Clinical trials: Critically Ill Patient
Hypotension, Pressure Ulcer
Comparison of Nasal and Forehead Oximetry in Critically Ill Patients at Risk for Decreased Peripheral Perfusion
Continuous pulse oximetry monitoring is the standard of care in critically ill patients in emergency departments, operating rooms and intensive care units.
- Trial name
- NCT02382133
- Testing
- Nasal alar oxygen sensor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Tracheostomy, Communication
A Speech Recognition Application as a Communication Aid for Acute and Critical Care Patients With Tracheostomies
Patients in acute and critical care often undergo a tracheostomy. A tracheostomy is an incision at the front of the neck to insert a breathing tube directly into the airway.
- Conditions
- Tracheostomy, Communication, Acute/Critical Illness
- Trial name
- SRAVI (NCT06027866)
- Testing
- SRAVI (Speech Recognition Application for the Voice Impaired)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Queen's University, Belfast
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
Respiratory Failure
Multi-center Evaluation of the NEMO Gauge to Aid in Correct Positioning of the Endotracheal Tube
The aim of this study is to verify the safety and accuracy of an FDA-approved device called the NEMO™ Gauge to aide in the proper positioning of the endotracheal tube (ETT), inserted in the lungs of patients admitted to the…
- Trial name
- NCT02787681
- Testing
- NEMO Gauge
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
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
Nutrition Disorder, Trauma
Supplemental Enteral Protein in Critical Illness
The aim of this study is too determine the effect of enteral protein supplementation on biochemical measures of inflammation and protein metabolism in critically ill surgical patients.
- Conditions
- Nutrition Disorder, Trauma, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT03170401
- Testing
- Protein supplementation, Standard enteral nutrition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Covid19, Muscle Atrophy
Electrical Stimulation for Critically Ill Covid-19 Patients
Unfortunately, hospital-acquired weakness is highly prevalent among COVID-19 hospitalized patients, who often require prolonged bed-rest or paralytics for an extended period of time in order to maintain oxygenation.
- Conditions
- Covid19, Muscle Atrophy, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- Phase I (NCT04685213)
- Testing
- Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Intensive Monitoring of Renal Function, Acute Kidney Injury
Intensive Monitoring of Renal Function
This study aims to examine the association between monitoring (Intensive and non-intensive) of renal function (urine output, serum creatinine) and outcomes among critically ill patients such as Acute Kidney Injury (AKI) and…
- Trial name
- NCT02657226
- Volunteers
- 15,724 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
COVID-19
Low Dose Whole Lung Radiation Therapy for Patients With COVID-19 and Respiratory Compromise
Low doses of radiation in the form of chest X-rays have been used to treat people with pneumonia. This treatment was found to be effective by reducing inflammation and with minimal side effects.
- Trial name
- VENTED (NCT04427566)
- Testing
- Radiation therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
COVID-19, Muscle Atrophy
Electrical Stimulation for Critically Ill Post-Covid-19 Patients
Unfortunately, hospital-acquired weakness is highly prevalent among COVID-19 hospitalized patients, who often require prolonged bed-rest or paralytics for an extended period of time in order to maintain oxygenation.
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Muscle Atrophy, Muscle Weakness
- Trial name
- Phase II (NCT05198466)
- Testing
- Electrical Stimulation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
COVID-19 Respiratory Infection, Aspergillosis
Posaconazole Prophylaxis for CAPA Prevention in Critically-Ill Patients
COVID-19 associated pulmonary aspergillosis (CAPA) is considered a potentially life-threatening infection in critically ill COVID (Corona Virus disease)-19 patients.
- Trial name
- POSACOVID (NCT05065658)
- Testing
- Posaconazole
- Where
- 3 sites in Austria, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 249 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Critical Illness, Sleep Deprivation
Improving the Sleep and Circadian Rhythms of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
The goal of this project is to determine whether the sleep and circadian rhythms of critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation can be improved through practical strategies that can be employed at the bedside.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Sleep Deprivation, Respiratory Failure, Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
- Trial name
- NCT01284140
- Testing
- Sleep and circadian rhythm promotion, Usual care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Brian Gehlbach
Aspergillosis; Pulmonary, Invasive (Etiology)
Posaconazole for the Prevention of Influenza-associated Aspergillosis in Critically Ill Patients
The objective of this study is to deliver proof of concept that antifungal prophylaxis can reduce the incidence of Influenza Associated Aspergillosis (IAA) in ICU (intensive care unit) patients with severe influenza.
- Trial name
- POSA-FLU (NCT03378479)
- Testing
- SOC +Posaconazole 18 MG/ML (milligram/milliliter), standard of care (SOC)
- Where
- 12 sites in Belgium, France and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Septic Shock
HCT+F vs. HCT Alone in Critically Ill Medical Septic Shock Patients
This study will be conducted as a single-center, prospective, open-label, randomized trial that will evaluate adult patients admitted with septic shock to the medical critical care unit (MCC).
- Trial name
- NCT03710187
- Testing
- Hydrocortisone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee Medical Center
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
Terminal Illness, Critical Illness
Targeting Bias to Reduce Disparities in End of Life Care
This study aims to determine the ways in which clinician implicit racial biases affect clinician communication with family members of patients near the end of life and to test a novel physician training intervention to reduce the…
- Trial name
- BRiDgE-Sim (NCT05165888)
- Testing
- Communication and Bias Mitigation Training, Communication skills training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Pneumonia
BL Infusion Trial:Beta-lactam Continuous Versus Intermittent Infusion and Associated Bacterial Resistance and Therapy Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients With Severe Pneumonia
The study plans to randomize a total of 240 patients infected with Gram-negative bacterial pneumonia to receive beta-lactam (meropenem, cefepime, or piperacillin/tazobactam) continuous or intermittent infusion and collect…
- Trial name
- NCT05102162
- Testing
- Cefepime, Meropenem, or Piperacillin/Tazobactam
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Covid19, SARS-CoV-2 Infection
A Trial of GC4419 in Patients With Critical Illness Due to COVID-19
A Trial of GC4419 in Patients with Critical Illness due to COVID-19
- Trial name
- NCT04555096
- Testing
- GC4419
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Galera Therapeutics, Inc.
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
Sedation, Critical Illness
Musical Intervention and Physiological Stress and Inflammatory Biomarkers in Mechanically Ventilated ICU Patients
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effects of a musical intervention on hormonal and inflammatory biomarkers in sedated adult patients undergoing invasive mechanical ventilation in an intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- Sedation, Critical Illness, Respiration, Artificial, Inflammation
- Trial name
- NCT06120660
- Testing
- Music Therapy
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oviedo