Clinical trials: End of Life Patients
Tachyarrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death
SJ4 Post Approval Study in Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillator Patients
The purpose of this study is to characterize the chronic performance of the St. Jude Medical SJ4 connector and RV high voltage SJ4 leads.
- Conditions
- Tachyarrhythmias, Sudden Cardiac Death, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT00940888
- Testing
- SJ4 connector and RV high voltage SJ4 lead
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,701 people
- Sponsor
- Abbott Medical Devices
Neurologic Signs and Symptoms
Incidence, and Survival Medical Expenditure of Patients With Multiple Sclerosis
Multiple sclerosis (MS) is a disease of autoimmune system which attacks the central nervous system and that is one of the most common inflammatory diseases and has caused a heavy disease burden on patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04022564
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Chun-Ming Liao
Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Steroids In caRdiac Surgery Trial (SIRS Trial)
SIRS trial is a large simple study in which high-risk patients undergoing cardiac surgery requiring the use of cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) are randomly allocated to receive a pulse dose of Methylprednisolone or a matching…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Cardiopulmonary Bypass, Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT00427388
- Testing
- Methylprednisolone
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 7,507 people
- Sponsor
- Population Health Research Institute
Chagas Cardiomyopathy, Non-sustained Ventricular Tachycardia
Amiodarone Against ICD Therapy in Chagas Cardiomyopathy for Primary Prevention of Death
The primary objective is to compare the efficacy of the treatment using implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) implantation to that of the treatment using amiodarone in the primary prevention of all-cause mortality in…
- Conditions
- Chagas Cardiomyopathy, Non-sustained Ventricular Tachycardia, At Least 10 Points in Rassi Risk Score for Death
- Trial name
- CHAGASICS (NCT01722942)
- Testing
- ICD implantation, amiodarone hydrochloride
- Where
- 20 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people
- Sponsor
- InCor Heart Institute
Health Education, Sudden Infant Death
Study of the Impact of Parental Note Taking on the Effectiveness of Anticipatory Guidance
The delivery of anticipatory guidance is an essential component of pediatric practice. Given the large amount of information to be shared during each encounter and the limited time available, there is a need for an effective and…
- Trial name
- NCT01014169
- Testing
- Note taking
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 126 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Cardiovascular Disease, Sudden Cardiac Death
Feasibility Testing of Decision Support for Patients Who Are Candidates for an Implantable Defibrillator
Sudden cardiac death (SCD) due to a ventricular arrhythmia is a serious cause of cardiovascular death in Canada. The implantable cardioverter defibrillator (ICD) offers high-risk patients a treatment option to reduce the…
- Trial name
- NCT01876173
- Testing
- Patient Decision Aid for an ICD (primary prevention, non-CRT)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Peripheral Artery Disease
A Study Comparing Cardiovascular Effects of Ticagrelor and Clopidogrel in Patients With Peripheral Artery Disease
The purpose of this study is to compare the effects of ticagrelor and clopidogrel in patients with Peripheral Artery Disease.
- Trial name
- EUCLID (NCT01732822)
- Testing
- Ticagrelor, Clopidogrel
- Where
- 776 sites in United States, Argentina and 26 more
- Volunteers
- 13,885 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca
Ventricular Arrhythmias, Cardiac Death
Evaluation of Novel Biomarkers to Improve Risk Stratification and Patient Selection in Implantable Cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) Therapy
Implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy reduces mortality in patients with chronic heart failure and reduced left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) <36%.
- Trial name
- BIOMARKERICD (NCT01594073)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Hannover Medical School
Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, ALS
Exposure to Neurotoxins as Risk Factors for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
This study is a follow-up to an earlier study that examined the relationship of This study will examine whether exposure to neurotoxins, such as lead, mercury, solvents, and pesticides, can contribute to amyotrophic lateral…
- Trial name
- NCT00339976
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
Palliative Care, End of Life
Requests for Euthanasia and Assisted Suicide
This study take place in the palliative care units of Burgundy-Franche-Comté regions and at the Maison Médicale Jeanne Garnier. The main aim of this project is to analyze and understand the meaning of explicit requests to hasten…
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, End of Life, Euthanasia, Assisted Suicide
- Trial name
- DESA (NCT02845817)
- Testing
- Qualitative research
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Advance Care Planning
CPR Decision Aid For Patients With Advanced Gynecologic Malignancies
The purpose of this research is to assess the effect of a cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) decision aid video on CPR knowledge and end-of-life preferences in women with advanced gynecologic malignancy.
- Trial name
- NCT03251976
- Testing
- video, usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Hemorrhage
Clinical Randomisation of an Antifibrinolytic in Significant Haemorrhage
CRASH 2 is a large pragmatic randomised placebo controlled trial of the effects of the early administration of the antifibrinolytic agent tranexamic acid on death, vascular events and transfusion requirements.
- Trial name
- NCT00375258
- Testing
- Tranexamic acid, Sodium Chloride 0.9%
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20,211 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Epilepsy
Efficacy of Naloxone in Reducing Postictal Central Respiratory Dysfunction in Patients With Epilepsy
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) primarily affects young adults with drug-resistant epilepsy, with an incidence of about 0.4%/year.
- Trial name
- ENALEPSY (NCT02332447)
- Testing
- naloxone
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 485 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Sudden Cardiac Death
Assessment of Primary Prevention Patients Receiving An ICD - Systematic Evaluation of ATP
The primary objective is to understand the role of antitachycardia pacing (ATP) in primary prevention patients indicated for implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (ICD) therapy and programmed according to current guidance of…
- Trial name
- APPRAISE ATP (NCT02923726)
- Testing
- Arm 1 (ATP+Shock), Arm 2 (shock only)
- Where
- 134 sites in United States, Austria and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 2,692 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Delayed Graft Function, Other Complication of Kidney Transplant
I5NP for Prophylaxis of Delayed Graft Function in Kidney Transplantation
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a single administration of QPI-1002 (also known as I5NP) can prevent DGF in patients undergoing deceased donor kidney transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT00802347
- Testing
- I5NP, Saline
- Where
- 50 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 374 people
- Sponsor
- Quark Pharmaceuticals
Heart Failure With Reduced Ejection Fraction
Improving the Criteria for Selecting Patients for Primary Prevention of Sudden Cardiac Death by Arrhythmic Risk Stratification
A number of large randomized studies have demonstrated the importance of left ventricle ejection fraction (LV EF) for ventrucular tachyarhrythmia's (VT) prediction.
- Trial name
- PERFECT (NCT05539898)
- Testing
- ICD implantation
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Astrakhan Federal Centre For Cardiac Surgery
Coronavirus, ARDS, Human
External Dead Space in Ventilated COVID-19 Patients
The objective is to investigate the efficacy of volumetric capnography to detect changes in dead space, CO2 elimination and shape factor parameters before and after disconnection of external dead space in ventilated COVID-19…
- Trial name
- NCT04424082
- Testing
- Removal of dead space filter
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
NSCLC
HC010 in First-line PD-L1 Positive Advanced NSCLC Patients
Phase 2 clinical study to evaluate the efficacy, safety, pharmacokinetics and immunogenicity profile of HC010 for injection in patients with positive PD-L1 (TPS ≥1%)
- Trial name
- NCT07169552
- Testing
- HC010
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- HC Biopharma Inc.
Knee Osteoarthritis
Electroacupuncture Treatment for Those With End Stage Knee Osteoarthritis on a Total Knee Arthroplasty Waitlist
A 3-armed pilot randomized controlled trial: electroacupuncture, sham acupuncture and waitlist groups.
- Trial name
- NCT05374330
- Testing
- Electroacupuncture
- Where
- Canada
- Sponsor
- University of Manitoba
Heart Failure, Ventricular Assist Device
Influence of Telemonitoring on the Management of LVAD-patients
The current study aims to investigate whether telemedical monitoring in patients with terminal heart failure and an implanted left ventricular assist device (LVAD) has an influence on LVAD-associated complications…
- Conditions
- Heart Failure, Ventricular Assist Device, Telemedicine
- Trial name
- NCT04613401
- Testing
- questionnaire (observational study)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Essen