Clinical trials: Critical Ill Patients
Critically Ill, Cardiac Disease
Respired Gases in Patients Post Cardiac Surgery
Certain diseases relating to the heart can only be definitively treated with surgery. When untreated, these can lead to heart failure with a lack of supply of oxygen-rich blood to the tissues, leading to damage to other organs.
- Conditions
- Critically Ill, Cardiac Disease, Mitral Valve Disease
- Trial name
- REGAPS (NCT05531253)
- Testing
- Data collection using the Optical Gas Analyser
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oxford
Critical Illness
Modified Pediatric Early Warning Score and Modified PRISA II During COVID-19 Pandemic
One of the most important factors in pediatric emergency units is the correct decision of the patient inpatient or outpatient treatment. If the disease progresses critically, the decision of hospitalization comes to the fore.
- Trial name
- NCT04876872
- Testing
- no intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 894 people
- Sponsor
- Karadeniz Technical University
Critical Illness, Physical Disability
Neuromuscular Electrical Stimulation (NMES) Preserves Muscle Mass in Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Background: Low-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES) attenuates the loss of muscle mass of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) patients.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Physical Disability, Muscle Atrophy
- Trial name
- NCT05287919
- Testing
- Patients received the standard physical therapy (SPT) programme (passive mobilization) twice a day., Patients received the low-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES), Patients received the medium-frequency neuromuscular electrical stimulation (NMES)
- Where
- Chile
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Gabriel Nasri Marzuca-Nassr
Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (HAP), Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
Resistance-Optimised Antimicrobial Dosing in Critically Ill Patients, a Randomised Controlled Trial
Critically ill people who need a breathing machine often develop hospital-acquired lung infections. These infections are commonly treated with the antibiotics piperacillin/tazobactam or meropenem.
- Conditions
- Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (HAP), Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), Nosocomial Respiratory Infection, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- ROAD-RCT (NCT07820501)
- Testing
- Resistance-Optimised Precision Dosing, Standard Care Dosing
- Volunteers
- 610 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
Critically Ill, Organ Failure, Multiple
Heterogeneity of Critical Illness: a Cohort Study
Rationale: There is large heterogeneity in disease states of critically ill patients at ICU admittance and there is also large heterogeneity in their disease severity during ICU stay.
- Trial name
- HEALICS (NCT04502511)
- Testing
- Standard diagnosis test
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Critical Illness, Muscle Weakness
Correlation Between Muscle Strength and Thickness in Critically Ill Patients
Mechanical ventilation (MV) is associated with adverse outcomes in ventilated patients, and impact of MV-induced diaphragm changes are still unclear.
- Trial name
- NCT06289244
- Testing
- Ultrasound, Muscle strength measurement
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Critical Illness, Dietary Modification
Meeting Protein Targets in Critically Ill Patients
This is a retrospective study of protein and energy intake in enterally fed critically ill adult patients before and after the introduction of a very high protein enteral nutrition formula in a single center medical/surgical ICU.
- Trial name
- PROTARGET (NCT03319836)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Diabetes Mellitus, Critical Illness
Degludec Insulin Use in Critically Ill Patients
Background: Dysglycemia in critically ill patients is common, where 40% to 54% of patients were found to be hyperglycemic on intensive care unit admission.
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Critical Illness, Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT06056167
- Testing
- Degludec insulin
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 155 people
- Sponsor
- King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Center
Critical Illness
LOGIC-Insulin Algorithm-guided Versus Nurse-directed Blood Glucose Control During Critical Illness
The LOGIC-Insulin computerized software algorithm will be compared with a nurse-directed protocol, both targeting a blood glucose level of 80-110 mg/dL, in critically ill patients
- Trial name
- LOGIC-1 (NCT01420302)
- Testing
- Nurse directed, LOGIC-Insulin
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Greet Van den Berghe
Type 2 Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Artery Disease
Coronary Angiography in Critically Ill Patients With Type II Myocardial Infarction
Study type: prospective cohort and randomized trial. Duration: estimated 2 years. Indications: Type II myocardial infarction in critically ill patients. Purpose: 1.
- Conditions
- Type 2 Myocardial Infarction, Coronary Artery Disease, Percutaneous Coronary Intervention, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT04043091
- Testing
- percutaneous coronary intervention (stenting)
- Where
- Slovenia
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Ljubljana
Critical Illness, Pressure Injuries
Abdominal Massage and Range-of-motion Exercise in Enterally Fed ICU Patients With Pressure Injuries
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether two nursing interventions, lower abdominal massage and range-of-motion (ROM) exercises (gentle movements of the arm and leg joints), affect the healing of pressure injuries (bed…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Pressure Injuries, Enteral Nutrition Intolerance in Critically Ill Patients
- Trial name
- pressure injur (NCT07904520)
- Testing
- LAM group, Intervention and control-group data were collected daily at 10:00 AM. In the intervention groups, each 15-minute session was followed by outcome measurements the next day before the following session,, ROM
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Bartın Unıversity
Anemia
Assess Functional Outcomes in Anemic, Critically Ill, Trauma Patients When Taking Epoetin Alfa
The purpose of this trial is to evaluate the physical function outcomes in anemic, critically ill, trauma subjects treated with epoetin alfa (PROCRIT®) compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT00210626
- Testing
- PROCRIT
- Where
- 21 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury, Minimally Conscious State
Assessment of Consciousness With CRS-R and SECONDs
Accurately determining the level of consciousness in patients with severe brain injury is essential for treatment planning, prognosis, and ethical decision-making.
- Conditions
- Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury, Minimally Conscious State, Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome
- Trial name
- AssessConsc (NCT07456020)
- Testing
- Simplified Evaluation of CONsciousness Disorders (SECONDs), Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- BDH-Klinik Hessisch Oldendorf
Fluid Removal, Critically Ill
Macrohemodynamic Impact of Fluid Removal With Net Ultrafiltration in Patients With Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy
Macrohemodynamic impact of fluid removal with net ultrafiltration in patients with continuous renal replacement therapy. A monocentric ancillary study of the EarlyDry randomized controlled trial.
- Conditions
- Fluid Removal, Critically Ill, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Fluid Overload
- Trial name
- NCT06425289
- Testing
- Macrohemodynamic parameters
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Sepsis, Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Corticosteroids in Hyperinflammatory Phenotype of Critical Illness
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether methylprednisolone improves outcomes in critically ill patients with a hyperinflammatory phenotype. It will also evaluate the safety of methylprednisolone at different doses.
- Trial name
- CHIP (NCT07511582)
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone (MP)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Bin Du
Critical Illness
Multi-component Family Support Tool Intervention (FST)
The National Academy of Medicine and the National Institutes of Health have called for urgent action to improve the care delivered to the nearly 1,000,000 older Americans who die in intensive care units (ICUs) annually or survive…
- Trial name
- FST (NCT05019261)
- Testing
- Multi-component Family Support Intervention
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,039 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Critical Illness, Recovery Outcomes
Improving Survivorship for Critically Ill Patients Aged 65 and Over
IMPROVE-65 is a randomised control trial designed specifically for people aged over 65 who have survived critical illness. It aims to support patients and general practitioners by providing timely, personalised information to…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Recovery Outcomes, Care Coordination
- Trial name
- IMPROVE-65 (NCT07175961)
- Testing
- Multicomponent telehealth care coordination
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre
Vitamin D Deficiency, Critical Illness
Cholecalciferol Supplementation in Critically Ill Patients With Severe Vitamin D Deficiency.
The purpose of the research study is to determine whether a single high dose of vitamin D is helpful in reducing critical illness related complications in intensive care patients who are having sever vitamin D deficiency.
- Trial name
- NCT02868827
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol, Milk (Nestle)
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- King Abdullah Medical City
Critically Ill
Metabolic and Nutritional Characteristics of Long-stayer ICU Patients
The intensive care (ICU) patient population has increasing number of very long ICU stays. Long-stayers are usually defined as requiring more than 1 week of mechanical ventilation and of ICU therapy: little is know about their…
- Trial name
- Nutri-ICU-LS (NCT03938961)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 205 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Critically Ill
Optimization of Nutritional Therapy in Mechanically Ventilated, Critically Ill Patients.
The aim of this study is to investigate whether an individualized determination of energy requirements using indirect calorimetry instead of a formula-based approach leads to an optimized nutritional support and as a consequence…
- Trial name
- ONCA (NCT03249051)
- Testing
- Indirect Calorimetry
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Hohenheim