Clinical trials: Brain Death
Brain Death, Renal Failure
Understanding Family Refusal
The investigators plan a secondary data analysis of an existing dataset to examine how individual decision-making differs from family decision-making in organ donation.
- Trial name
- NCT04303624
- Testing
- Health sciences survey
- Volunteers
- 1,007 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale-NUS College
Cardiovascular Death, Myocardial Infarction
Construction of a Cohort for Pan-Vascular Disease Among Employees of Taizhou People's Hospital
1. Participant Recruitment During the annual health check-ups for hospital staff, potential participants are recruited. Those who express interest are provided with a detailed explanation of the study's objectives, content, and…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Death, Myocardial Infarction, Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT06545799
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jiangsu Taizhou People's Hospital
Parkinson Disease
Preparing Patient-Caregiver Dyads with Parkinson's Disease for Future Decision Making
Persons with Parkinson's disease and family care partners are often unprepared to make difficult, future medical decisions. Earlier conversations about future medical decisions between persons with Parkinson's disease and family…
- Trial name
- NCT05084209
- Testing
- Parkinson's medical decision making support
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Purdue University
Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases
Risk Factors in the Initial Presentation of Specific Cardiovascular Disease Syndromes
Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is an important public health problem that affects millions of people worldwide. Associations between risk factors, such as smoking, dyslipidaemia or hypertension, and prevalent CVD are well…
- Conditions
- Heart Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases, Acute Myocardial Infarction, Unstable Angina
- Trial name
- NCT01804439
- Volunteers
- 2,240,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Inflammatory Cytokines Associated With Perinatal Brain Injury
This observational study assessed whether measurements of certain pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines in the blood (either singly or in combination) at birth and/or up to day of life 21 can predict cerebral palsy at…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- Cytokines (NCT01035697)
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,067 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Covid19, Death
COVID-19 Infections and Mortality in Long-term Care Facilities During the First Wave
The medical charts of all COVID-19 cases (n=1200) from 17 long-term care facilities in Montreal, Canada will be reviewed, to compare patients who survived to patients who did not survive.
- Conditions
- Covid19, Death, Infection Viral, Infections, Respiratory
- Trial name
- NCT04782427
- Testing
- COVID-19 infection
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,197 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre integre universitaire de sante et de services sociaux du Centre-Sud-de-l'Île-de-Montréal
Family Caregivers
Supporting Family Carers to People Living With Symptoms of Dementia at Home up to the End of Life
This is a qualitative study that will seek to gain further understanding of the support needs of family carers to people living with symptoms of dementia up to the end of life.
- Trial name
- NCT03666611
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manchester
Organ Finding
The Knowledge Levels and Attitudes of the People Living in Nevşehir on Organ Donation and Transplantation
In this descriptive study, the purpose was to determine the knowledge levels and attitudes of the people in Nevsehir, Turkey on organ donation.
- Trial name
- NCT02931318
- Testing
- Nevsehir
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nevsehir Public Hospital
MACE, Cardiac Death
Real-World Cohort Study of Cardiopulmonary Function in Chinese Patients With Cardiovascular Disease: CPET Evaluation and Five-Year Prognostic Follow-Up Based on a Multicenter Structured Data Platform
The goal of this observational study is to observe the characteristics of cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPET) parameters in patients across different cardiovascular diseases and to evaluate the predictive value of…
- Conditions
- MACE, Cardiac Death, Unplanned Repeat Revascularization, Cardiac Rehospitalization
- Trial name
- China-CPET (NCT07130968)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guangdong Provincial People's Hospital
Alzheimer's Disease and Related Dementias
Pilot Testing Dementia-Enhanced Training and Tool for Home Hospice Clinicians
The purpose of this study is to pilot test the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a clinically useful, inclusive dementia-enhanced training and tool for use by home hospice clinicians to improve care and…
- Trial name
- EDITH-HC (NCT05719077)
- Testing
- EDITH-HC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome, Shaken Baby Syndrome
The Impact of the Nurse-Led "My Baby is Safe" Educational Program
The aim of this study is to determine the effect of the My Baby is Safe Educational Program on mothers' knowledge, skills, and self-efficacy levels.The objectives of the study are to ensure that mothers acquire sufficient…
- Trial name
- NCT07037914
- Testing
- Education and Counseling, Leaflet
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Amasya University
SUDEP
Risk Factors for Sudden Unexplained Death in Epilepsy
The main purpose of this study is to develop a North American registry for SUDEP cases; requesting family members of epilepsy patients who died suddenly of unclear causes (SUDEP) to contact the study team.
- Trial name
- SUDEP (NCT01662453)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Brain Death
Implementation of Apnoea Test for Patients With Suspected Brain Death
This study consists of a survey created for intensive care physicians regarding their current practice of the implementation of apnoea test for patients with suspected brain death.
- Trial name
- NCT06359119
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kiskunhalas Semmelweis Hospital the Teaching Hospital of the University of Szeged
Brain Death
Non-randomized, Open-labeled, Interventional, Single Group, Proof of Concept Study With Multi-modality Approach in Cases of Brain Death Due to Traumatic Brain Injury Having Diffuse Axonal Injury
This is the proof of concept study with multi-modality approach (using intra-thecal bioactive peptides, stem cells, laser and transcranial IV laser and Median Nerve stimulation as adjuvants) in cases of brain death due to…
- Trial name
- NCT02742857
- Testing
- BQ-A Peptide Extract, Mesenchymal Stem Cells, Transcranial Laser Therapy
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bioquark Inc.
Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Stroke
Emulation of the Moderate Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health Trial (MACH15)
The aim of this study is to assess how long-term alcohol consumption influences health risks by emulating the Moderate Alcohol and Cardiovascular Health Trial (MACH15).
- Conditions
- Myocardial Infarction, Ischemic Stroke, Angina Pectoris, Coronary Revascularization
- Trial name
- NCT06583161
- Testing
- Moderate drinking, Quitting, Social drinking
- Volunteers
- 503,325 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)
Diabetes (DM), Cardio Vascular Disease
Nut Consumption and Prevention of Non-communicable Diseases: A Global Individual Participant Data Meta-analysis
The relationship between nut consumption and the risk of developing non-communicable diseases (NCDs) has been a subject of growing interest.
- Conditions
- Diabetes (DM), Cardio Vascular Disease, Cancer, Dementia
- Trial name
- NUTPOOL (NCT07205978)
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark, Spain
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut Investigacio Sanitaria Pere Virgili
Shock, Death
Polish Nationwide Register of Hospitalized Patients in Cardiac Intensive Care Units
Cardiac Intensive Care Units (CICUs) provide care for a diverse patient population. Understanding the clinical characteristics, analysis of treatment modalities, and prognosis of patients hospitalized in the CICU are important to…
- Conditions
- Shock, Death, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Treatment Complication
- Trial name
- POL-CICU (NCT06371677)
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw
Ischemic Stroke
Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) Study of the Hippocampus After Infarction in the Territory of the Middle Cerebral Artery
The purpose of this study is to observe delayed neuronal death of hippocampus after middle cerebral artery infarction in human beings.
- Trial name
- NCT00867581
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Perinatal Death, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Maternal Hyperoxygenation for Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Tracing Abnormalities
Hyperoxygenation for resuscitation of abnormal fetal heart rate tracings has been routine obstetric practice. However, there have not been any studies to support this practice.
- Conditions
- Perinatal Death, Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy, Neonatal Seizure
- Trial name
- NCT03996317
- Testing
- Room air
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Asphyxia Neonatorum, Neonatal Mortality
Neonatal Resuscitation in Zambia
Asphyxia is a leading cause of neonatal death in Zambia. This study will be conducted in two cities in Zambia to determine if the combined Neonatal Resuscitation Program/Essential Newborn Care Program compared to the new World…
- Conditions
- Asphyxia Neonatorum, Neonatal Mortality, Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT00097097
- Testing
- Neonatal Resuscitation
- Where
- Zambia
- Volunteers
- 40,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health