Clinical trials: Aspiration, Respiratory
Anesthesia
the Impact of Noise on Requirements of Anesthetics During General Anesthesia
The investigators hypothesize that the noise level in the operating theatre influences the patients' requirements of anesthetics.
- Trial name
- NCT02534285
- Testing
- hearing protection
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Technische Universität Dresden
Healthy
AZD8848 Single Ascending Dose Study
This study will investigate the safety, tolerability, pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of single ascending doses of AZD8848 in healthy subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT01560234
- Testing
- AZD8848
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Anesthesia
Ambu AuraGain and Teleflex LMA Protector Fiberoptic Assessments in Elective Patients
Participant is being asked to take part in this study because participant is going to have surgery that requires general anesthesia (in which participant is unconscious for the procedure).
- Trial name
- NCT02724956
- Testing
- Ambu AuraGain, Teleflex LMA Protector, Ambu aScope
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Asthma
Safety, Tolerability, and Efficacy of AIN457 in Patients With Uncontrolled Asthma
This study is a preliminary proof of efficacy study of AIN457 in patients with bronchial asthma that is poorly controlled with the current standard of care.
- Trial name
- NCT01478360
- Testing
- AIN457 (secukinumab)
- Where
- 9 sites in Germany, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Asthma
AZD1419 Ph2a Study
Ph2a study planned to be run at approximately 16-18 sites in 4 EU countries (Denmark, Hungary, Poland and Sweden) enrolling approximately 170 patients to ensure 70 randomized patients with eosinophilic, moderate to severe asthma.
- Trial name
- INCONTRO (NCT02898662)
- Testing
- AZD1419
- Where
- 15 sites in Denmark, Hungary and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Respiration, Artificial
Effects of Sternal Wall Pressure in Children
This protocol is a prospective, pilot, observational study in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU), Progressive Care Unit (PCU) and the Operating Room (OR) settings at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP).
- Trial name
- SWP (NCT00628407)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Spinal Cord Injuries
Intermittent Hypoxia to Enhance Motor Function After Spinal Cord Injury
This study will examine if acute intermittent hypoxia (brief episodes of breathing lower oxygen), which has been shown to enhance plasticity and motor output, can enhance functional outcomes and muscle activation in individuals…
- Trial name
- NCT03071393
- Testing
- Hypoxia via Hypoxico Hyp-123
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Study of Incidence of Respiratory Tract AEs in Patients Treated With Tyvaso® Compared to Other FDA Approved PAH Therapies
A surveillance of respiratory tract related adverse events in patients treated with Tyvaso®(treprostinil) Inhalation Solution versus other FDA approved therapies
- Trial name
- Aspire (NCT01266265)
- Testing
- inhaled prostacyclin, prostacyclin, subcutaneous and intravenous prostacyclin
- Where
- 88 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,333 people
- Sponsor
- United Therapeutics
Delivery Room Resuscitation
Quantitative End Tidal CO2 Monitoring in the Delivery Room (DR)
This is a trial evaluating the use of an end tidal CO2 monitor during ventilation in the delivery room. The use of the monitor is compared with clinical assessment of ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT01381068
- Testing
- End tidal CO2 monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Neil Finer
Airway Complication of Anaesthesia, Healthy
The Effects of General Anesthetics on Upper Airway Collapsibility in Healthy Subjects
The investigators hypothesize that propofol, when compared to sevoflurane, causes the upper airway to collapse more easily and causes less activity in the tongue muscle.
- Trial name
- NCT01557920
- Testing
- Propofol, Sevoflurane
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Aspiration Pneumonia
Functionality and Accuracy of the smART System in Real-Life ICU Settings
Total participants in the "Functionality and Accuracy of the smART System in Real-Life ICU Settings" are 10 participants - in the current Jefferson study site there were 8 participants and in the Sheba study site (identifier…
- Trial name
- NCT03198988
- Testing
- smART Feeding Tube System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- ART Medical Ltd.
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, ARDS
Electrical Impedance Tomography for Optimization of Positive End-Expiratory Pressure: Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Doctors follow a standard ventilator management strategy when making adjustments to the breathing machine to optimize the amount of oxygen into the lungs.
- Trial name
- NCT03793842
- Testing
- Usual care, PEEP titration by EIT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Adult Subject
Effect of Super-Oxygenated Water on Blood Oxygen Saturation
Therapeutic delivery of additional Oxygen to blood stream via hyperbaric and extracorporeal oxygenation that raises blood Oxygen saturation level, apart from oxygenation in the lungs, is known to induce tissue repair, restore…
- Trial name
- NCT07016191
- Testing
- Ingestion of Water
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Inhale, Inc
Noninvasive Ventilation
Effect of Head Rotation on Efficacy of Face Mask Ventilation in Anesthetized Obese (BMI ≥ 35) Adults
Mask ventilation is fundamental to airway management at the start of surgical procedures requiring general anesthesia. For general anesthesia, medications are provided that affect the entire body and lead to a loss of…
- Trial name
- NCT03876873
- Testing
- Head Rotation During Face Mask Ventilation, Medline Top Valve Anesthesia Mask
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri-Columbia
Sleep Apnea, Age
Determinants of Age Related Breathing Instability During Non-Rapid-Eye-Movement (NREM) Sleep
The purpose for this research protocol was to examine the role of breathing control mechanisms that determine the development of sleep-disordered breathing in the elderly.
- Trial name
- NCT00732199
- Testing
- 1) hyperventilation via noninvasive positive pressure ventilation 2) multiple trials of episodic hypoxia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
COPD
Capnography-Assisted Learned Monitored (CALM) Breathing Therapy for COPD
This pilot study is part of a phased approach to refine, optimize, and test the feasibility of CALM Breathing. Preliminary participant feedback from the Capnography-Assisted Respiratory Therapy (CART) study was applied to adapt…
- Trial name
- CALM (NCT04786184)
- Testing
- CALM Breathing, Traditional outpatient PR
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Healthy Volunteers
Relative Bioavailability Study to Compare Inhalation of Terbutaline Sulphate 1,5mg Via Turbuhaler M3 With Turbuhaler M2
Relative bioavailability study to compare inhalation of Terbutaline Sulphate 1,5mg via current version of Turbuhaler with inhalation via a new version
- Trial name
- NCT02178059
- Testing
- terbutaline sulphate delivered dose, terbutaline sulphate metered dose
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 34 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Sleep Apnea
Mapping for Acute Transvenous Phrenic Nerve Stimulation Study
The Mapping for Transvenous Phrenic Nerve Stimulation Study (MAPS) is being conducted to evaluate the feasibility of transvascular stimulation of phrenic nerves via an electrophysiology (EP) catheter advanced into the great veins.
- Trial name
- MAPs (NCT01981590)
- Testing
- Stimulating the phrenic nerve intravenously using high frequency electrical pulses using an EP catheter connected to external pulse stimulator.
- Where
- 2 sites in Netherlands, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic BRC
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
Intensive Care Unit, Muscle Weakness
Use of Neuromuscular Electrostimulation (NMES) for Treatment or Prevention of ICU-Associated Weakness
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether neuromuscular electrostimulation (NMES) will decrease ICU-associated weakness.
- Trial name
- NMES (NCT00709124)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrostimulation (NMES) CareStim Muscle Stimulation Device (Care Rehab; McLean, VA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University