Clinical trials: End of Life
Cardiac Arrest, Hypothermia
Follow up After Survived Therapy With Mild Induced Hypothermia (MIH) After Restoration of Spontaneous Circulation (ROSC)
Sudden cardiac arrest (SCA) remains one of the major leading causes of death. Cognitive deficits are common in survivors of SCA.
- Trial name
- NCT01083069
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Cardiovascular Diseases, Osteoporosis
Guangzhou Nutrition and Health Study (GNHS)
Purpose: The Guangzhou Nutrition and Health Study (GNHS) project aims to assess the determinants of metabolic disease in nutritional aspects, as well as other environmental and genetic factors, and explore possible mechanisms…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Osteoporosis, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2, Metabolic Syndrome
- Trial name
- GNHS (NCT03179657)
- Volunteers
- 5,118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sun Yat-sen University
Measles, Mumps
Immunogenicity and Safety Study of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) Biologicals' Combined Measles-mumps-rubella (MMR) Vaccine in Children in Their Second Year of Life
The purpose of this study is to evaluate end of shelf-life potency in terms of the immunogenicity and safety of GSK Biologicals' trivalent MMR vaccine, by comparing it to Merck \& Co., Inc.'s MMR vaccine, which is approved for…
- Conditions
- Measles, Mumps, Rubella, Measles-Mumps-Rubella Vaccine
- Trial name
- NCT01681992
- Testing
- Priorix, M-M-R II, Varivax
- Where
- 81 sites in United States, Czechia and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 4,538 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Patient Engagement, End of Life
Advance Care Planning for Older Latinos With Chronic Illness
The goal of this study is to test the feasibility of a randomized controlled trial to learn about implementation of an intervention model, Advance Care Planning I Plan (ACP-I Plan), among older Latinos with chronic illnesses in…
- Conditions
- Patient Engagement, End of Life, Chronic Disease, Communication
- Trial name
- NCT06081660
- Testing
- ACP-I Plan
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- San Diego State University
Suspected Damage to Fetus From Other Disease in the Mother, Affecting Management of Mother, With Delivery, Patient Death or Serious Disability Associated With A Haemolytic Reaction Due to the Administration of ABO-Incompatible Blood or Blood Products
The Use of Lung Ultrasonography in the Delivery Room in Neonates
Lung ultrasonography has become frequently used in neonatal intensive care units because it is a diagnostic, useful, harmless, radiation-free, bedside, reproducible and practical method.
- Trial name
- LUSIN (NCT06314789)
- Testing
- doing lung ultrasonography
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kırıkkale University
Avalanche, Landslide, or Mudslide, Asphyxia; Immersion
Efficacy and Pathophysiological Implications of a New Asphyxiation Delaying Device
Survival of fully buried avalanche victims depends in major part on a triad of hypoxia, hypercapnia, and hypothermia and therefore decreases rapidly after complete burial.
- Trial name
- SAFEBACK (NCT05779540)
- Testing
- Safeback SBX
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Mountain Emergency Medicine
Change in Serum Chloride Level
Change in Serum Chloride Level After Loading Dose of Sterofundin Solution Compared With Normal Saline Solution
Prospective, crossover, randomized trial to evaluate plasma compositions after loading dose of sterofundin solution given to healthy volunteer in the resuscitation manner compared with normal saline solution.
- Trial name
- NCT02950974
- Testing
- Sterofundin, NSS
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ramathibodi Hospital
Malaria
A Surveillance Study of Diseases Specified as Adverse Events of Special Interest, of Other Adverse Events Leading to Hospitalisation or Death, and of Meningitis in Children in Africa Prior to Implementation of the RTS,S/AS01E Candidate Vaccine
The purpose of this pre-licensure cohort study was to estimate the incidence of adverse events of special interest (AESI), other adverse events (AE) leading to hospitalisation or death, meningitis and malaria in sub-Saharan…
- Trial name
- NCT02374450
- Testing
- Blood collection
- Where
- 5 sites in Burkina Faso, Ghana and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 36,366 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Mycobacterium Avium
Program Cell Death Receptor 1 in Mycobacterium Avium Complex Lung Disease
1. To understand the components of PBMC in MAC-LD patients, including T cells, B cells, nature killer cells, and monocyte. 2. To confirm the phenomenon of reduced PBMC response in MAC-LD patients 3.
- Trial name
- NCT02779049
- Testing
- Blood examination
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Advance Care Planning
Culturally Tailoring an Advance Care Planning Intervention for American Indians
This project has three specific aims: (1) culturally tailor the content of the Make Your Wishes about You (MY WAY) ACP curriculum and guide for one American Indian tribe; (2) assess the feasibility of the culturally-tailored MY…
- Trial name
- NCT05304117
- Testing
- Advance Care Planning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Western Carolina University
Cardiovascular Diseases, Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Drug-Induced Sudden Death & Ventricular Arrhythmia
To investigate the relationship between the use of prescription drugs and the occurrence of ventricular arrhythmia and sudden death.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Heart Diseases, Ventricular Arrhythmia
- Trial name
- NCT00102180
- Volunteers
- 31,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Pre-Eclampsia, Premature Birth
PREPARE, Prematurity Reduction by Pre-eclampsia Care
Investigators will test a novel system of integrated care, to promote the use of the WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION Guidelines for the management of pre-eclampsia and initiate the use of a structured risk assessment strategy to reduce…
- Trial name
- PREPARE (NCT03073317)
- Testing
- FullPIERS and sFlit/PLGF (Soluble fms-Like Tyrosine Kinase-1-to-Placental Growth Factor Ratio)
- Where
- 8 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Instituto Fernandes Figueira
Stroke, Acute
Manipulation of Arterial Pressure in Acute Ischemic Stroke
This is a controlled clinical trial among non thrombolysed acute ischemic stroke patients to determine the effects of three levels of arterial pressure on death and neurological disability.
- Trial name
- MAPAS (NCT00848770)
- Testing
- Esmolol, Sodium Nitroprussiate (NPS) or Norepinephrine (NOR), Esmolol, NPS or NOR, manipulation of SAP
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
IVF, Embryo Loss
The Use of High Concentration Hyaluronic Acid (HA) Transfer Medium in Repeated Implantation Failure (RIF) Patients
This is a pilot study with the aim to investigate the beneficial effect of bicarbonate buffered medium containing hyaluronan and recombinant human albumin (EmbryoGlue®, Vitrolife) in patients with documented repeated implantation…
- Conditions
- IVF, Embryo Loss, Miscarriage, Recurrent
- Trial name
- RIFLE (NCT04709796)
- Testing
- EmbryoGlue®, Vitrolife, Conventional Transfer
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Ghent
Maternal Mortality, Maternal Morbidity
An Implementation Study of Interventions to Promote Safe Motherhood in Jimma Zone Ethiopia
Ethiopia has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality among all countries in Africa and indeed worldwide, with a maternal mortality ratio of 676 per 100,000 live births in 2011 (UNFPA, 2012).
- Trial name
- NCT03299491
- Testing
- MWA intervention, IEC intervention
- Volunteers
- 3,784 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Ottawa
Brugada Syndrome, Long QT Syndrome 3
Worm Study: Modifier Genes in Sudden Cardiac Death
Quest for modifier genes associated with ventricular arrhythmias in presence of a cardiac sodium channel gene (SCN5A-delPhe1617) mutation.
- Trial name
- NCT02014961
- Testing
- Dermal biopsy, Gastro-intestinal questionnaire, Whole-exome sequencing
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 223 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maastricht University Medical Center
Neonate, Asphyxia
Multimodal Analysis of Early Biomarkers of the Impacts of Perinatal Asphyxia
Current diagnostic methods rely primarily on clinical symptoms, supplemented by brain imaging and physiological tests. However, these signs of injury only become apparent once significant damage has occurred, thus delaying…
- Conditions
- Neonate, Asphyxia, EEG, Eye Tracking
- Trial name
- Neurobiom (NCT07702500)
- Testing
- EEG
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 280 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Sudden Infant Death
Evaluation of Safe Sleep for Babies: a Bassinet Distribution and Education Program
This study will evaluate baby box ownership and safe sleep practices (sleep location, sleep position, use of bedding) among families provided a free baby box and standardized safe sleep education compared to families provided a…
- Trial name
- NCT03392727
- Testing
- Study Box, Community Box, Education Session
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
End-of-life Care
The Effect of End-of-Life Care Awareness Education on Knowledge, Attitudes, and Behaviors of Intensive Care Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Study
This study was designed as a prospective randomized controlled study in order to evaluate the effect of end-of-life care awareness training to be given to intensive care nurses on the knowledge levels, attitudes, and behaviors of…
- Trial name
- NCT05994430
- Testing
- End-of-life care awareness training in intensive care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 76 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Communication Research
Using a Nurse-Led Communication Strategy for Surrogates in the Intensive Care Unit
Communication is one of the greatest health needs for high quality end-of-life (EOL) care in the intensive care unit (ICU), especially when patients are too ill to speak for themselves and rely on surrogates to make EOL…
- Trial name
- NCT03770481
- Testing
- nurse-led communication strategy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo