Clinical trials: Critically Ill Intensive Care Unit Patients
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
ICU Acquired Weakness
Diagnosing Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Acquired Weakness
The goal of this study is to develop a non-invasive test to diagnose intensive care unit (ICU) acquired weakness that can be administered to both responsive and non-responsive patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04166630
- Testing
- Clinical Electrical Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Critically Ill
24 Hour Intensivist Coverage in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's Medical ICU (MICU) is implementing a model of 24-hour intensivist staffing in September 2011.
- Trial name
- NCT01434823
- Testing
- Nocturnal coverage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,609 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Critically Ill
Impact of SPN on Infection Rate, Duration of Mechanical Ventilation & Rehabilitation in ICU Patients
Rationale: Enteral nutrition (EN) in the intensive care (ICU) patients is recommended as a standard of care. However, EN alone is often associated with insufficient energy intakes and increased complication rates.
- Trial name
- NCT00802503
- Testing
- SPN
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 305 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Intra-Abdominal Infections, Intestinal Obstruction
Capillary Leak Index as a Prognostic Indicator for Post-Operative Abdominal Sepsis in Critically Ill Patients
In this study the investigators going to evaluate the "CLI" as an early prognostic indicator for post-operative abdominal sepsis in critically ill patients.
- Conditions
- Intra-Abdominal Infections, Intestinal Obstruction, Appendicitis Acute, Perforated Viscus
- Trial name
- CLI (NCT06901544)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Critical Illness
Exploration of Investigating ICU Mobilisation With Vasoactive Drugs
There is a need to know more about the safety of mobilizing intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are receiving vasoactive drugs that support the heart and blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT03869541
- Testing
- Mobilization
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Critically Ill, Hemodialysis
Pharmacokinetics of Daptomycin in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis (CVVHD)
Daptomycin is an antibiotic that is affective against many strains of antibiotic resistant microorganisms. This antibiotic would be appropriate for use in the intensive care unit (ICU) considering the severity of illness and high…
- Trial name
- NCT00663403
- Testing
- Daptomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
Hyperglycemia
Feasibility Study to Evaluate Safety and Device Performance of the Hospital Glucose Management System (HGMS)
The purpose of this study is to assess safety and device performance of the Medtronic Hospital Glucose Management System (HGMS) for up to 72-hours.
- Trial name
- MAHI (NCT01763567)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
Critical Illness, Fever
Safety and Efficacy of Acetaminophen in the Intensive Care Unit.
The intensive care unit (ICU) team needs to know what effects acetaminophen has in critically ill patients. Acetaminophen is better known as Tylenol. It is the drug given to reduce fever.
- Trial name
- SEA-ICU (NCT02280239)
- Testing
- Acetaminophen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Acute Respiratory Failure Requiring Mechanical Ventilation
Eye-Control Trial: Wearable Eye-Tracking Device as Means of Communication
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of use of a wearable communication device for critically ill patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU) and mechanically ventilated.
- Trial name
- NCT04582149
- Testing
- EyeControl Eye-tracking Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Deep Sedation, Ventilators, Mechanical
Pain, Agitation and Delirium (PAD) Protocol in the Duke CICU
This study aims to examine the use of protocol directed sedation using the Duke PAD protocol with the current sedation medications of propofol or dexmedetomidine compared to the PAD protocol with midazolam, per cardiac intensive…
- Conditions
- Deep Sedation, Ventilators, Mechanical, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT02903407
- Testing
- Midazolam, Propofol, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
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
Family Members, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
Psychological Symptoms and Families of COVID-19 Patients
Families of patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are at increased risk for developing psychological symptoms that can last for months after the patient is discharged.
- Conditions
- Family Members, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04501445
- Testing
- Written Summary of Rounds
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Acute Respiratory Failure
Novel Arm Restraint in the Intensive Care Unit
The goal of this pilot is to evaluate a novel restraint device in 8 older mechanically ventilated patients to demonstrate that 1) the revised novel restraint prototype is safe and 2) a future randomized controlled trial (RCT) is…
- Trial name
- NCT03621475
- Testing
- Novel restraint
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Mechanical Ventilation, Critical Illness
Dexmedetomidine Versus Propofol in the Medical Intensive Care Unit (MICU)
This is a randomized controlled trial to compare propofol to dexmedetomidine for prolonged sedation (> 24 hours) in critically ill patients who require mechanical ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT01059929
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Critical Illness, Acute Respiratory Failure
Trial of Supplemental Parenteral Nutrition in Under and Over Weight Critically Ill Patients (TOP-UP)
The specific aim of the proposed study is to conduct a pilot study involving 160 critically-ill lean and obese patients enrolled at 11 sites in Canada, the United States of America, Belgium and France in order to: Specific Aims…
- Trial name
- TOP-UP (NCT01206166)
- Testing
- Olimel (5.7%E / N9E)
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Belgium and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Evaluation Research Unit at Kingston General Hospital
Intensive Care Unit, Muscle Weakness
Use of Neuromuscular Electrostimulation (NMES) for Treatment or Prevention of ICU-Associated Weakness
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether neuromuscular electrostimulation (NMES) will decrease ICU-associated weakness.
- Trial name
- NMES (NCT00709124)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrostimulation (NMES) CareStim Muscle Stimulation Device (Care Rehab; McLean, VA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Surrogate Decision Makers, Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Improving Decision Making for Patients With Prolonged Mechanical Ventilation
Deciding about prolonged life support for critically ill patients can be very difficult. Therefore, the investigators are doing a study to see if an internet-based decision aid can improve the quality of decision making for…
- Trial name
- NCT01751061
- Testing
- Decision aid, Usual care
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 416 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Sleep
The Effects of White Noise for Adult Patients' Sleep Quality in Intensive Care Unit.
Poor sleep quality is one of the most common problems among adult patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). The causes of sleep disturbance are complicated.
- Trial name
- NCT05785130
- Testing
- white noise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital