Clinical trials: Airway Trauma
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, PTSD
Cognitive Behavioral Therapy to Increase CPAP Adherence in Veterans With PTSD
Approximately 20 million Americans suffer from Obstructive Sleep Apnea (OSA) creating risks for major health problems, including dementia, heart attack, and stroke.
- Conditions
- Obstructive Sleep Apnea, PTSD, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT02641496
- Testing
- CBT-OSA, Sleep Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Lung Diseases, Obstructive, Sarcoidosis
Interventional Cryotherapy for the Eradication of Benign Airway Disease ("ICE the BAD")
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, effectiveness, and side effects of the CryoSpray AblationTM System (CryoSpray AblationTM, "CSA" or "cryospray therapy") to treat benign airway disease in the lung using liquid…
- Conditions
- Lung Diseases, Obstructive, Sarcoidosis, Wegener's Granulomatosis, Rhinoscleroma
- Trial name
- ICEtheBAD (NCT00747461)
- Testing
- CryoSpray Ablation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- CSA Medical, Inc.
Pneumonia, Community-Acquired Infections
Helmet Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Versus Oxygen Venturi in Acute Respiratory Failure in CAP: CAPOVeRSO
The purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of CPAP application by a helmet and O2 administration by a Venturi mask in terms of gas exchanges improvement in patients with acute respiratory failure due to…
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Community-Acquired Infections, Respiratory Insufficiency, Acute Lung Injury
- Trial name
- CAPOVeRSO (NCT00603564)
- Testing
- Castar Starmed (CPAP) delivered by a helmet
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- University of Milan
Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Other Preterm Infants
Surfactant Positive Airway Pressure and Pulse Oximetry Trial
This study compared the use of continuous positive airway pressure initiated at birth with the early administration of surfactant administered through a tube in the windpipe within 1 hour of birth for premature infants born at 24…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Diseases, Other Preterm Infants, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- SUPPORT (NCT00233324)
- Testing
- Surfactant, Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP), Supplemental oxygen with target saturation of 85 to 89%
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,316 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Relationship Between EIT and Respiratory Status in Very Preterm Infants
Electrical Impedance Tomography (EIT) is a non-invasive imaging technique that can measure lung function in real time. This study will follow premature infants to see if EIT can help predict which infants will be successful in…
- Conditions
- Chronic Lung Disease of Prematurity, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia, Premature Lungs
- Trial name
- NCT06609135
- Testing
- Sentec LuMon Device (EIT system), Sentec Digital Monitoring System (transcutaneous CO2 monitor)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Lawrence Rhein
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Duration of Continuous Positive Airway Pressure and Pulmonary Function Testing in Preterm Infants
The primary aim of this study is to quantify and compare changes in lung volumes (as measured by functional residual capacity) in premature infants stable on continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP), and then randomized to two…
- Trial name
- NCT02249143
- Testing
- CPAP and room air
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Oral Intubation
GlideScope Versus Direct Laryngoscope for Emergency Intubation
The purpose of this study is to assess if the GlideScope video laryngoscope is superior to the Macintosh direct laryngoscope for definitive airway management in acutely-injured patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01235065
- Testing
- type of laryngoscope
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 623 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Intubation; Difficult, Cervical Spine Injury
Head Motion in Pediatric Patients Endotracheally Intubated With Video Laryngoscopy Versus Direct Laryngoscopy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if intubation with video laryngoscopy (VL) will result in less head motion and therefore less cervical motion when compared with direct laryngoscopy (DL).
- Trial name
- NCT02405390
- Testing
- Video Laryngoscopy, Direct Laryngoscopy, Storz C-Mac® laryngoscope
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Nicklaus Children's Hospital f/k/a Miami Children's Hospital
Acute Respiratory Distress
Laryngoscope Versus CMAC for Endotracheal Intubation in Patients Undergoing Emergent Airway Management
Randomized controlled trial of intubation using the C-MAC video laryngoscope versus standard laryngoscopy. Patients who are going to be intubated using standard laryngoscopy will be randomized to have their first intubation…
- Trial name
- NCT01710891
- Testing
- CMAC videolaryngoscope, Direct Laryngoscopy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- Hennepin Healthcare Research Institute
Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia
Study of Nasal Ventilation In Preterm Infants To Decrease Time on The Respirator
Very premature infants often cannot breathe on their own and require assistance with a respirator. Conventional respirators deliver air or oxygen via a breathing tube placed through the mouth to the airway (endotracheal tube).
- Trial name
- NCT01440647
- Testing
- Extubation to NIPPV, Extubation to CPAP
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Nasal Septum Perforation
Nasal Septal Flap for Donor Site Reconstruction
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate the utility of porcine small intestinal submucosa (SIS) as a graft material that may aid in the natural healing process of freshly exposed bone and cartilage in the nasal cavity.
- Trial name
- NCT03159624
- Testing
- Biodesign™ SIS graft, Doyle silastic sheet
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Apnea, Sleep, Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
Sleep Disordered Breathing in Gulf War Illness and the Effect of Nasal CPAP Treatment
The purpose of this study is to determine any sleep disordered breathing in veterans with Gulf War Syndrome (GWS) and compare it to healthy normal asymptomatic Gulf War veterans.
- Trial name
- NCT00252629
- Testing
- Nasal CPAP treatment during sleep
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
A Randomized Cross Over Trial of Two Treatments for Sleep Apnea in Veterans With Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
Sleep disturbances are cardinal features of Veterans with post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In particular, obstructive sleep apnea is reported to occur more frequently in patients with PTSD compared to those without PTSD and…
- Trial name
- NCT01569022
- Testing
- CPAP, MAD
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Sleep Apnea, Obstructive, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Feasibility of Improving Sleep Apnea Treatment Adherence After Brain Injury
Background: Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is a sleep disorder common among Veterans with moderate-to-severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- FISATABI (NCT04221009)
- Testing
- MI and CBT 4-session manualized intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant (ELBW)
Effective Approaches & Strategies to Ease Off Nasal CPAP In Preterm Infants
Though Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (NCPAP) is a commonly used form of non-invasive neonatal respiratory support, the optimal method of weaning off NCPAP is not well established.
- Conditions
- Neonatal Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Extremely Low Birth Weight Infant (ELBW), BronchoPulmonary Dysplasia
- Trial name
- EASEOFFNCPAP (NCT02819050)
- Testing
- NCPAP
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Lundquist Institute for Biomedical Innovation at Harbor-UCLA Medical Center
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Respiratory Insufficiency Syndrome of Newborn
Impact of CPAP Level on V/Q Mismatch in Premature Infants
Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP) is used in premature infants to maintain lungs open and facilitate gas exchange. When ventilation/perfusion (V/Q) mismatch is present, areas of the lung that are open for gas exchange do…
- Trial name
- NCT02983825
- Testing
- Continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP); level changes
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Acute Lung Injury, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Airway Pressure Release Ventilation in Acute Lung Injury
The purpose of this study is to compare airway pressure release ventilation (APRV) to conventional mechanical ventilation (MV) in patients with acute lung injury (ALI) to determine if APRV can reduce agitation, delirium, and…
- Conditions
- Acute Lung Injury, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Mechanical Ventilation
- Trial name
- NCT00750204
- Testing
- APRV, Conventional MV
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Acute Pain, Multiple Trauma
Ketamine Patient-Controlled Analgesia for Acute Pain
This study will compare ketamine and hydromorphone as alternative patient-controlled interventions for trauma-related pain. Patients receiving ketamine PCA are expected to require less total and breakthrough opioid and to have…
- Conditions
- Acute Pain, Multiple Trauma, Fractures
- Trial name
- NCT02062879
- Testing
- Ketamine, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Injury, Brain, Traumatic, Traumatic Brain Injury
Study of Airway Pressure Release Ventilation and Intracranial Pressure in Patients With Severe Traumatic Brain Injury
The investigators will conduct an observational crossover study. The investigators aim to recruit 50 participants with severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) requiring intracranial pressure (ICP) monitoring during their stay at the…
- Trial name
- NCT02507973
- Testing
- Airway Pressure Release Ventilation, Low Tidal Volume Ventilation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore