Clinical trials: Critically Ill
Muscle Wasting in Critically Ill
Protein Delivery in Intermittent and Continuous Enteral Nutrition in ICU Patients
Acute skeletal muscle wasting in ICU patients is associated with functional impairment and with increased risk of death. Of what we know today, physical disability can persist up to 5 years.
- Trial name
- ProBoNo (NCT03587870)
- Testing
- Enteral nutrition with Fresubin Intensive
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 113 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Pre-Eclampsia, Critical Illness
Homocysteine in Critically Ill Preeclampsia
Preeclampsia is a disorder characterized by the new onset of hypertension and proteinuria typically presenting after 20 weeks of gestation.
- Trial name
- NCT06413576
- Testing
- homocysteine measurement
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Dry Eye Syndromes
Effect of Nursing Care on Prevention of Dry Eye
Clinical trial for prevention, randomized controlled, parallel, double-blind, with three arms, which purpose is verify the nursing interventions (artificial tear gel and liquid artificial tears)effects to prevent dry eye in adult…
- Trial name
- NCT02767258
- Testing
- LACRIBELL®, VIDISIC® GEL
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Diego Dias de Araújo
Insufficient Lactation
Improving Lactation Success in Black Mothers of Critically Ill Infants
Racial disparities result in Black infants in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) receiving less breast milk (BM) than White and Hispanic infants.1 BM improves infant health yet mothers of critically ill infants produce…
- Trial name
- NCT05147987
- Testing
- Hands free wearable breast pump
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Acid-Base Imbalance, Respiratory Acidosis
Non Carbonic Buffer Power of Critical Ill Patients With Sepsis
Alterations of acid-base equilibrium are very common in critically ill patients and understanding their pathophysiology can be important to improve clinical treatment.
- Conditions
- Acid-Base Imbalance, Respiratory Acidosis, Respiratory Alkalosis
- Trial name
- NCT03503214
- Testing
- In vitro determination of non-carbonic buffer power, Classic description of acid-base status
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 36 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico
Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes
Bed Rest, Alternate Daily Fasting and Incretin Effect
Bed rest produces insulin resistance in healthy volunteers. In this study the investigators aim to investigate the effect of 8 days bed rest on the incretin effect and how alternate daily fasting affects cognitive function and…
- Conditions
- Metabolic Syndrome, Type 2 Diabetes, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT02134860
- Testing
- Bed rest, OGTT, IVGTT
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Fibrinolytic Defect, Sepsis
Point of Care Evaluation of Fibrinolysis in Sepsis
Impaired fibrinolysis in septic patients is associated with worse outcome. The present study investigates fibrinolysis shutdown in septic patients, defined as prolonged ClotPro® TPA lysis time at 30 minutes.
- Conditions
- Fibrinolytic Defect, Sepsis, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- POCEFIS (NCT06312488)
- Testing
- Clot Pro
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Policlinico 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
Pediatric, Critical Illness
Examining Health Literacy in Biorepository Consents
Previous research has shown that most parents would allow their child's leftover blood to be included in a de-identified biorepository using opt-out consent in an outpatient setting.
- Conditions
- Pediatric, Critical Illness, Consent
- Trial name
- NCT04953169
- Testing
- Biobank Video, Non-Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Simulation of Physical Illness, COVID-19 Respiratory Infection
In Situ Simulation Training in Transferring Critically Ill COVID-19 Patients
This study aimed to determine the role of in situ simulation training during a pandemic by using standard and high-fidelity mannequins to improve interprofessional communication, skills, and teamwork in transferring critically…
- Trial name
- NCT05113823
- Testing
- Simulation Training
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Critical Illness, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease
Advance Care Planning Evaluation in Hospitalized Elderly Patients
The purpose of the study is to inform decision-makers of the best strategies to implement advanced care planning (ACP). An advanced care plan (ACP) is a verbal or written instruction describing what kind of care an individual…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Chronic Obstructive Lung Disease, Congestive Heart Failure, Cirrhosis
- Trial name
- ACCEPT (NCT01362855)
- Where
- 9 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 503 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daren K. Heyland
Critical Illness, Muscle Loss
Investigating the Anabolic Response to Resistance Exercise After Critical Illness (ARTIST-2)
ICU survivors often suffer from long-term functional disability. An attenuated response to physical exercise in skeletal muscle after critical illness may contribute to persisting weakness.
- Trial name
- ARTIST-2 (NCT05261984)
- Testing
- Resistance exercise, Oral protein supplementation
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Disorder
Efficacy of a Sleep Hygiene Toolkit for Patients in ARU
Sleep Hygiene Study Abstract: INTRODUCTION Sleep is integral to the health of a person and can have multifaceted contributions to a person including their physical, cognitive, and psychosocial well-being.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Sleep Disorder, Insomnia, Critical Illness Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT05541692
- Testing
- Sleep Hygiene Toolkit
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Cirrhosis, Liver, Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure
20% Albumin vs. Balanced Salt Solution as Resuscitation Fluid in Cirrhosis With Sepsis Induced Hypotension
Patients with cirrhosis patients have a high incidence of sepsis which can trigger decompensation and may result in prolonged hospital stay and increased mortality.
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Liver, Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure, Shock, Septic, Shock Hypovolemic
- Trial name
- NCT05441878
- Testing
- 20% albumin, Balanced salt solution
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Coronary Artery Disease
Intravenous Fish Oil in Critically Ill Cardiac Patients
A large body of evidence has accumulated showing that n-3 PUFAs exert extensive cardiac effects. The development of commercial solutions of FO opens perspectives for therapeutic applications in patients with acute cardiac…
- Trial name
- FO-cardiac (NCT00516178)
- Testing
- Fish oil emulsion, Saline
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 31 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
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
Critical Illness
Self-Management Behaviors of Caregivers of the Chronically Critically Ill
For family members of chronically critically ill (CCI) patients, an ICU admission marks a significant milestone in the patient's illness trajectory that highlights the onset of end of-life issues and an abrupt need for family…
- Trial name
- ASSIST (NCT03065829)
- Testing
- ASSIST, Attention-Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Pediatrics, Critical Illness
Construction and Application of the Visualization Training Platform Based on a Multimodal Standardized Dataset for Pain Assessment in Critically Ill Children
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if the visualization training platform based on a multimodal standardized dataset for pain assessment in critically ill children is applicable for pain assessment training.
- Conditions
- Pediatrics, Critical Illness, Pain Measurement
- Trial name
- NCT06431802
- Testing
- Conventional intervention, Platform intervention
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 70 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
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
Critical Illness, Gender Equality
Ethnic and Gender Based Admittance Patterns in the ICU
The dominating proportion of patients in the ICU are men. Studies indicate that men receive more mechanical ventilation, vasoactive drugs, renal replacement therapy, invasive monitoring and have longer length of stay in the ICU.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Gender Equality, Discrimination, Sex, Discrimination, Racial
- Trial name
- EGAP-ICU (NCT05513456)
- Testing
- Randomization to a different factors in the case descriptions
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet