Clinical trials: Acute/Critical Illness
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D to Improve Outcomes by Leveraging Early Treatment
Vitamin D deficiency is a common, potentially reversible contributor to morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients. We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial of early vitamin D3…
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- VIOLET (NCT03096314)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- 47 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,358 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Acute Kidney Injury, Fluid Overload
Restrictive Versus Liberal Rate of Extracorporeal Volume Removal Evaluation in Acute Kidney Injury
Critically ill patients with acute kidney injury and fluid overload who are frequently treated by fluid removal during dialysis are at an increased risk of complications and death.
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury, Fluid Overload, Hypotension, Dialysis; Complications
- Trial name
- RELIEVE-AKI (NCT05306964)
- Testing
- Restrictive UFnet Rate Strategy, Liberal UFnet Rate Strategy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Acute Respiratory Failure
DirEct Versus VIdeo LaryngosCopE Trial
Clinicians perform rapid sequence induction, laryngoscopy, and tracheal intubation for more than 5 million critically ill adults as a part of clinical care each year in the United States.
- Trial name
- DEVICE (NCT05239195)
- Testing
- Video Laryngoscope, Direct Laryngoscope
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,420 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Critical Illness
Animal Assisted Interactions With Animal Robot in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
The purpose of this study is to: 1. Establish the feasibility and acceptability of a therapeutic robot, Paro, for critically ill patients admitted to the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit 2.
- Conditions
- Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia (ALL), Critical Illness, Physical Therapy Modalities, Occupational Therapy
- Trial name
- PARO (NCT05075395)
- Testing
- PARO therapy seal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nebraska
Aged, 80 and Over, Critical Illness
Intensive Care of Elderly: What do They Wish for Themselves?
Do very elderly adults wish intensive care in the event of acute life-threatening illness and are their next of kin able to predict these preferences? Very elderly patients are a steeply increasing patient population in intensive…
- Trial name
- NCT05149040
- Testing
- survey "Intensive care of very elderly: What do they wish for themselves?"
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,472 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Subdural Hematoma
Efficacy of Bromocriptine For Fever Reduction in Acute Neurologic Injury
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the antipyretic effect of bromocriptine in critically-ill patients with acute neurologic injury and fever from infectious and non-infectious etiologies.
- Conditions
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Subdural Hematoma, Traumatic Brain Injury, Ischemic Stroke
- Trial name
- BFF (NCT03496545)
- Testing
- Bromocriptine 5 MG, Acetaminophen 650 MG
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Acute Kidney Failure
Pharmacokinetics of Ertapenem in Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis
Critically ill patients in the intensive care unit often receive continuous hemodialysis to treat their kidney failure. Ertapenem is an antibiotic often used in these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00877370
- Testing
- ertapenem
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
ARDS, Critical Illness
Implementation of Nudges to Promote Utilization of Low Tidal Volume Ventilation (INPUT) Study
This study is a large pragmatic stepped-wedge trial of electronic health record (EHR)-based implementation strategies informed by behavioral economic principles to increase lung-protective ventilation (LPV) utilization among all…
- Conditions
- ARDS, Critical Illness, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Acute Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- INPUT (NCT04663802)
- Testing
- Default order set, Physician-targeted accountable justification, Respiratory therapist (RT)-targeted accountable justification
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7,342 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Tracheostomy, Communication
A Speech Recognition Application as a Communication Aid for Acute and Critical Care Patients With Tracheostomies
Patients in acute and critical care often undergo a tracheostomy. A tracheostomy is an incision at the front of the neck to insert a breathing tube directly into the airway.
- Conditions
- Tracheostomy, Communication, Acute/Critical Illness
- Trial name
- SRAVI (NCT06027866)
- Testing
- SRAVI (Speech Recognition Application for the Voice Impaired)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
Critically Ill, Acute Kidney Injury
Activated Vitamin D for the Prevention and Treatment of Acute Kidney Injury
The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of calcifediol (25-hydroxyvitamin D) and calcitriol (1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D) in preventing and reducing the severity of acute kidney injury (AKI) in critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- ACTIVATE-AKI (NCT02962102)
- Testing
- Calcifediol, Calcitriol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- David Leaf
Intensive Monitoring of Renal Function, Acute Kidney Injury
Intensive Monitoring of Renal Function
This study aims to examine the association between monitoring (Intensive and non-intensive) of renal function (urine output, serum creatinine) and outcomes among critically ill patients such as Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and…
- Trial name
- NCT02657226
- Volunteers
- 15,724 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Critical Illness, Acute Kidney Injury
Isotonic Solutions and Major Adverse Renal Events Trial in the Non-Medical Intensive Care Unit (SMART-SURG)
The administration of intravenous fluids is ubiquitous in the care of the critically ill. Commonly available isotonic crystalloid solutions contain a broad spectrum electrolyte compositions including a range chloride…
- Trial name
- SMART-SURG (NCT02547779)
- Testing
- 0.9% Saline, Physiologically-balanced isotonic crystalloid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10,421 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Critical Illness, Acute Kidney Injury
Isotonic Solutions and Major Adverse Renal Events Trial in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
The administration of intravenous fluids is ubiquitous in the care of the critically ill. Commonly available isotonic crystalloid solutions contain a broad spectrum electrolyte compositions including a range chloride…
- Trial name
- SMART-MED (NCT02444988)
- Testing
- 0.9% Saline, Physiologically-balanced isotonic crystalloid
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,381 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Critical Illness, Wounds and Injury
Strategy to Avoid Excessive Oxygen Using an Autonomous Oxygen Titration Intervention
This study is a multicenter randomized controlled trial to determine the effectiveness of a closed loop/autonomous oxygen titration system (O2matic PRO100) to maintain normoxemia (goal range SpO2 90-96%, target 93%) during the…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Wounds and Injury, Disease Attributes, Pathologic Processes
- Trial name
- SAVE-O2 AI (NCT06374225)
- Testing
- Automated Titration (O2matic)
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Brain Injuries
Intravenous Exenatide in Patients With Acute Brain Injury
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility of exenatide infusion for the treatment of high blood sugars following acute brain injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02058940
- Testing
- Exenatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Acute Respiratory Failure
Randomized Trial of Sedative Choice for Intubation
Among critically ill adults undergoing emergency tracheal intubation, one in five experience hypotension, cardiac arrest, or death.
- Trial name
- RSI (NCT05277896)
- Testing
- Ketamine, Etomidate
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,367 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Acute Respiratory Failure
Pragmatic Trial Examining Oxygenation Prior to Intubation
Clinicians perform rapid sequence induction, laryngoscopy, and tracheal intubation for more than 5 million critically ill adults as a part of clinical care each year in the United States.
- Trial name
- PREOXI (NCT05267652)
- Testing
- Preoxygenation with Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation, Facemask Oxygen
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,301 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Critical Illness, Acute Respiratory Failure
Trial of Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Under and Over Weight Critically Ill Patients (TOP-UP)
The specific aim of the proposed study is to conduct a pilot study involving 160 critically-ill lean and obese patients enrolled at 11 sites in Canada, the United States of America, Belgium and France in order to: Specific Aims…
- Trial name
- TOP-UP (NCT01206166)
- Testing
- Olimel (5.7%E / N9E)
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit at Kingston General Hospital
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Restore Resilience in Critically Ill Children
The study design will allow investigators to describe usual care in each PICU and identify the facilitating and restraining factors impacting the implementation of R2 at each PICU.
- Trial name
- R2 (NCT04695392)
- Testing
- R2 Bundle
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Mechanical Ventilation
Eye-Control Trial: Wearable Eye-Tracking Device as Means of Communication
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of use of a wearable communication device for critically ill patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and mechanically ventilated.
- Trial name
- NCT04582149
- Testing
- EyeControl Eye-tracking Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University