Clinical trials: End-of-life
Palliative Care, Advanced Cancer
A Feasibility Study of Death Education Intervention for Family Caregivers of Advanced Cancer Patients
Advanced cancer is the leading cause of death in the world and China. Family caregivers, as the closest individuals to advanced cancer patients, suffer from a range of psychological and spiritual issues due to patients' impending…
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Advanced Cancer, Family Caregivers
- Trial name
- NCT07367984
- Testing
- Death education intervention for family caregivers of advanced cancer patients
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- The Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Sudden Death
Death Rate in Anesthesia, a Study in a Tertiary Hospital
Death rate in anesthesia is one of the most valuable methods to assess the safety of anesthesia practice among different types of patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02732067
- Testing
- anesthesia related deaths
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Jordan
Death Anxiety, Occupational Stress
Effect of Expressive Arts Therapy on Death Anxiety in Intensive Care Unit Nurses
This randomized controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effect of expressive arts therapy on death anxiety among intensive care unit nurses.
- Conditions
- Death Anxiety, Occupational Stress, Psychological Distress
- Trial name
- Expressive Art (NCT07462936)
- Testing
- Expressive Arts Therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 66 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Chronic Kidney Disease
Canadian Study of Prediction of Risk and Evolution to Dialysis, Death and Interim Cardiovascular Events Over Time
This study will follow 2500 prevalent Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) patients with Glomerular Filtration Rate (GFR) from 15-45 ml/min for 30 months with serial measurements every 6 months and subsequent annual chart review up to 60…
- Trial name
- CanPREDDICT (NCT00826319)
- Where
- 25 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 2,602 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Atrial Fibrillation
Preventing Stroke, Premature Death and Cognitive Decline in a Broader Community of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation
The DaRe2 approach (healthcare Data for pragmatic clinical Research in the NHS - primary 2 secondary) is designed to operationalise efficient, nationwide, primary care approaches for randomised trials embedded within the UK…
- Trial name
- DaRe2THINK (NCT04700826)
- Testing
- Direct Oral Anticoagulants
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy, PKP2-ACM
A Study to Assess Real-world Patient Characteristics and Clinical Course for Symptomatic Patients With PKP2-ACM
An observational study to assess real-world patient characteristics and clinical course of disease in participants with PKP2-ACM.
- Conditions
- Arrhythmogenic Cardiomyopathy, PKP2-ACM, PKP2-ARVC
- Trial name
- SNAPSHOT- PKP2 (NCT06976606)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Lexeo Therapeutics
ARDS, Human, COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Characterization of the microVAScular Dysfunction in Covid-19 ARDS
The primary endpoint of this research is to establish that the alveolar dead space is significantly higher in patients with COVID-19 ARDS, compared to patients with non-COVID-19 ARDS.
- Trial name
- VASCOV (NCT05074758)
- Testing
- alveolar dead-space quantification, Coagulation activation and impaired fibrinolysis explorations, Endothelial activation / endothelial senescence
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Abortion, Complete, Fetal Death
IntraCERvical Balloon Catheter in the Setting of Induction of Labor for Fetal Loss or Abortion
The goal of this research is to understand whether it is practical and safe to use an intracervical balloon catheter in addition to standard of care medications at the time of an induction of labor for an abortion or fetal death.
- Conditions
- Abortion, Complete, Fetal Death, Induction of Labor Affected Fetus / Newborn
- Trial name
- CERBI (NCT06456164)
- Testing
- Cook Cervical Ripening Balloon
- Sponsor
- University of Chicago
Death, Brain
Efficacy of High-Flow Humidified Oxygen (HFHO) in Apneic Oxygenation for Apnea Testing: A Comparison With Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP)
Brain death (BD) is characterized by a severe brain injury resulting in irreversible loss of all brain and brainstem functions, while other organs may remain viable.
- Trial name
- APNEAFLO2W (NCT07640009)
- Testing
- Apnea test under HHFO followed by an apnea test under CPAP., Apnea test under CPAP followed by an apnea test under HHFO.
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
Kidney Failure, Chronic, Kidney Transplantation
Drone Transport of Deceased-Donor Kidney Grafts Between Two French Hospitals Before Transplantation: a Pilot Safety Study
Cold ischemia time, the period during which a donated kidney is kept cold outside the body between its removal from the donor and its transplantation into the recipient, is one of the main modifiable factors influencing how…
- Conditions
- Kidney Failure, Chronic, Kidney Transplantation, Delayed Graft Function, Cold Ischemia
- Trial name
- RAfALREIN (NCT07851571)
- Testing
- Kidney graft transport by autonomous unmanned aircraft (drone) between the procurement and transplantation centres
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
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 Unexpected Death in Epilepsy, Near-Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy
Electroclinical Features of Sudden Unexpected Death in Epilepsy (SUDEP) : a Multi-center Observational Study
Sudden unexpected death in epilepsy (SUDEP) is regarded as a leading cause of premature death in epilepsy patients. We aim to capture the whole process of SUDEP and near-SUDEP occurrence in patients with epilepsy, and expolre…
- Trial name
- NCT05423990
- Testing
- Video-Electroencephalography
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Liu Yonghong
Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Ventricular Fibrillation
Failure of Chronically Implanted Defibrillator Leads -Incidence and Management
Comparison of two different approaches to address the problem of malfunctioning ICD-leads. These leads consist of two parts. One that is used for detection of arrhythmias(and pacing if required) (Pace/Sense) and a second part…
- Trial name
- NCT00614718
- Where
- 3 sites in Germany, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,317 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Sleep, Pregnancy
Halifax PrenaBelt Trial
Back and right-sided sleeping position in pregnant women has recently emerged as a potential risk factor for low birthweight (LBW) and stillbirth (SB) in the medical literature.
- Conditions
- Sleep, Pregnancy, Stillbirth, Infant, Low Birth Weight
- Trial name
- NCT02377817
- Testing
- PrenaBelt
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 23 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Allan Kember
End-Stage Renal Disease, Hepatitis C
Exploring Renal Transplants Using Hepatitis C Infected Donors for HCV-negative Recipients
In this study, individuals without hepatitis C infection who are on the kidney transplant waitlist will receive a kidney from a deceased donor with hepatitis C infection and will be treated for hepatitis C at the same time.
- Trial name
- EXPANDER-1 (NCT02781649)
- Testing
- Zepatier, Ribavirin, Sofosbuvir
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Wilms Tumor, Relapse
The Use of Immunohistochemical Staining for the Prediction of Wilms Tumour Progression and Recurrence
Wilms' tumour staging and grading are used to give an idea about the prognosis. Advanced staging, diffuse anaplasia, predominant blastemal elements and lymph node invasion are indicators of poor prognosis.
- Conditions
- Wilms Tumor, Relapse, Death
- Trial name
- NCT04758455
- Testing
- P53, Ki67 and Cyclin A IHC.
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Arrhythmia, Cardiovascular Diseases
Electrophysiologic Study Versus Electrocardiographic Monitoring (ESVEM)
To determine whether electrophysiologic study (EPS) or Holter monitoring (HM) was the better method for selecting effective long-term antiarrhythmic drug therapy in patients with sustained ventricular tachycardia, ventricular…
- Conditions
- Arrhythmia, Cardiovascular Diseases, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Heart Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT00000518
- Testing
- electrophysiology, electrocardiography, ambulatory, imipramine
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Suicidal Ideation
Ask Suicide-Screening Questions (ASQ) for Youth With Autism Spectrum and Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Background: Suicide is the second leading cause of death for young people ages 10-24 years. There is no gold standard for evaluating suicidal thoughts and behaviors in young people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or other…
- Trial name
- NCT04317118
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 278 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Clinical Decision-Making
Mixed Methods Study Web-based Life Support Decision Aid
Patients and families want to be involved in healthcare decisions. When the decision-making process does not engage older patients and their families, the care provided does not match patient preferences or meet their needs.
- Trial name
- eLSDA (NCT03271658)
- Testing
- Web based life support patient decision aid, Decision coaching
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Perinatal Mortality, Cause of Neonatal Death
Verbal Autopsy to Assess Early Neonatal Death and Stillbirth
The NICHD Global Network (GN) for Women's and Children's Health Research, a multi-site, international research network, provides a unique infrastructure to implement an expanded perinatal verbal autopsy study using the FIRST…
- Conditions
- Perinatal Mortality, Cause of Neonatal Death, Cause of Stilbirth
- Trial name
- VA (NCT00640055)
- Testing
- Coordinator, Physician-assigned cause of death
- Where
- 4 sites in Guatemala, Pakistan and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- NICHD Global Network for Women's and Children's Health
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