Clinical trials: Critical Care, Intensive Care, open to volunteers
Critical Care, Intensive Care, Fluid Accumulation
CReep and Maintenance flUid Sodium Chloride ADministration rEduction in cRitically Ill adultS
This study is enrolling adult patients who require a prolonged stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). These patients often receive large amounts of intravenous fluids, which can contain more salt (sodium and chloride) than the…
- Conditions
- Critical Care, Intensive Care, Fluid Accumulation, Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- CRUSADERS (NCT07189091)
- Testing
- Glucose 5% for fluid creep, NaCl 0.9% (normal saline) for fluid creep, PlasmaLyte as maintenance fluid
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 640 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Fluid Overload
Controlled Fluid Removal in Critical Ill Patients With Fluid Overload in the Intensive Care Unit.
This study evaluates the benefits and harms of goal directed fluid removal with furosemide versus placebo in critical ill adult patients with fluid overload in the intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- GODIF (NCT04180397)
- Testing
- Furosemide, Isotonic saline
- Where
- 29 sites in Australia, Czechia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Morten H. Bestle
Heart Failure, ICUAW
Intensive Care Unit-acquired Heart Failure in Critically Ill: the ICU-HF Study
Critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are exposed to a wide range of complications that can affect long-term morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- ICU-HF (NCT07094425)
- Testing
- transthoracic echocardiography
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Psychological Disorder, Critical Illness
Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of a Spiritual Care Strategy on Psychological Disorders in Critically Ill Patients
Studies in hospitalized patients have shown that a large percentage of them consider religion or spirituality to be an important factor in enabling them to cope with a serious illness.
- Trial name
- NCT06048783
- Testing
- Program of systematic and periodic spiritual accompaniment and care
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
ECMO Treatment, ARDS
Hemodynamic Monitoring and Fluid Responsiveness in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA ECMO) - "HemodynamECMOnitoring-VA Study"
In extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), blood is drawn out of the body via tubes, oxygenated in an artificial lung; and then pumped back into the blood vessels.
- Conditions
- ECMO Treatment, ARDS, Pneumonia, Intensive Care
- Trial name
- NCT06593756
- Testing
- Transthoracic Echocardiography, Uncalibrated Pulse Contour Analysis, Transpulmonary Thermodilution/Calibrated Pulse Contour Analysis
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Long-Term Outcomes and Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: Investigating the Associations Between Metabolic Signatures and Physical Functioning in Critically Ill Patients
Despite being young, healthy, and physically fit, some intensive care unit (ICU) patients experience significantly worse functional recovery after critical illness than older patients with multiple comorbidities although a poor…
- Trial name
- TOPICS (NCT07170527)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- ARH van Zanten, MD PhD
Pediatrics, Intensive Care Unit
Asia Pediatric Intensive Care Epidemiology and Outcomes Study
The overall objective of this study is to improve the standard of care of critically ill pediatric patients. The specific aims are to describe the clinical profile and outcomes of all admissions to Asian pediatric ICUs, determine…
- Conditions
- Pediatrics, Intensive Care Unit, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- AsiaPedIC (NCT06481644)
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Asthma (Diagnosis)
Pediatric Asthma Trial of Corticosteroid Heterogeneity (PATCH): Trial of Dexamethasone Versus Methylprednisolone for Pediatric Critical Asthma
Acute asthma exacerbation is caused by dysregulated pulmonary inflammatory pathways such that standard treatment includes prompt administration of exogenous systemic corticosteroids (SCs), but there remains an ongoing dialogue…
- Trial name
- PATCH (NCT07455396)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone (0.6mg/kg; Max 16mg) Once Daily, Dexamethasone (0.25 mg/kg/dose, Max dose 16mg) every 6-hours, Methylprednisolone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Renal Disease, Liver Diseases
Outcomes of Children After Hospitalization in Intensive Care Unit
More than 10,000 children are hospitalized in an PICU every year in Canada. While most of them will survive their PICU hospitalization and their critical illness, some children will not recover to their pre-illness level.
- Conditions
- Renal Disease, Liver Diseases, Heart Diseases, Trauma Injury
- Trial name
- APCI (NCT06124092)
- Testing
- neurocognitive tests
- Where
- 8 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 690 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Ventilator Weaning, Airway Extubation
Can a Pain Monitor Predict When Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Patients Are Ready to Breathe on Their Own? A Pilot Study
The goal of this observational study is to learn if a chest monitor that tracks heart rhythm can help predict whether adults on a breathing machine after surgery will be able to breathe on their own once the breathing tube is…
- Conditions
- Ventilator Weaning, Airway Extubation, Respiration, Artificial
- Trial name
- NCT07771101
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
PICS, PICS-F
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome - Multicentre Prospective Registry Database of the DACH Region
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) refers to long-term cognitive, physical, and psychological impairments that can arise after intensive care treatment.
- Trial name
- PICS-DACH (NCT07290712)
- Where
- 4 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Spirituality, Nursing
Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention of Spirituality in Nursing Professionals Working in Critical Health Care Settings to Promote Spiritual Self-care.
This study will evaluate the effect of an educational intervention of spirituality in nursing professionals acting in critical care contexts to favor spiritual self-care, compared with the conventional care group.
- Conditions
- Spirituality, Nursing, Intensive Care (ICU)
- Trial name
- NCT07092657
- Testing
- Nursing Education Intervention
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS), PTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
ICU-VR Prior to ICU Admission
Rationale: A substantial proportion of the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors develop psychological impairments due to their ICU admission.
- Trial name
- NCT06642636
- Testing
- Intensive Care Unit-specific Virtual Reality
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Denzel Drop
Delirium
Melatonin for Treatment of Delirium in Critically Ill Adult Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility of conducting a randomized controlled trial (RCT) with melatonin for treatment of delirium in critically ill adult patients.
- Trial name
- DELIRE-ICU (NCT05713877)
- Testing
- Melatonin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Ciusss de L'Est de l'Île de Montréal
ECMO Treatment, ARDS
Hemodynamic Monitoring and Fluid Responsiveness in Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VV ECMO) - "HemodynamECMOnitoring-VV Study"
In extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), blood is drawn out of the body via tubes, oxygenated in an artificial lung; and then pumped back into the blood vessels.
- Conditions
- ECMO Treatment, ARDS, Pneumonia, Intensive Care
- Trial name
- NCT06593717
- Testing
- Transthoracic Echocardiography, Uncalibrated Pulse Contour Analysis, Transpulmonary Thermodilution/Calibrated Pulse Contour Analysis
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Cancer, Critical Care, Cancer Critically Ill
Admission, Triage, and Discharge Criteria for Oncological Patients in the Intensive Care Unit
This study will create one agreed set of rules to help doctors decide which people with cancer should be treated in an intensive care unit (ICU), and when they are well enough to leave it.
- Trial name
- ONCO-TRIAD (NCT07809490)
- Testing
- No Intervention: Observational Cohort
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Onco Critical Care Society
Pediatric Intensive Care Units
A Korean Point Prevalence Study of Acute Rehabilitation for Kids in the PICU (PARK-PICU)
This study investigates the prevalence of acute rehabilitation practices among children in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs).
- Trial name
- NCT07629297
- Testing
- Acute Rehabilitation (Observed Practice)
- Where
- 13 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 396 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Interprofessional Relations, Interprofessional Education
Interprofessional Collaboration in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU): An Action-Research Training Project
This study evaluates the impact of a structured interprofessional training program on daily collaboration within the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU/UTIC) at the University Hospital of Parma.
- Conditions
- Interprofessional Relations, Interprofessional Education, Attitude of Health Personnel, Intensive Care Units
- Trial name
- COLLUTIC_25 (NCT07360366)
- Testing
- The training phase of the project consists of an interactive course aimed at healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses and OSS) to improve their ability to recognise and enact effective collaborati
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Intensive Care Unit ICU, Intubation
The Effects of Endotracheal Suctioning on Pain and Serum Markers
The goal of this experimental study is to understand if endotracheal tube (ETT) suctioning increases pain and causes stress on the body in intubated adult ICU patients.
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Unit ICU, Intubation, Critical Illness, Mechanical Ventilation
- Trial name
- NCT06692400
- Testing
- endotracheal tube suctioning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Respiration Failure, Cardio Vascular Disease
COMPARE-VENT Feasibility Pilot Study
Cardiac disease complicated by respiratory insufficiency comprises the most frequent indication for cardiac intensive care unit (CICU) admission, with nearly one-third patients requiring advanced respiratory support and over 20%…
- Conditions
- Respiration Failure, Cardio Vascular Disease, Cardiogenic Pulmonary Oedema, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT07656259
- Testing
- Volume Controlled Mode, Pressure Controlled Mode
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic