Clinical trials: Critical Ill Patients
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
Acute Stress Disorder, Anxiety
GASA-CIR Trail (Guidance and the Symptoms of Acute Stress and Anxiety in Critically Ill Patients Relatives in Intensive Care Unit)
A randomized clinical trial 1:1 among relatives of patients admitted to an intensive care unit, the intervention group will be composed by family members who receive a printed brochure and will be encouraged to visit a website…
- Conditions
- Acute Stress Disorder, Anxiety, Depression
- Trial name
- GASA-CIR (NCT03812458)
- Testing
- website and brochure
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
ARDS
NMR Based Metabolomics Kinetics in ARDS Patients
Acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) is a life-threatening condition requiring respiratory support to maintain oxygenation.
- Trial name
- NCT06036056
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Sciences
Malnutrition, Critical Illness
Anabolic Steroids for Nutritional Rehabilitation of Critically Ill Patients
This prospective, double-blinded study will determine the feasibility of determining the efficacy of a weekly intramuscular injection of nandrolone (an anabolic steroid) in malnourished ICU patients.The data from this study will…
- Trial name
- NCT00242463
- Testing
- Nandrolone (anabolic steroid)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Critical Illness, Multiple Organ Failure
Impact of Human Blood Serum From Critically Ill Patients on Human Colon Neuronal Networks.
Critical illness in the ICU setting has high medical and socioeconomic importance. Critically ill patients frequently develop severe neurologic impairment during their course of disease, typically presenting as…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Multiple Organ Failure, Polyneuropathy, Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT02706314
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rostock
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Sepsis
Vitamin D and Critically Ill Patients
The higher rate of vitamin D deficiency is spotted among patients being hospitalized or in critical condition. Especially, vitamin D level below normal prolongs hospital stay and increases incidence of adverse prognosis and…
- Trial name
- NCT01636232
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
Injury of Diaphragm, Mechanical Ventilation Complication
Using Ultrasound to Study Respiratory Muscle Function in Critically Ill Patients
Mechanical ventilation can be life saving strategy for patients with respiratory failure due to a variety of reasons. Once the underlying illness has resolved, intensive care doctors have to take a decision on when the patient is…
- Conditions
- Injury of Diaphragm, Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT03139695
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Sepsis, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Multi-omics Study on Gut Microbiota in Critical Ill Patients After Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Using metagenomics as well as metabolomics, the variation of the gut microbiota and host metabolite profiles of patient after undergoing CPB were explored.
- Trial name
- CPB-MUL-GM (NCT04032938)
- Testing
- extracorporeal circulation during cardiac surgery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Critically Ill, Extubation
Does Tracheal Suction During Extubation in Intensive Care Unit Decrease Functional Residual Capacity
Little is known about the procedure of extubation of patients admitted in Intensive Care Units (ICU). In particular, effects of tracheal suction during extubation have never been evaluated.
- Conditions
- Critically Ill, Extubation, Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- NCT03681626
- Testing
- no tracheal suction, tracheal suction
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen
Critical Illness, Communication Disabilities
Enhancing & Mobilizing the POtential for Wellness & Emotional Resilience Among Surrogate Decision-Makers of ICU Patients
Intensive Care Units (ICU) are stressful places where life-and-death medical decisions are made and patients' surrogate decision-makers are exposed to potentially traumatic experiences.
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT03276559)
- Testing
- EMPOWER, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Sepsis, Critical Illness
Metabolic and Functional Study of γδ T Cells in Critically Ill Patients
This prospective observational cohort study investigates the subset-specific metabolic adaptation and functional remodeling of cytotoxic γδ T cells in critically ill patients with and without sepsis.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Critical Illness, Immunosuppression, MODS
- Trial name
- NCT07680816
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology
Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Heart Disease, Ischemic
Effectiveness of Music Intervention on Anxiety and Physiological Responses in Critical Ill Patient
Music intervention is a non-pharmacological and effective intervention that can alleviate anxiety and agitation in patients undergoing weaning.
- Conditions
- Diabetic Ketoacidosis, Heart Disease, Ischemic, Stroke, GastroIntestinal Bleeding
- Trial name
- NCT04977011
- Testing
- relaxing music
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 196 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Min-Sheng General Hospital
Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction in Critically Ill
Transplanted-like Heart in Critical Ill Patients
The purpose of this study is to measure the dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system in modulating the heart rate variability and baroreflex control in critically ill.
- Trial name
- NCT01930669
- Testing
- Gravitational sympathetic stimulus
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco
Critical Illness, Healthy
Assessment of the Repeatability of Sublingual Microcirculation Function Measurements in Healthy Volunteers and Critically Ill Patients
The assessment of microcirculatory function plays a pivotal role in perioperative medicine and intensive care. One promising method for evaluating microcirculatory function is the microscopic analysis of the oral mucosal…
- Trial name
- NCT07397208
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk
Critical Illness, D-Lactate
Diagnostic And Prognostic Value Of D-Lactate And Scube-1 Levels In Critically Ill Patients
The investigators aimed to investigate the diagnostic and prognostic levels of D-Lactate and SCUBE-1 in critically ill patients being admitted to the emergency department.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, D-Lactate, SCUBE-1
- Trial name
- NCT06704438
- Testing
- D-Lactate
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Terminally Ill Patients
Mobile Shared Decision-Making Program for ICU Caregivers
By developing a smart mobile shared decision-making (SDM) model, this study aims to assist family members of critically ill end-stage patients in making appropriate decisions, enhance their decision quality, and evaluate the…
- Trial name
- NCT07469878
- Testing
- Experimental: Mobile technology devices
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- CHIA-HUI MA
Severe COVID-19
Corticosteroids in Severe COVID-19 (ASAP-ESICM/ESAIC Study)
Brief Summary: Administration of systemic corticosteroids for patients with severe forms of severe acute respiratory syndrome in coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection are recommended by several guidelines.
- Trial name
- ASAPESICMESAIC (NCT04866082)
- Testing
- questionnaire
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 466 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brno University Hospital
Glucose Metabolism Disorders, Critical Illness
Effect of Location of Feeding on Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients (ELF)
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of location of feeding on glycemic control in critically ill patients. The investigators hypothesize that glycemic control in critically ill patients who receive enteral…
- Trial name
- ELF (NCT03566992)
- Testing
- Gastric
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Winchester Medical Center
Critical Illness
PICU Patient Diary
The PICU-Diary study is a prospective single centre pilot study in the Pediatric Critical Care Unit at McMaster Children's Hospital.
- Trial name
- NCT03777527
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Critically Ill, Ventilation Therapy; Complications
Consensus Statements on Airway Clearance Interventions in Intubated Critically Ill Patients--Protocol for a Delphi Study
Intubated critically ill patients are susceptible to secretion accumulation because of compromised airway clearance. Various airway clearance interventions are employed to prevent complication(s) arising from mucus retention.
- Conditions
- Critically Ill, Ventilation Therapy; Complications, Mucus Retention, Airway Clearance Impairment
- Trial name
- ACCorDingly (NCT06649734)
- Testing
- Delphi Study
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Academisch Medisch Centrum - Universiteit van Amsterdam (AMC-UvA)