication, Hemorrhage
ECMO Hemostatic Transfusions in Children
Critically ill children supported by extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) receive large volumes of prophylactic platelet transfusions to prevent bleeding.
- Conditions
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication, Hemorrhage, Thromboembolism, Transfusion Adverse Reaction
- Trial name
- ECSTATIC (NCT05796557)
- Testing
- Platelet Transfusion
- Where
- 10 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Prostate Cancer
Prostate Cancer Intervention Versus Observation Trial (PIVOT)
Radical prostatectomy provides potentially curative removal of the cancer. However, it subjects patients to the morbidity and mortality of the surgery and may be neither necessary nor effective.
- Trial name
- PIVOT (NCT00007644)
- Testing
- Radical prostatectomy
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 731 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Integrating Care After Exacerbation of COPD
This clinical trial is designed to determine whether an intervention that provides information to primary care providers about gaps in care for their patients recently discharged from hospital for COPD can reduce hospital…
- Trial name
- InCasE (NCT02021955)
- Testing
- guideline treatment recommendations
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 717 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Intraventricular Hemorrhage of Prematurity, Complications of Prematurity
Cerebral Oxygenation and Autoregulation in Preterm Infants
Premature infants are at high risk for variations in blood pressure and oxygenation during the first few days of life. The immaturity of the premature brain may further predispose these infants to death or the development of…
- Trial name
- Early NIRS (NCT02147769)
- Testing
- NIRS monitoring
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Childhood Mortality
Mortality Reduction After Oral Azithromycin Contingency: Mortality Study
MORDOR was a cluster-randomized placebo controlled trial that assessed the efficacy of mass azithromycin distributions for the prevention of childhood mortality.
- Trial name
- MORDORIIMortY5 (NCT03338244)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 2 sites in United States, Niger
- Volunteers
- 66,228 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Mortality Following Noncardiac Surgery
South African Surgical Outcomes Study
We will conduct a 7 day cohort study of consecutive patients aged 16 years and older undergoing inpatient noncardiac surgery. Patients will be followed up for a maximum of 30 days.
- Trial name
- SASOS (NCT02141867)
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 3,927 people
- Sponsor
- University of KwaZulu
Hyperphosphatemia
Long-term Effect of Lanthanum Carbonate on Bone
Patients enrolled in a previous study (SPD405-309), who were exposed to lanthanum carbonate (Fosrenol), were eligible to continue on any prescribed treatment for hyperphosphatemia, including lanthanum carbonate (Fosrenol), for an…
- Trial name
- NCT00557323
- Testing
- Lanthanum carbonate
- Where
- 19 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Shire