Clinical trials: Consciousness
Major Depressive Disorder
Brain Connectivity and Response to Tai Chi in Geriatric Depression
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effects after up to 1 year of supervised weekly Tai-Chi-Chi versus Health Education and Wellness classes on reduction of depressive symptoms and improvement in resilience, health…
- Trial name
- NCT02460666
- Testing
- Tai-Chi-Chih (TCC), Health Education and Wellness Classes (HEW)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Sick Sinus Syndrome, Complete Heart Block
Perioperative Antibiotic Therapy to Prevent Cardiac Implantable Electronic Device Infections.
The number of cardiac implantable electronic devices (CIEDs) implanted each year has grown rapidly over the past two decades. CIED infections, defined as infections involving the generator implant site (pocket) and/or…
- Conditions
- Sick Sinus Syndrome, Complete Heart Block, Syncope, Chronic Systolic Heart Failure
- Trial name
- ENVELOPE (NCT02809131)
- Testing
- polymixin/bacitracin, cephalexin, or levofloxacin, or clindamycin, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,010 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Syncope
ISSUE3: International Study on Syncope of Uncertain Etiology 3
ISSUE 3 is a multi-center, prospective, randomised controlled double-blind study aimed to assess the effectiveness of pacemaker therapy for prevention of asystolic neurally-mediated syncope.
- Trial name
- NCT00359203
- Testing
- Dual chamber pacemeker
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 511 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Safety, Pharmacokinetics and Efficacy Study of QCC374 in PAH Patients
This was a non-confirmatory, randomized, placebo controlled, subject and investigator blinded study of QCC374 in PAH subjects. The study was planned to have 2 Parts: Part 1, an initial safety cohort with a 0.03 mg bid starting…
- Trial name
- NCT02927366
- Testing
- QCC374
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Drop Seizures
Novel Helmet Design in Patients With Seizures
This is a two-part study that aims to determine the reliability and safety of the use of the Hövding inflatable helmet in seizures, as evidenced by the deployment of the helmet during seizures, and qualitative patient reporting.
- Conditions
- Drug Resistant Epilepsy, Drop Seizures, Generalized Tonic Clonic Seizure, Complex Partial Seizure
- Trial name
- NCT03443388
- Testing
- Hövding inflatable helmet
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Michael A. Gelfand, MD, PhD
Sedation, Conscious
Intranasal Midazolam in Children as a Pre-Operative Sedative
The purpose of this study is to see if adding a numbing medicine, xylocaine, to the nasal midazolam makes giving the midazolam easier and more comfortable without affecting how the midazolam works as a sedative.
- Trial name
- NCT02314546
- Testing
- Midazolam, xylocaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Bassett Healthcare
Vasovagal Syncope
Prevention of Syncope Trial 6 - Atomoxetine in Vasovagal Syncope
Objective: To determine if atomoxetine 40 mg bid (bis in die) in patients ≥18 years old with recurrent vasovagal syncope will better prevent syncope during tilt testing than placebo.
- Trial name
- POST6 (NCT02500732)
- Testing
- Atomoxetine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Major Depressive Disorder
Trial of Levomilnacipran in Geriatric Depression
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of levomilnacipran (FETZIMA) compared to placebo for the treatment of depression in older adults.
- Trial name
- LMIL (NCT02466958)
- Testing
- levomilnacipran
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Symptomatic Neurogenic Orthostatic Hypotension
Clinical Effect of Ampreloxetine (TD-9855) for Treating Symptomatic nOH in Subjects With Primary Autonomic Failure
A Phase 3 study to evaluate efficacy, safety, and tolerability of ampreloxetine (TD-9855) in subjects with primary autonomic failures (MSA, PD, or PAF) and symptomatic nOH with up to 4 weeks of treatment.
- Trial name
- SEQUOIA (NCT03750552)
- Testing
- ampreloxetine
- Where
- 125 sites in United States, Australia and 17 more
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Theravance Biopharma
Syncope, Syncope, Vasovagal
Head-up Tilt Test in Patients With Reflex Syncope and Asystolic Response Who Received a Dual-chamber Pacemaker With the Closed Loop Stimulation (CLS) and Participated in the BIOSync Trial
The purpose of this study is to explore changes in patients' hemodynamic parameters during the Head-Up Tilt Test ("HUTT") and their timing with respect to onset of the Closed Loop Stimulation (CLS) pacing.
- Trial name
- BIO|Sync-HUTT (NCT06038708)
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik SE & Co. KG
Syncope, Vasovagal
Presyncope (Syncope) Prevention Study
This study was a prospective, randomized clinical trial that was conducted in adolescents (10 through 14 years of age) receiving at least one recommended intramuscularly administered vaccine to evaluate the efficacy and…
- Trial name
- PS^2 (NCT04772755)
- Testing
- Buzzy® and Electronic Game
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 338 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Gastric Cancer
Propofol EC50 for Inducing Loss of Consciousness in General Combined Epidural Anesthesia
The beneficial of perioperative usage of thoracic epidural anesthesia and analgesia in various thoracic and upper abdominal surgery are well studied.
- Trial name
- NCT05124704
- Testing
- 5-8ml 0.375% ropivacaine, 5-8ml normal saline
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Wang Jiangling
Critical Illness
Combining Objective and Subjective Sedation Assessment Tools
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of a device called the BIS monitor in addition to the Richmond Agitation Sedation Scale will give better assessment of a subject's level of sedation.
- Trial name
- COST_2 (NCT00734409)
- Testing
- Bispectral Index (BIS) Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sialorrhea
Effectiveness of Atropine and Glycopyrrolate to Reduce Hyper Salivation With Ketamine Sedation
The purpose of this study is to determine if the antisialagogues (anti-salivary agents), Atropine and Glycopyrrolate, are effective in reducing hypersalivation when sedating patients with Ketamine for procedural sedation in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01191398
- Testing
- Atropine (0.01mg/kg), Glycopyrrolate (0.01mg/kg), Normal saline 0.9%
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Craig J. Huang
Acute Respiratory Failure, Coma
EASiVENT Study Comparing INTELLiVENT-ASV vs Non Automated Ventilation in Adult ICU Patients
The purpose of the study is to assess the safety and efficacy of INTELLiVENT-ASV (Adaptive Support Ventilation) in adult ICU patients comparing to non automated ventilation.
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Failure, Coma, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS), Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
- Trial name
- NCT04400643
- Testing
- INTELLiVENT-ASV, Non-automated ventilation
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Medical AG
Epilepsy
Conscious Sedation for Epilepsy Surgery
Sixty patients were randomly allocated into two groups, group PD and group PR, thirty patients in each group. Patients in PD group received propofol and dexmedetomidine intravenous infusion and patients in PR group received…
- Trial name
- NCT02988050
- Testing
- Remifentanil, Dexmedetomidine, Propofol
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Menoufia University
Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Antiseizure Medication in Seizure Networks at Early Acute Brain Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effect of FDA-approved antiseizure drugs in the brain connectivity patterns of severe and moderate acute brain injury patients with suppression of consciousness.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Brain Ischemia, Brain Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT06081283
- Testing
- Phenobarbital Sodium Injection, Levetiracetam, Lacosamide Injectable Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Healthy
Neuroimaging of Anesthetic Modulation of Human Consciousness
This study's purpose is to see if mental functions take place during different levels of anesthesia, using a commonly used drug (Propofol).
- Trial name
- NCT03361605
- Testing
- Propofol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension
Long-term Extension Study of the Safety and Pharmacokinetics of QCC374 in PAH Patients
This is a long-term open-label safety extension to the Phase 2a study of inhaled QCC374 in adult patients with PAH. This study provides the patients who completed the QCC374X2201 study with the option to continue receiving…
- Trial name
- NCT02939599
- Testing
- QCC374
- Where
- 4 sites in United States, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Conscious Sedation, Simple Lacerations Less Than 4 cm
A Comparison of Intranasal Midazolam and Nitrous Oxide (N2O) Minimal Sedation for Minor Procedures in a Pediatric Emergency Department
The objective of this project is to compare the sedative effects of intranasal midazolam versus inhaled nitrous oxide (N2O) for minor procedures in the pediatric emergency department.
- Conditions
- Conscious Sedation, Simple Lacerations Less Than 4 cm, Lumbar Punctures, Minor Incision Drainage of Abscesses Not Requiring Extensive Debridement
- Trial name
- NCT03085563
- Testing
- Nitrous Oxide, Midazolam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver