Clinical trials: Critically Ill
Anemia, Critical Illness
Practical Anemia Bundle for SusTained Blood Recovery
The purpose of this study is to test a multi-faceted anemia treatment plan to reduce the severity of anemia and to promote hemoglobin and functional recovery in adults who have been in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- Trial name
- PABST-BR (NCT05167734)
- Testing
- Iron Dextran, Erythropoietin (EPO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Critical Illness
Code Status Video in the Intensive Care Unit: Video Assisted Patient Education
This is a single-center, randomized control trial of a code status video as an educational tool in the intensive care unit. Subjects are stratified by patient or surrogate and are randomized to either watch an educational video…
- Trial name
- NCT01610076
- Testing
- Code Status Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Critical Illness
Efficacy and Mechanisms of GLN Dipeptide in the SICU
Relative glutamine (GLN) deficiency may contribute to morbidity and mortality in surgical intensive care unit (SICU) patients. During critical illness, GLN utilization by the immune system, gut mucosa and other tissues exceeds…
- Trial name
- GLND (NCT00248638)
- Testing
- Glutamine dipeptide with 15% Clinisol, 15% Clinisol
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Shock
High Dose Vitamin C in the Critically Ill Patient
The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of high doses of Vitamin C in critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- VitC (NCT01587963)
- Testing
- Ascorbic Acid, Ringers Lactate or Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Critical Illness, Family Members
Addressing Palliative Care Needs Among Intensive Care Unit Family Members
The quality of palliative care is highly variable for many patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs) and their family members.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Family Members, Psychological Distress, Informal Caregivers
- Trial name
- ICUconnect (NCT03506438)
- Testing
- Needs-focused mobile app, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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
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
Critical Illness, Delirium
Maximizing trEatment of Neurological Dysfunction Using INtravenous Guanfacine Study
This proof-of-concept study examines whether the acute brain dysfunction that occurs in critically ill patients is improved by administration of intravenous guanfacine.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Delirium, Cognitive Impairment
- Trial name
- MENDING (NCT04742673)
- Testing
- Guanfacine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Critical Care, Walking
Validity of an Actigraph Accelerometer Following Critical Illness
This study will determine whether an Actigraph GT3X accelerometer can identify body position and quantify step count in a ward based population recovering from critical illness.
- Conditions
- Critical Care, Walking, Posture
- Trial name
- NCT03295630
- Testing
- Accelerometer
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust
Septic Shock, Sepsis
Phenylephrine Versus Norepinephrine for Septic Shock in Critically Ill Patients
Septic shock is a condition that is marked by severe infection causing hypotension requiring vasopressors to maintain adequate perfusion to vital organs.
- Conditions
- Septic Shock, Sepsis, Shock, Tachycardia
- Trial name
- NCT02203630
- Testing
- Phenylephrine, Norepinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Palliative Care, Critical Illness
A Needs-focused Palliative Care Intervention for Older Adults in ICUs
The quality of intensive care unit (ICU)-based palliative care is highly variable, particularly for the 2 million older adults admitted annually to ICUs.
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Critical Illness, Aging, Care Delivery Model
- Trial name
- PCplanner (NCT04414787)
- Testing
- PCplanner
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Critical Illness
Improving Outcomes After PICU Admission: A Pilot Study
1. Evaluate the feasibility and acceptability of an information based intervention delivered to parents following their child's admission to paediatric intensive care; 2.
- Trial name
- NCT01737021
- Testing
- Psycho-education
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis
Facilitating Communication Study
This study is a randomized clinical trial of an intervention to improve outcomes for patients and their family by using ICU nurse facilitators to support, model, and teach communication strategies that enable patients and their…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasm, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- FCS2 (NCT03721952)
- Testing
- Facilitator-Based Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 977 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Anemia
Use of Pediatric Size Phlebotomy Tubes in Adult Critically Ill Patients to Reduce Red Blood Cell Transfusions
This study will evaluate the hypothesis that the use of pediatric size phlebotomy tubes reduces red blood cell (RBC) transfusions in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients compared with the use of adult size tubes.
- Trial name
- NCT03286465
- Testing
- Pediatric phlebotomy tubes, Adult phlebotomy tubes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
SARS-CoV 2
Efficacy of Tocilizumab on Patients With COVID-19
This is a randomized, double blind, multi-center study to evaluate the effects of tocilizumab compared to placebo on patient outcomes in participants with confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection and evidence of systemic inflammation.
- Trial name
- NCT04356937
- Testing
- Tocilizumab
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 243 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Chronic Respiratory Failure, Critical Illness Myopathy
Electric Muscle Stimulation for Patients With Chronic Respiratory Failure
Background: After mechanical ventilation, 5-20% of patients with acute respiratory failure would depend on ventilator support more than 14 days because of critical-illness weakness and their underlying diseases such as heart…
- Trial name
- NCT01930643
- Testing
- EMS
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Mackay Memorial Hospital
Critical Illness
Does Acetylsalicylic Acid Reduce the Mortality of Patients Admitted to an Intensive Care Unit
Platelets play a central part not just in homeostasis and thrombosis as the primary effector cells, but they are also key cells in the regulation of the immunological response to various stressors.
- Trial name
- NCT02285153
- Testing
- Acetylsalicylic acid lysinate, 0.9% sodium-chloride solution
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Intensive Care Unit Survivors, Informal Caregivers (Family and Friends)
Improving Psychological Distress Among Critical Illness Survivors and Their Caregivers
Patients who receive life support in intensive care units commonly suffer from persistent depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms after discharge.
- Trial name
- NCT01983254
- Testing
- coping skills training, education program
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 417 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University