Clinical trials: Brain Death
Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases Risk
Cor360: Clinician-Facing Broad-Spectrum Cardiac Phenotyping and Risk Assessment Using COR® Wearable ECG to Inform Outcomes-Oriented Care Pathways
Cor360 is an observational study evaluating whether extended wearable electrocardiogram (ECG) data can support broad-spectrum cardiac phenotyping and risk assessment beyond conventional single-purpose ambulatory rhythm…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases Risk, Cardiac Conduction System Disease, Bundle/Fascicular Abnormalities
- Trial name
- Cor360 (NCT07775976)
- Testing
- COR Wearable ECG Monitoring, Cor360 Clinician-Facing Decision-Aid Reporting
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peerbridge Health, Inc
Organ Donor, Brain Death
Therapeutic Hypothermia in "Expanded Criteria" Brain-dead Donors and Kidney-graft Function
Each year, only one third of patients registered on the waiting list receive a kidney transplant. Numerous paths are being explored with the aim of reversing this shortage.
- Conditions
- Organ Donor, Brain Death, Kidney Transplant; Complications, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- HYPOREME (NCT03098706)
- Testing
- Procedure control: normothermia, Procedure active
- Where
- 54 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 532 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases
Novel Hemostatic Cardiac Risk Factors in Framingham
To investigate hemostatic variables in relation to cardiovascular risk in the Framingham Offspring Study cohort.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Heart Diseases, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- NCT00005356
- Sponsor
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (NHLBI)
Temporal Lobe Epilepsy
Autonomic Dysfunction in Temporal Lobe Epilepsy and SUDEP
The study aimed at detection of autonomic dysfunction among cases with temporal lobe epilepsy; using different electrophysiological techniques.
- Trial name
- NCT06269822
- Testing
- Sympathetic skin response, heart rate variability test, quantitative EEG
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Acute Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Tachycardia
Acute Cardiovascular Events Triggered by COVID-19-Related Stress
The current COVID19 pandemic has afflicted almost the whole globe. The stress related to the pandemic, not the direct virus-related injury, can be potentially associated with acute cardiovascular events due to a large list of…
- Conditions
- Acute Myocardial Infarction, Ventricular Tachycardia, Sudden Cardiac Death, Stroke, Acute
- Trial name
- JoCORE (NCT04368637)
- Where
- 5 sites in Jordan
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Jordan Collaborating Cardiology Group
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Post Traumatic Stress Among Relatives of Brain-dead, Withdrawal of Life Support, and Sudden Death Patients
This study concerns the nearest relatives of patients who have passed away within 3 days of admission to an ICU due to: (1) brain death with multiple organ donation +/- tissues or (2) death via limitation and / or cessation of…
- Trial name
- NCT01412502
- Testing
- IES-R and HDAS scores
- Where
- 6 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 119 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Brain Death
Cerebral Oximetry As an Auxiliary Diagnostic Tool in the Diagnosis of Brain Death
Aim: To investigate the efficacy of cerebral oximetry (CO) as an auxiliary diagnostic tool in confirming brain death (BD). Materials and Methods: This observational and interventional study was performed on patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT02741375
- Testing
- Somanetics 5100c (Invos oximeter cerebral/somatic Troy, MI, USA)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Brain Death, Kidney Transplantation
Cyclosporine A Pretreatment and Kidney Graft Function
Organ donors included in the study are randomized to a control group or an intervention group receiving 2.5 mg/kg of cyclosporine A before organ procurement.
- Trial name
- Cis-A-Rein (NCT02907554)
- Testing
- cyclosporine A
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 648 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
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
Epilepsy
A Device to Prevent Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy: Detecting Peri-Ictal Body Position
The goal of this study is to assess the performance of a commercial sheet sensor in determining body position after generalized tonic-clonic (GTC) seizures.
- Trial name
- NCT06135285
- Testing
- Study Subjects
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Dementia
Digital Phenotyping for Changes in Activity at the End of Life in People With Dementia
Background: Almost 90% of people with dementia develop serious symptoms such as apathy, agitation, pain, and sleep disturbances. Movement and participation in daily activities also decrease dramatically over time.
- Trial name
- DIPHDEM (NCT06032091)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Bergen
Prone Position, Donors
Prone vs Supine Position in Potential Organ Donors: Multicenter Clinical Trial
Background and justification: In Argentina, 9,650 people are on the organ transplant waiting list, including 290 who require a lung transplant.
- Conditions
- Prone Position, Donors, Lung Procurement, Tissue Donors
- Trial name
- PRODONAR (NCT07251777)
- Testing
- Prone position
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Alta Complejidad del Bicentenario Esteban Echeverría
Death, Carotid Artery Disease
NOR-SYS: The Norwegian Stroke in the Young Study
NOR-SYS is a clinical research program about young ischemic stroke patients from 15 to 60 years. Patients, partners and the couple´s adult children who are at least 18 years old, are all invited to ultrasound examinations due to…
- Conditions
- Death, Carotid Artery Disease, Cardiovascular Disease, Peripheral Artery Disease
- Trial name
- NOR-SYS (NCT01597453)
- Testing
- Lifestyle counseling
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 1,062 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Brain Death, Organ Donation
Donation Network to Optimize Organ Recovery Study
This study consists in an cluster-randomized clinical trial involving near 60 Brazilian intensive care units (ICUs) with a high notification rate of potential donors of organs and tissues.
- Trial name
- DONORS (NCT03179020)
- Testing
- Checklist use, Usual care
- Where
- 63 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,535 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Prevention & Control
Rivaroxaban for the Prevention of Major Cardiovascular Events in Coronary or Peripheral Artery Disease
The primary objectives of this study are: To determine whether rivaroxaban 2.5 mg twice daily (bid) + aspirin 100 mg once daily (od) compared with aspirin 100 mg od reduces the risk of a composite of myocardial infarction…
- Trial name
- COMPASS (NCT01776424)
- Testing
- Rivaroxaban (Xarelto, BAY59-7939), Aspirin, Pantoprazole
- Where
- 565 sites in United States, Argentina and 31 more
- Volunteers
- 27,395 people
- Sponsor
- Bayer
Atrial Fibrillation, Cerebrovascular Accident
Comparing the Effects of Amiodarone, Sotalol, and Placebo in Maintaining Sinus Rhythm in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Converted to Sinus Rhythm
Atrial fibrillation is the most frequently occurring cardiac arrhythmia, with 1.0-1.5 million cases annually. It is a risk factor for congestive heart failure, and stroke, 75,000 cases of the latter occurring annually in patients…
- Conditions
- Atrial Fibrillation, Cerebrovascular Accident, Death, Sudden
- Trial name
- NCT00007605
- Testing
- Amiodarone, Sotalol
- Where
- 28 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 706 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Epilepsy
Cardiac Arrhythmias in Dravet Syndrome
SUMMARY Rationale: People with Dravet Syndrome (DS), a rare epilepsy syndrome, have a high risk of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP).
- Trial name
- NCT02415686
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany, Netherlands and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Stichting Epilepsie Instellingen Nederland
Dementia, Alzheimer, Electronic Health Records, Hospitalizations, Epidemiology, Comorbidity, United Kingdom, Incidence, Mortality, Cause of Death
Natural History and Patient Journey in Dementia: a Nationwide Linked Electronic Health Records Study of 5.6 Million Individuals.
The trajectory of dementia patients within the national health system and their recent temporal trends remains to be fully elucidated.
- Trial name
- NCT04321486
- Testing
- The study does not have an intervention, but observe the dementia incidence of the UK disease-free population.
- Volunteers
- 4,309,481 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Brain Death
Determining ICU Staffs Conceptions, Opinions, Views, Experiences and Reflection of Brain Death and Organ Donation
The study aims to gather information regarding the individual perceptions, opinions, beliefs, and conceptual understanding of healthcare professionals working in the intensive care units at the University Hospital Basel, the…
- Trial name
- DISCOVER (NCT06640088)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 338 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Fabry Disease
Arrhythmia Burden, Risk of Sudden Cardiac Death and Stroke in Patients With Fabry Disease
Fabry disease (FD) is a genetic disorder that leads to progressive accumulation of fat or 'sphingolipid' within the tissues, including the heart muscle and conductive tissue.
- Trial name
- RaILRoAD (NCT03305250)
- Testing
- Implantable Loop Recorder
- Where
- 7 sites in Australia, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust