Clinical trials: Critical Illness, 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
Mechanical Ventilation
The Geniohyoid Muscle in Critical Illness
Many patients lose muscle due to being unwell in an intensive care unit. This muscle loss can lead to weakness of the arms and legs when they leave the unit, and when they go home.
- Trial name
- NCT07606690
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Warrington Hospital
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
Bacterial Sepsis
Therapeutic Monitoring of Beta-lactams in Critically Ill Patients With Sepsis
Background: Sepsis is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients and is associated with intensive use of β-lactam antibiotics.
- Trial name
- NCT07270523
- Testing
- Individualized dosing of beta-lactam antibiotics based on therapeutic monitoring
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 198 people
- Sponsor
- Complexo Hospitalario Universitario de A Coruña
Clinical Implementation, Standardized Tube Feeding Care
Clinical Implementation of the Group Standard for Enteral Feeding Care in Critically Ill Children
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of the " Standard for Enteral Feeding Care in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients " (T/CNAS 45-2024) in a multicenter setting.
- Conditions
- Clinical Implementation, Standardized Tube Feeding Care, Enteral Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT07441746
- Testing
- Evidence-based tube feeding care, Routine Enteral Feeding Care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
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
Critical Illness Myopathy
NLRP3 Inflammasome and Physical Therapy in ICU-Acquired Weakness
The goal of this clinical trial is to study whether physical therapy can reduce NLRP3 inflammasome activation and muscle atrophy in patients with critical illness myopathy (CIM).
- Trial name
- PT-NLRP3-CIM (NCT07017517)
- Testing
- Motomed Letto® servo-assisted cycling + standard physiotherapy, Standard physiotherapy
- Where
- 3 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chile
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
Critical Illness
Using sEMG of the Diaphragm to Assess Readiness for Extubation
As part of an admission to an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) many patients have breathing tube inserted into their windpipe, also referred to as intubation .
- Trial name
- NCT07110129
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Sepsis, Deterioration, Clinical
Hospital-Onset Sepsis Systematic Detection and Structured Interventions
Sepsis is a life-threatening reaction to an infection. It can begin while a person is already in the hospital for some other reason. Sepsis that starts in the hospital is often recognized late, and treatment can be delayed.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Deterioration, Clinical, Critical Illness, Early Warning Score
- Trial name
- CATCH SEPSIS (NCT07804251)
- Testing
- Algorithm-triggered sepsis alert with structured critical care team activation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3,700 people
- Sponsor
- Patricks Lyons
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
Dysphagia, Critical Illness
Optimizing Dysphagia Treatment Delivery in Acute Care: A Hybrid Efficacy Implementation Trial
This research study is investigating the efficacy and implementation of expiratory muscle strength training (EMST), standard of care dysphagia treatment, and intensive dysphagia treatment in critically ill adults in the acute…
- Trial name
- NCT07736105
- Testing
- Expiratory muscle strength training (EMST), Standard of Care Dysphagia Treatment, Intensive Dysphagia Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ( VAP)
Pre-clinical Diagnosis Using Integrated Microbial and Host Response Signatures to Improve Outcomes From Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Children
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), defined as pneumonia occurring 48 hours after initiation of invasive mechanical ventilation, is insidious in onset and severe in consequence.
- Trial name
- VAP-Dx (NCT07026656)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Failure
Precision Ventilation vs Standard Care for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
The goal of this interventional study is to compare standard mechanical ventilation to a lung-stress oriented ventilation strategy in patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
- Trial name
- PREVENT VILI (NCT06066502)
- Testing
- Precision ventilation, Guided usual care ventilation
- Where
- 33 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Respiratory Failure, Anxiety
Improving Psychological Outcomes for Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors Using a Self-Management Intervention
A growing number of patients are surviving a stay in the intensive care unit (ICU) but may experience long-lasting psychological problems, but research evaluating such treatment for ICU patients is scant.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Failure, Anxiety, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- SMARA (NCT06341972)
- Testing
- Cognitive behavioral therapy based self-management for anxiety
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Diabetes Mellitus, Blood Sugar
Accuracy and Safety of the Syai Tag System for Continuous Glucose Monitoring in Intensive Internal Care Unit
Researchers at the Department of Intensive Internal Medicine and the Department of Endocrinology and Diabetology will conduct a study to verify the accuracy and safety of the new Syai Tag system for continuous glucose monitoring…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Blood Sugar, Sepsis, Critically Ill Intensive Care Unit Patients
- Trial name
- NCT07448805
- Testing
- continuous glucose monitor
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Medical Centre Maribor
Critical Illness, Echocardiography
Impact of Echocardiography on Management of Critically Ill Neonates
The goal of the study was to estimate the outcome (mortality and morbidity) among hemodynamically unstable neonates, as well as the time to return to hemodynamic stability following the use of ECHO in the management of…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Echocardiography, Neonatology
- Trial name
- NCT06533787
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sahar Abozkaly Mahmoud
Tracheostomy Complication, Critical Illness
PUSH-IT Continuing Enteral Feeds for Tracheostomy
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate nutrition administration in the time around the tracheostomy in patients with breathing tubes.
- Conditions
- Tracheostomy Complication, Critical Illness, Nutritional Deficiency
- Trial name
- NCT05906472
- Testing
- Feeds continued, Feeds held
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo
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
Critical Illness, Acute Kidney Injury
Standard Dose Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) Versus Low-Dose CRRT ( KETZEREI )
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a well-recognized complication in critically ill patients, which often leads to the necessity of mechanical kidney support (CRRT).
- Trial name
- KETZEREI (NCT06021288)
- Testing
- Effluent dose of CRRT
- Where
- 2 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Universität Münster