Clinical trials: Chest Infection
Airway Clearance Impairment
Comparisons of Two Airway Clearance Techniques
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of two airway clearance techniques for patients with ventilator associated pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT06032871
- Testing
- high frequency chest wall oscillation, Chest physiotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Hui-Ling Lin
COVID-19, Acute Respiratory Failure
Low-field Thoracic Magnetic Stimulation Increases Peripheral Oxygen Saturation Levels in COVID-19 Patients
This study aimed to present a proof-of-concept that a 30 minutes single-session of low-field thoracic magnetic stimulation (LF-ThMS) on the dorsal thorax can be employed to increase oxygen saturation (SpO2) levels in coronavirus…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Acute Respiratory Failure, Oxygen Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT04895267
- Testing
- Low-field thoracic magnetic stimulation (LF-ThMS)
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Elias Manjarrez
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Approach for Optimizing Meropenem Therapy in Intubated and Mechanically-Ventilated, Adult Patients With Severe Gram-Negative Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Antibacterial drugs are facing increasing limitations in terms of effectiveness due to emergence resistance. Improved antibacterial drug monitoring approaches are particularly needed in nosocomial infections occurring in ICU…
- Trial name
- MON4STRAT (NCT03915236)
- Testing
- MON4STRAT Strategy, Control group
- Where
- 3 sites in Belgium, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion para la Investigacion Biomedica del Hospital Universitario Ramon y Cajal
Lower Respiratory Tract Infection
Bronchoscopy in Lower Respiratory Tract Infection in Respiratory Intensive Care Unit
Evaluate the diagnostic and therapeutic role of fiberoptic bronchoscopy in management of patients with lower respiratory tract infection in Respiratory Intensive Care Unit of Assiut University Hospital
- Trial name
- NCT03846401
- Testing
- fiberoptic bronchoscopy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Bronchiolitis, Infection
Exhaled Nitric Oxide Levels in Infants and Young Children Infected With RSV or Other Viral Infections
The fraction of exhaled nitric oxide (FeNO) in expired air is a reliable measure of airway inflammation and has been used as a marker in asthma and other respiratory illnesses such as primary ciliary dyskinesia, bronchopulmonary…
- Conditions
- Bronchiolitis, Infection, Nitric Oxide
- Trial name
- NCT01098227
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Lung Cancer, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) With Acute Lower Respiratory Infection
Lung Cancer Prevention Screening Programme in Italy
This prospective randomized multicentered clinical study aims at implementing early diagnosis of lung cancer in high-risk heavy smokers in the Italian population.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease) With Acute Lower Respiratory Infection, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- RISP (NCT05766046)
- Testing
- early lung cancer detection, blood test
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 7,324 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ugo Pastorino
Lung Cancer, Nonsmall Cell
Plasmodium Immunotherapy for Lung Cancer
The objective of this study is to evaluate the safety and the effectiveness of Plasmodium immunotherapy (blood-stage infection of Plasmodium vivax) for advanced non-small cell lung cancer.The treatment will last 3-6 months from…
- Trial name
- NCT02786589
- Testing
- Blood-stage infection of P. vivax
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- State Key Laboratory of Respiratory Disease
Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections
A Study to Evaluate the Safety and Efficacy of MEDI8897 for the Prevention of Medically Attended Lower Respiratory Tract Infection Due to Respiratory Syncytial Virus in Healthy Late Preterm and Term Infants (MELODY)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics (PK), and antidrug antibody (ADA) response for MEDI8897 in healthy late preterm and term infants who are 35 weeks or greater gestational age and…
- Trial name
- MELODY (NCT03979313)
- Testing
- MEDI8897
- Where
- 198 sites in United States, Argentina and 29 more
- Volunteers
- 3,012 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Mediastinitis
Delayed Primary Versus Late Secondary Wound Closure in Sternum Infections
Sternal osteomyelitis and poststernotomy mediastinitis is a severe and life-treating complication after the cardiac surgery. The incidence of sternal osteomyelitis ranges from 1% to 3% with a high mortality rate from 19% to 29% .
- Trial name
- NCT01473979
- Testing
- Surgical closure of the poststernotomy wound infection
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Lausanne Hospitals
Lung Cancer, Lung Infection
UNC Pleural Fluid Registry
Research with biospecimens such as blood, tissue, or body fluids can help researchers understand how the human body works. Researchers can make new tests to find diseases, understand how treatments work, or find new ways to treat…
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Lung Infection, Breast Cancer, Malignant Pleural Effusion
- Trial name
- NCT05620329
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,999 people
- Sponsor
- UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center
Lung Cancer, Lung; Node
Diagnostic Yeld of Ultrathin Bronchoscopy in Peripheral Pulmonary Lesions
The use of an ultrathin bronchoscope (UB) has recently been introduced in the diagnosis of peripheral lung lesions. The use of the UB can be supported by navigation systems such as fluoroscopy, ultrasound guidance…
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Lung; Node, Lung Diseases, Lung TB
- Trial name
- NCT05526573
- Testing
- Ultrathin bronchoscopy (MP190F; Olympus Medical Systems, Tokyo, Japan)
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Sanitaria-Universitaria Integrata di Udine