Clinical trials: End of Life Patients
Sepsis
Safety of Heparin in Patients With Septic Shock
Sepsis is a syndrome comprised of a systemic inflammatory response, signs of tissue hypoperfusion, and organ in the setting of presumed infection.
- Trial name
- NCT01234285
- Testing
- heparin
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive, Lung Transplantation
Evaluating Quality of Life for Patients With Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease Who Are Undergoing Lung Transplantation
Most people undergoing lung transplantation have chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), a disease in which the lung airways are partly damaged and obstructed, making it difficult to breathe.
- Trial name
- NCT00675376
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 419 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Cardiovascular Disease
Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial
The Cardiovascular Inflammation Reduction Trial (CIRT) is a randomized clinical trial investigating whether taking low-dose methotrexate reduces heart attacks, strokes, or death in people with type 2 diabetes or metabolic…
- Trial name
- CIRT (NCT01594333)
- Testing
- Methotrexate
- Where
- 470 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,786 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Sudden Cardiac Death, End Stage Renal Disease
T-Wave Alternans in Dialysis Patients
Sudden cardiac death due to arrhythmia is the leading cause of death in end-stage renal disease (ESRD) patients treated with hemodialysis (HD).
- Trial name
- NCT00621426
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
End of Life
From Active to Palliative Care: Emotional Burden and Self Efficacy in Patients and Caregivers
This study aims to evaluate psychological dimensions in patients and caregivers in the transition phase from active to palliative care.
- Trial name
- CACP (NCT05796947)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Heart Diseases, Ventricular Arrhythmia
Prognostic Significance of T Wave Alternans
To evaluate whether T Wave Alternans can predict ventricular arrhythmias and sudden cardiac death (SCD) in a prospective epidemiologic natural history study.
- Conditions
- Heart Diseases, Ventricular Arrhythmia, Ventricular Fibrillation, Death, Sudden, Cardiac
- Trial name
- NCT00006501
- Testing
- ECG
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 549 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Ventricular Arrythmias
Home-Monitoring in Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillator (ICD) Patients
The purpose of this study is to investigate the cost-effectiveness and effectiveness of remote-monitoring compared to standard care in patients with implantable cardioverter defibrillator.
- Trial name
- Monitor-ICD (NCT00787683)
- Testing
- Home-monitoring provided by LUMAX ICD device and CardioMessenger II
- Where
- 13 sites in Germany
- Volunteers
- 416 people
- Sponsor
- F. Mueller-Riemenschneider
Pancreatic Cancer Non-resectable, Pancreatic Cancer Metastatic
INCMGA00012 in Patients With Previously Treated Unresectable or Metastatic Adenosquamous Pancreatic or Ampullary Cancer
Phase 2 study to evaluate the clinical activity of INCMGA00012 in patients with Unresectable or metastatic Adenosquamous Pancreatic or Ampullary Cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04116073
- Testing
- INCMGA00012 (PD-1 antibody)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy, PKP2-ACM
Long-term Follow-up Study of Gene Therapy for Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy Due to a Plakophilin-2 Pathogenic Variant
The primary objective of this Phase 1/2 long-term follow-up (LTFU) study is to assess the long-term safety and tolerability of LX2020 for the treatment of arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM) due to a plakophilin-2 gene (PKP2)…
- Conditions
- Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy, PKP2-ACM, PKP2-ARVC
- Trial name
- GRIT-PKP2 (NCT07050160)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Lexeo Therapeutics
Kidney Failure, Chronic
Lung Water by Ultrasound Guided Treatment in Hemodialysis Patients (The Lust Study).
Volume overload is a leading risk factor for death and cardiovascular events in end stage renal disease patients maintained on chronic dialysis, particularly in those with myocardial ischemia and heart failure which represent a…
- Trial name
- LUST (NCT02310061)
- Testing
- Extra-vascular lung water measurements by ultrasound (LW-US), Standard protocol of fluid management in hemodialysis
- Where
- 19 sites in France, Germany and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 383 people
- Sponsor
- Fondazione C.N.R./Regione Toscana "G. Monasterio", Pisa, Italy
Heart Failure, Systolic
Patient and Physician Survey Determinants of Appropriate ICD Utilization
To better understand the reasons for underutilization of defibrillator therapy in selected populations, the investigators propose a study to assess heart failure patient knowledge and attitudes toward device therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT01514773
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 452 people
- Sponsor
- Todd M Koelling, MD
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
PEEP Test and Gas Exchange in ALI/ARDS Patients
The investigators aim to study the effect of different levels of PEEP in ALI/ARDS patients on gas exchange.
- Trial name
- NCT00284102
- Testing
- Mechanical ventilation
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Policlinico Hospital
Sudden Cardiac Death, Sudden Cardiac Arrest
Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator in Hemodialysis Patients (WED-HED) Study
A multi-center, prospective, randomized controlled clinical trial with 1:1 assignment of treatment and control. This study will evaluate the impact of wearable cardioverter defibrillator use on sudden cardiac death in incident…
- Trial name
- WED-HED (NCT02481206)
- Testing
- Wearable Cardioverter Defibrillator
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 66 people
- Sponsor
- Zoll Medical Corporation
Cancer, End-of-Life
Coaches Activating Reaching and Engaging Patients
The purpose of the Team Based Advance Care Planning CAREPLAN program is to understand if a trained lay navigator who engages with patients with advanced stages of cancer can help patients in advance care planning, improve patient…
- Trial name
- CAREPlan (NCT03856463)
- Testing
- Lay Navigator Intervention, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Lung Cancer, Postoperative Pain
The Effects of Programmed Death-ligand 1 on Postoperative Pain for Lung Cancer Patients
The concentration of plasma programmed death-ligand 1(PD-L1) for lung cancer patients before video-assisted thoracoscopic surgery is detected.
- Trial name
- NCT06503432
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University People's Hospital
Hope, Acceptance
HOPE AND ACCEPTANCE AT THE END OF LIFE - IMPACT OF SPIRITUALITY ON PALLIATIVE CARE PATIENTS
This study aims to evaluate the hope and acceptance among patients visited by the Equipa Comunitária de Suporte em Cuidados Paliativos do Baixo Mondego. This study is a prospective longitudinal research study.
- Conditions
- Hope, Acceptance, Spirituality
- Trial name
- NCT07113899
- Testing
- Approach to spirituality through hope and acceptance
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Unidade Local de Saúde de Coimbra, EPE
Death, Myocardial Infarction
A Trial Evaluating Vitamin D Normalization on Major Adverse Cardiovascular-Related Events Among Myocardial Infarction Patients
This study evaluates whether achieving 25-hydroxyvitamin D (25[OH] Vit D) levels (>40 ng/mL) among myocardial infarction patients will result in a reduction of cardiovascular-related adverse events.
- Conditions
- Death, Myocardial Infarction, Cerebral Vascular Accident, Heart Failure Hospitalization
- Trial name
- TARGET-D (NCT02996721)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 634 people
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Septic Shock
TOADS Study: TO Assess Death From Septic Shock.
The aim of this study is to assess the causes of death in patients with septic shock in French intensive care units. It is an epidemiologic and descriptive study .
- Trial name
- TOADS (NCT02547467)
- Testing
- epidemiologic study
- Volunteers
- 340 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Pulmonary Embolism, Lung Cancer
Predictive Value of Epicardial Adipose Tissue for Pulmonary Embolism and Death in Patients With Lung Cancer
The occurrence and progression of lung cancer is related to visceral adipose tissue (VAT). Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a kind of VAT, producing a variety of inflammatory cytokines and adipokines, participating in the…
- Trial name
- NCT06017271
- Testing
- CTPA (computed tomography pulmonary angiography)
- Where
- China
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
Myocarditis, Sudden Cardiac Death
Occurrence, Trends, Management and Outcomes of Patients Hospitalized With Myocarditis
The epidemiology of myocarditis is largely unknown and based mainly on small single-center studies. The study aim to evaluate the current incidence, clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients hospitalized due to…
- Conditions
- Myocarditis, Sudden Cardiac Death, Cardiomyopathies, Arrythmia
- Trial name
- MYO-PL (NCT04827706)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 19,978 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw