Clinical trials: Critical Ill Patients
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
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.
Critically Ill
Enhanced Protein-Energy Provision Via the Enteral Route in Critically Ill Patients
Critically ill patients are consistently underfed. Feeding protocols are standardized system tools used to guide nutrition practices, but to date have failed to improve delivery of nutrition.
- Trial name
- PEPuP (NCT01167595)
- Testing
- PEP uP Protocol
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,059 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit at Kingston General Hospital
Traumatic Brain Injury, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) as Transfusion Indicator in Neurocritical Patients
Neurocritical ill patients are frequently transfused. Red blood cell transfusion (RBCT) in these patients has been associated with deleterious effects, including higher rates of nosocomial infections, multi-organ failure, and…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Intracerebral Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- NCT00566709
- Testing
- Red blood cells transfusion
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Hospitales Universitarios Virgen del Rocío
Critical Illness, Hyperglycemia
Effects of a Complete Diet in Critically Ill Patients With Stress Hyperglycemia
The aim of the study is to evaluate the beneficial effects of the administration of a complete diet rich in monounsaturated fatty acids (MUFA) and slow absorption carbohydrate in patients with stress hyperglycemia(T-Diet Plus…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Hyperglycemia, Dietary Modification, Metabolic Stress Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT01233726
- Testing
- T-Diet plus Diabet IR, ISOSOURCE PROTEIN FIBRE, GLUCERNA SELECT
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Vegenat, S.A.
Septic Shock
PK Analysis of Piperacillin in Septic Shock Patients
Antibiotic dosing in septic shock patients poses a challenge for clinicians due to the pharmacokinetic changes seen in this population.
- Trial name
- NCT02306928
- Testing
- Blood draw
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University of Aarhus
Critical Illness, Enteral Nutrition
TAK-954 in Critically Ill Participants With Enteral Feeding Intolerance (EFI)
The purpose of this study is to assess the treatment effect of intravenous TAK-954 in improving the average daily protein adequacy received through enteral nutrition in critically-ill participants developing EFI.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Enteral Nutrition, Enteral Feeding Intolerance
- Trial name
- NCT03477903
- Testing
- TAK-954, Metoclopramide, Normal Saline
- Where
- 44 sites in United States, Australia and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Millennium Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Critical Illness, Sepsis
Trial of Glutamine and Antioxidant Supplementation in Critically Ill Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether providing high dose glutamine and antioxidants to critically ill patients will be associated with improved survival.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Sepsis, Multiple Organ Failure
- Trial name
- REDOXS (NCT00133978)
- Testing
- Glutamine, Antioxidants, Glutamine + Antioxidants
- Where
- 34 sites in United States, Belgium and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,223 people
- Sponsor
- Daren K. Heyland
Respiratory Failure
Safety and Efficacy of Endotracheal Intubation Using Glidescope Video-Laryngoscope
The safety and efficacy of a video-laryngoscope as a primary intubation tool in urgent endotracheal intubation of critically-ill patients has not been well-described in the literature.
- Trial name
- NCT01683526
- Testing
- Direct laryngoscopy, Video laryngoscopy (Glidescope)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Medical Center
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
Acute Respiratory Failure
Effect of Thiamine on Oxygen Utilization (VO2) in Critical Illness
The objective of this study is to determine the effect of thiamine therapy on oxygen consumption in critically-ill patients. The investigators will evaluate this by measuring VO2 before and after thiamine administration in…
- Trial name
- VO2 (NCT01462279)
- Testing
- Thiamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Invasive Candidiasis
Invasive Candidiasis in Saudi ICUs
Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients in Saudi Arabia is not well studied. This observational study objectives include to determine the epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes of…
- Trial name
- ICIP-SA (NCT01490684)
- Where
- 2 sites in Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Hasan Al-Dorzi
Anemic, Critically Ill Patients
Efficacy of Enteral Iron Supplementation in Critical Illness
The purpose of this study is to investigate the efficacy of enteral iron supplementation for improving anemia, decreasing the risk of blood transfusion, and decreasing mortality in patients who are hospitalized in the intensive…
- Trial name
- NCT00450177
- Testing
- Ferrous Sulfate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia
Continuous Glucose Monitoring for Hyperglycemia in Critically Ill Patients
The investigators intend to conduct a single-center, prospective, randomized comparative trial of patients admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) who received continuous glucose monitoring (CGM) vs point of care (POC) glucose…
- Conditions
- Hyperglycemia, Hypoglycemia, Critical Illness, Diabetes Mellitus
- Trial name
- NCT05442853
- Testing
- Continuous glucose monitoring, Point of care glucose monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 85 people
- Sponsor
- Malcom Randall VA Medical Center
COVID-19
Tocilizumab to Prevent Clinical Decompensation in Hospitalized, Non-critically Ill Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonitis
Coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) has a quoted inpatient mortality as high as 25%. This high mortality may be driven by hyperinflammation resembling cytokine release syndrome (CRS), offering the hope that therapies targeting…
- Trial name
- COVIDOSE (NCT04331795)
- Testing
- Tocilizumab
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Critically Ill
PEP uP Protocol in Surgical Patients
The main objective of this project is to asses for safety, feasibility and effectiveness of an aggressive feeding protocol, PEP uP (Enhanced Protein-Energy Provision via the Enteral Route Feeding Protocol) in increasing protein…
- Trial name
- NCT02459275
- Testing
- PEP uP Protocol, Metoclopramide
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit at Kingston General Hospital
SIRS, Sepsis
NT-proBNP in ICU Postoperative/Posttraumatic Patients With Shock
The purpose of this study is to determine the course of NT-proBNP plasma concentrations in the context of confounding parameters in postoperative/posttraumatic critically ill patients with severe SIRS/sepsis and shock.
- Conditions
- SIRS, Sepsis, Shock, Critically Ill
- Trial name
- NICUPS (NCT00736723)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ulm
Delirium
The Effect of Guanfacine on Delirium in Critically Ill Patients
Delirium in patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) is a common problem associated with increased mortality and morbidity, including increased hospital and ICU length of stay, greater hospital cost, increased ventilator days…
- Trial name
- NCT04578886
- Testing
- Guanfacine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Critically Ill, Pneumonia
Plasma Pharmacokinetics (PK) & Lung Penetration of Ceftolozane/Tazobactam in Participants With Pneumonia (MK-7625A-007)
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pharmacokinetics and lung penetration of intravenous Ceftolozane/tazobactam in critically ill participants.
- Trial name
- NCT02387372
- Testing
- Ceftolozane/Tazobactam - Multiple Doses, Ceftolozane/Tazobactam - Single Dose
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Cubist Pharmaceuticals LLC, a subsidiary of Merck & Co., Inc. (Rahway, New Jersey USA)
Critically Ill, Post Intensive Care Syndrome
Testing of a New Therapeutic Vibration Device to Reduce Neuromuscular Weakness in Hospitalized Patients
Objective: Test the ability of vibration to produce physiologic, biochemical, and anatomic changes consistent with exercise that would help prevent the development of muscle weakness that occurs when patients are immobile for…
- Trial name
- NCT03479008
- Testing
- Therapeutic Vibration Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan