Clinical trials: Critical Care Staff
Cross Infection
Electronic Hand Hygiene Monitoring and ICU Infection Rates
If patients acquire a new infection whilst in hospital this can cause significant morbidity, prolonged hospitalisation and even death. Indeed, there is much public concern about infections such as MRSA.
- Trial name
- HANDS (NCT02511925)
- Testing
- Weekly poster of unit performance, Daily email of personal feedback, Active reminder from badge
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 1,065 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust
Aggression, Critical Care Staff
Intensive Care Unit Conflict Mediation Study
To evaluate the impact of a structured, multidisciplinary conflict management program incorporating an interprofessional Singular Care Plan *PAS* Committee and a Conflict Mediation Team on the incidence and severity of conflicts…
- Conditions
- Aggression, Critical Care Staff, Workplace Violence
- Trial name
- "GIRAFFE" (NCT07621874)
- Testing
- SEM DESTINO
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Patients Requiring Non-invasive Ventilation
An Oral Intake Screening Tool for Patients Receiving Non-Invasive Ventilation
This study aims to explore how the introduction of an oral intake screening tool can benefit patients requiring noninvasive ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT02090868
- Testing
- Oral Intake Screening Tool
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Antibiotic Resistance, Extended-spectrum Betalactamase
Assessment of the Prevalence of Extended-Spectrum Betalactamase Producing Enterobacteriaceae Among ICU Staff
Evaluation of the prevalence of ESBL-Enterobacteriaceae colonization among ICU staff
- Conditions
- Antibiotic Resistance, Extended-spectrum Betalactamase, Enterobacteriaceae, Escherichia Coli
- Trial name
- REASSE (NCT02367339)
- Testing
- ESBL
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Psychological, Burnout
Psychological Support for Intensive Care Nurses During the COVID-19 Pandemic: The PROACTIVE Feasibility Trial
The psychological health of frontline healthcare workers, caring for critically ill patients with COVID-19, has deteriorated during the pandemic. Nurses appear to be most seriously affected.
- Conditions
- Psychological, Burnout, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Anxiety
- Trial name
- NCT05087186
- Testing
- Guided imagery and FLASH technique
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Intensivist, Resident
Physical Activity of Staff on Medical Duty in a Department of Anesthesia and Critical Care During Guards
On-call work is an integral part of senior and junior patricians in a critical care department. Several studies have examined the effect of sleep deprivation on physicians on call and the impact of sleep deprivation on the…
- Conditions
- Intensivist, Resident, Night Work
- Trial name
- AMAC (NCT04567017)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHU de Reims
Critical Illness, Staff Attitude
A Study to Evaluate the Introduction of New Staffing Models in Intensive Care: a Realist Evaluation (SEISMIC-R)
Background: Staffing in intensive care units (ICU) has been in the spotlight since the pandemic. Having enough nurses to deliver safe, quality care in ICU is important.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Staff Attitude, Organisation, Intensive Care
- Trial name
- SEISMIC-R (NCT05917574)
- Testing
- n/a (non-interventional)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- University of Hertfordshire
Critically Ill, Oral Health Care
Professional Oral Care and Staff Education in Critically Ill Patients
This study evaluated oral health in critically ill patients admitted to two intensive care units in Budapest, Hungary, and examined whether professional oral care and education of intensive care staff could improve oral hygiene.
- Conditions
- Critically Ill, Oral Health Care, Critical Illness, Oral Care Performance
- Trial name
- NCT07831564
- Testing
- Professional Oral Care, Standard Oral Care, ICU Staff Oral Care Education
- Where
- 2 sites in Hungary
- Volunteers
- 161 people
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Anesthesia Residents, Critical Care Staff
Relation Between Workload and Coping Strategy Among Newly Recruited Anesthesia and Critical Care Residents
This survey aims to find the relation, if any, between the perceived work load and the adopted coping strategy among newly recruited anesthesia and critical care residents.
- Trial name
- NCT07873788
- Testing
- NASA-TLX to assess the perceived work load
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Hospital Readmission, Pneumonia
Mobile Integrated Healthcare and Community Paramedicine
Background: Initially conceived of as a method to address healthcare needs of underserved rural populations, Mobile Integrated Healthcare and Community Paramedicine (MIH/CP) is a new model of inter-professional, community-based…
- Conditions
- Hospital Readmission, Pneumonia, Myocardial Infarction, COPD
- Trial name
- NCT05061433
- Testing
- Mobile Integrated Healthcare/Community Paramedicine (MIH/CP) Support
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Sleep Disorder (Disorder)
The Correlation Between Sleep Quality and Sleep Aid Use and Dietary Patterns
In this study, medical staff in emergency and critical care departments were investigated. It was assumed that the use of sleep aids and dietary patterns affected their sleep quality.
- Trial name
- NCT07019948
- Volunteers
- 378 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wei XIA, PhD
Cardiovascular Diseases, Delirium
Absent Visitors: The Wider Implications of COVID-19 on Non-COVID Cardiothoracic ICU Patients, Relatives and Staff
Patients are part of a family network. When any person in a family becomes critically unwell and requires the assistance of an Intensive Care Unit (ICU), this has an impact on all members of that family.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Delirium, Critical Illness, Intensive Care Unit Delirium
- Trial name
- VINCI (NCT04538469)
- Testing
- COVID visitation restrictions
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Glasgow
Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress
Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress and Inflammatory Biomarkers in ICU Healthcare Workers
Healthcare professionals working in intensive care units (ICUs) are frequently exposed to high levels of psychological stress due to critically ill patients, frequent encounters with death, complex clinical decision-making, and…
- Conditions
- Burnout, Secondary Traumatic Stress, Occupational Stress, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT07437443
- Testing
- Psychometric Assessment and Blood Sampling
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Elazıg Fethi Sekin Sehir Hastanesi
Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS), Critical Illness
"PROTECT-ICU: Impact of an Educational Intervention
Brief Summary The goal of this study is to learn if a structured training program for intensive care unit (ICU) staff can reduce health problems after a stay in the ICU in adults.
- Trial name
- PROTECT-ICU (NCT07542613)
- Testing
- Standardized Training on the ABCDEF Care Bundle (A-F), Standardized training on the expanded ABCDEF care bundle (A-Z)
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Carola Giménez-Esparza Vich