Clinical trials: Critically Ill Patients
Agitation, Emergence
Efficacy of Dexmedetomidine vs Midazolam for Early Extubation in Critically Ill Agitated Patients Undergoing Weaning
Comparison of effect of dexmedetomidine and midazolam in icu patients who put on mechanical ventilation and show agitation on weaning.Selection of better agent minimises the drug related side effects like respiratory depression…
- Trial name
- NCT05264077
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sheikh Zayed Medical College
ICU Stay & Mortality
Observational, Prospective, Single-center Study: Should Body Mass Index (BMI) be Added to the Scoring Criteria of Hepatic Critically Ill Patients in Intensive Care Unit??
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the hypothesis of poor clinical outcomes in critically ill patients that are having abnormal BMI.
- Trial name
- NCT03461523
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 517 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Hepatology & Tropical Medicine Research Institute
Anxiety, Depression
PARTNER II: Improving Patient and Family Centered Care in Advanced Critical Illness
This is a stepped wedged randomized controlled trial comparing the PARTNER intervention with usual care in 5 Intensive Care Units.
- Trial name
- NCT02445937
- Testing
- PARTNER II
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 848 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Medical Device Site Erosion
Nursing Interventions on Prevention Medical Device Related Pressure Injury (MDRPI)
This study aims to assess the effect of implementing nursing interventions on preventing medical device related pressure injury in critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- MDRPI (NCT06513936)
- Testing
- The skin care Bundle, Routine care
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Damanhour University
Critical Illness, Dysphagia
Detection of Neuromuscular Complications in Critically Ill Patients
Dysphagia and the intensive care unit-acquired weakness (ICU-AW) are common and outcome-relevant neuromuscular complications in critically ill patients, especially after prolonged mechanical ventilation, sepsis and multi-organ…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Dysphagia, Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness, Neuromuscular Diseases
- Trial name
- NMCiCIP (NCT04541602)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rostock
Critical Illness, Healthy
Assessment of the Repeatability of Sublingual Microcirculation Function Measurements in Healthy Volunteers and Critically Ill Patients
The assessment of microcirculatory function plays a pivotal role in perioperative medicine and intensive care. One promising method for evaluating microcirculatory function is the microscopic analysis of the oral mucosal…
- Trial name
- NCT07397208
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk
Hyperglycemia
Fat Based Enteral Nutrition for Blood Glucose Control in ICU
In this randomized, double-blind clinical trial, eligible hospitalized ICU patients with EN will be included. Patients will be divided into two groups.
- Trial name
- NCT02584907
- Testing
- High Fat Enteral Nutrition
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shahid Beheshti University
COVID-19
Use of Multiple Doses of Convalescent Plasma in Mechanically Intubated Patients With COVID-19
This study will assess the feasibility and safety of administering multiple doses of convalescent plasma to Covid-19 positive patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) receiving mechanical ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT05595538
- Testing
- Multiple doses of anti-SARS-CoV-2 Convalescent Plasma
- Where
- Panama
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital Regional Dr. Rafael Estévez
Circulatory Failure
Fluid Responsiveness Predicted by PtcO2 in Critically Ill Patients
Our goal was to study the feasibility of predicting fluid responsiveness by transcutaneous partial pressure of oxygen (PtcO2) in the critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- PtcO2-FR (NCT02083757)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 19 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southeast University, China
Critical Illness, Pneumonia, Viral
D-Dimer as Predictor of Disease Outcome in Intensive Care Unit in COVID-19m Patients
Evaluating value of D-Dimer blood level of icu admitted patients on admission and 48 hours later as outcome predictor in SARS.COV.2 patients.
- Trial name
- COVID-19 (NCT05279469)
- Testing
- no intervention, just observational for D-Dimer level in blood
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 465 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Critical Illness, Trauma
Improving Situational Awareness Before Acute Care
This study aims to assess the impact on the trauma team's situational awareness of using a dashboard to synthesize and disseminate available information on a critical patient incoming to the trauma center.
- Trial name
- IMPULSE (NCT04577196)
- Testing
- Trauma dashboard
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
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
Injury of Diaphragm, Mechanical Ventilation Complication
Using Ultrasound to Study Respiratory Muscle Function in Critically Ill Patients
Mechanical ventilation can be life saving strategy for patients with respiratory failure due to a variety of reasons. Once the underlying illness has resolved, intensive care doctors have to take a decision on when the patient is…
- Conditions
- Injury of Diaphragm, Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT03139695
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
Pathobiomes in Gut of Critically Ill Patients
Despite powerful antibiotics, 50% of the intestinal tracts of critically ill surgical patients are colonized by Pseudomonas aeruginosa, whose mere presence in this site increases mortality fourfold by mechanisms that remain…
- Trial name
- NCT06822465
- Testing
- P. aeruginosa using in vitro and in vivo assays
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Safety
Intensive Care Nurses' Training Package on the Safety Culture of Geriatric Patients
This study aims to determine the effect of intensive care nurses' training package on the safety culture of critically ill geriatric patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05910918
- Testing
- Intensive Care Nurses' Training Package
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Peripheral Perfusion
Assessment of Peripheral Perfusion in the Critically Ill Patient
The purpose of this study is to evaluate PPI as a surrogate for clinical signs of peripheral perfusion in patients in septic shock and after cardiac surgery.
- Trial name
- CRTPPI (NCT02771002)
- Testing
- Peripheral Perfusion index by Carescape Patientenmonitor
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Critical Illness
Evaluation of Oxidative Stress Induced by Iron Injection in Healthy Volunteers and Critical Care Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the pro-oxidant toxicity of iron injections in critically ill patients and in healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- SOFI (NCT01443624)
- Testing
- critical care patients venofer
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Grief, Trauma
A Clinical Trial of Interventions to Support Family Surrogates of Critically Ill Patients
Hypotheses 1a and 1b: Compared to Supportive Conversation arm, the EMPOWER intervention will significantly decrease surrogate decision makers' symptoms of grief and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) (primary outcomes); and…
- Conditions
- Grief, Trauma, Psychotherapy, Critical Care
- Trial name
- NCT05587517
- Testing
- EMPOWER, Supportive Conversation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 172 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Critical Illness, Multiple Organ Failure
Impact of Human Blood Serum From Critically Ill Patients on Human Colon Neuronal Networks.
Critical illness in the ICU setting has high medical and socioeconomic importance. Critically ill patients frequently develop severe neurologic impairment during their course of disease, typically presenting as…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Multiple Organ Failure, Polyneuropathy, Myopathy
- Trial name
- NCT02706314
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 61 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rostock
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