Clinical trials: Systemic Inflammation
Neonatal Sepsis
Role of Presepsin as a Novel Biomarker in Diagnosis of Neonatal Sepsis
-Introduction: Sepsis is a clinical syndrome that results from a deregulated inflammatory response to an infection. it is life-threatening entity causing millions of deaths worldwide, with variable clinical manifestations and…
- Trial name
- NCT06633770
- Testing
- proclcitonin and presepsin
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Neonatal Sepsis
Late-onset Sepsis in Term and Pre-term Neonates and Infants up to 3 Months of Age
This study evaluated the safety, pharmacokinetics and efficacy of ceftobiprole in term and pre-term newborn babies and infants up to 3 months of age with late-onset sepsis (LOS).
- Trial name
- NCT05856227
- Testing
- Ceftobiprole medocaril
- Where
- 14 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Basilea Pharmaceutica
Stem Cell Transplant Complications, Cytokine Release Syndrome
Cyclosporine on Day Zero as Prophylaxis for Cytokine Release Syndrome
Phase II, randomized controlled, unblinded clinical trial. Will evaluate whether the administration of oral cyclosporine started on day 0 of transplantation is effective in reducing the incidence of cytokine release syndrome…
- Trial name
- NCT04781803
- Testing
- Cyclosporine
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Dr. Jose E. Gonzalez
Fluid Responsiveness Predictability in Sepsis
A Study Comparing Carotid Doppler Ultrasound and Echocardiography to Assess Fluid Responsiveness in Septic Patients on Ventilator
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine whether common carotid artery blood flow measured by bedside Doppler ultrasound can accurately identify fluid responsiveness in mechanically ventilated adults with sepsis.
- Trial name
- NCT07653568
- Testing
- intravenous crystalloid fluid bolus
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
Sepsis
Impact of Heart Rate Characteristics Monitoring in Neonates
Hypothesis: Fewer neonates managed using information from heart rate characteristics (HRC) will require intubation and mechanical ventilation as a result of sepsis and sepsis-like illness.
- Trial name
- HeRO (NCT00307333)
- Testing
- HeRO heart rate characteristics monitor
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,003 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Early-Onset Sepsis, Neonatal, EOS
Safely Reduce Newborn Antibiotic Exposure With the Early-onset Sepsis Calculator
Newborns are at risk for early-onset sepsis (EOS), which occurs within 72 hours after birth. The incidence of proven EOS is 0.5-2.0 per 1000 live births.
- Trial name
- NCT05274776
- Testing
- EOS calculator
- Where
- 10 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 1,830 people
- Sponsor
- prof. dr. Frans B. Plötz
Cancer Pediatric, Neutropenia
Safety of Acupuncture and Intracutaneous Needles in Pediatric Cancer Patients: a Retrospective Study (ACUSAFE2021)
This study aims to demonstrate the safety of intracutaneous needles in pediatric cancer patients. For this, a two-year retrospective study will be carried out to determine the incidence of adverse effects related to acupuncture…
- Conditions
- Cancer Pediatric, Neutropenia, Thrombocytopenia, Bacteremia
- Trial name
- ACUSAFE2021 (NCT05585463)
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- Fundació Sant Joan de Déu
Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis
Clinical Impact of Donor Milk Pasteurized by HTST Treatment in Preterm Infants
Randomized double-blind clinical trial to compare the incidence of microbiological proven late onset sepsis in extremely preterm infants (<1000 grams) that are supplemented with donor milk pasteurized by High Temperature Short…
- Trial name
- NCT04424667
- Testing
- donor milk
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 211 people
- Sponsor
- Carmen Rosa Pallas
Neonatal Mortality, Neonatal Sepsis
Impact of Sunflower Seed Oil Massage on Neonatal Mortality and Morbidity in Nepal
Each year four million babies die during the neonatal period, with the majority occurring in developing countries. Overall, infections account for one-third of all neonatal deaths, with proportions approaching 50% in settings…
- Trial name
- NOMS (NCT01177111)
- Testing
- Sunflower seed oil, Mustard seed oil
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 29,260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Neonatal Early-onset Sepsis, Neonatal Late-onset Sepsis
A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial for Antibiotic Exposure in Neonatal Sepsis Using Neutrophil CD64
Unnecessary and prolonged antibiotic therapy in newborn babies can have serious consequences including development of necrotizing enterocolitis (a serious, potentially life-threatening gastrointestinal illness in premature…
- Trial name
- NCT01825421
- Testing
- Intervention is to stop antibiotics at 24h .
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis, Extreme Prematurity
Dopamine vs. Norepinephrine for Hypotension in Very Preterm Infants With Late-onset Sepsis
Fluid-unresponsive hypotension needing cardiotropic drug treatment is a serious complication in very preterm neonates with suspected late-onset sepsis (LOS; defined as culture positive or negative bloodstream infection or…
- Conditions
- Late-Onset Neonatal Sepsis, Extreme Prematurity, Neonatal Hypotension
- Trial name
- NCT05347238
- Testing
- Dopamine, Norepinephrine
- Where
- 22 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- Mount Sinai Hospital, Canada
Malaria, Bacteremia
Empirical ANtibiotic THErapy in Adults Hospitalised With Malaria
While World Health Organization (WHO) guidelines recommend empirical antibacterial therapy as the standard of care in all African children with severe falciparum malaria, there are fewer data to guide the management of adults…
- Conditions
- Malaria, Bacteremia, Sepsis
- Trial name
- ANTHEM (NCT03224052)
- Where
- Burma
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Menzies School of Health Research
Sepsis, Septic Shock
Serial Vasopressin and Copeptin Levels in Children With Sepsis and Septic Shock
Patients with severe infection can develop very low blood pressure. There are many mechanisms leading to this, and one of them appears to involve a hormone called vasopressin.
- Trial name
- VaCoSS (NCT00698048)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Jan Hau Lee
Premature Birth, Late-onset Invasive Infection
Speed of Increasing Milk Feeds Trial
Survival of preterm infants has increased greatly over the years, so a major aim now is to improve the long term outlook for these babies and to avoid serious complications.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth, Late-onset Invasive Infection, Necrotizing Enterocolitis
- Trial name
- SIFT (NCT01727609)
- Testing
- Milk feed (breast milk or formula milk)
- Where
- 57 sites in Ireland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 2,804 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Parasitemia
Parasitic Clearance and Recurrence Rates Among Patients With Vivax Malaria
This research is intended to study the efficacy of CQ alone for P.vivax infection and also to study the recurrence rate among patients with P.vivax on standard dose of CQ and PQ.
- Trial name
- BCAPES (NCT01784315)
- Testing
- Artemisinin combination therapies (ACT)will be used for Chloroquine resistant P.vivax, Chloroquine and Primaquine
- Where
- 3 sites in Bhutan
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ministry of Health, Bhutan
Sepsis Syndrome
Utility of Presepsin in Children Sepsis
Presepsin (formerly CD14), is a glycoprotein receptor occurring at the surface of monocytes/macrophages. CD14 binds to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) complexes and LPS binding protein (LPB), which triggers the activation of toll-like…
- Trial name
- NCT02643121
- Testing
- therapy sepsis
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brno University Hospital
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Hyperglycemia
The Importance of Adrenomedullin (AM) on ACTH-Cortisol-Glucose Axis
Hyperglycemia is frequent manifestations of the human metabolic response to systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS),sepsis and septic shock, and are implicated in the clinical outcome.
- Trial name
- AM (NCT00459511)
- Testing
- Blood AM, IL-6, ACTH, Cortisol, Glucose and Insulin
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Neonatal Sepsis, Markers
Tissue Doppler Echocardiographic Assessment of Cardiac Function in Neonatal Sepsis
1. To assess myocardial function in neonates with sepsis using tissue doppler echocardiography. 2. To assess sepsis induced cardiac dysfunction. 3.
- Trial name
- NCT07572916
- Testing
- cardiac troponin, and blood culture
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Sepsis, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia
Inflammatory Cytokine Quantification in Infants
This study proposes to quantify inflammatory cytokine profiles in three neonatal disease states, namely, neonatal sepsis, infants with a congenital diaphragmatic hernia defect, and infants suffering cardiopulmonary failure…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Congenital Diaphragmatic Hernia, Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Failure
- Trial name
- NCT01155830
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Mycobacterium Avium-intracellulare Infection, HIV Infections
Rifabutin Therapy for the Prevention of Mycobacterium Avium Complex (MAC) Bacteremia in HIV Positive Patients With CD4 Counts = or < 200: Treatment IND Study
Primary: To provide rifabutin to HIV positive patients in an attempt to prevent or delay Mycobacterium avium Complex (MAC) infection by a daily dose of rifabutin.
- Trial name
- NCT00002080
- Testing
- Rifabutin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Pharmacia