Clinical trials: Hospital Stay
Congenital Heart Defect
The Effects of Inhaled Nitric Oxide After Fontan Operation
Pleural effusions continue to be a post-operative complication seen after Fontan operation. This study will examine the use inhaled nitric oxide (iNO) given for 54 hours after Fontan operation to improve fluid balance.
- Trial name
- NCT00945529
- Testing
- inhaled nitric oxide (iNO)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Ellen Spurrier
Hypoxemia, Arrhythmias
Differences in Morbidity Between a Necessity Endotracheal Suctioning Protocol Versus a Routine Endotracheal Suctioning
Morbidity frequency associated to a endotracheal suctioning is different between a necessity endotracheal suctioning protocol versus a routine endotracheal protocol.
- Conditions
- Hypoxemia, Arrhythmias, Cardiac Arrest, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT01069185
- Testing
- Necessity endotracheal suctioning, Routine endotracheal suctioning
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Pablo Tobón Uribe
Nicotine Dependence, Cigarettes
Penn State TXT2STAYQUIT Study- a Texting Study to Help Hospitalized Smokers Stay Quit
This study aims to pilot a method of collecting the post-discharge follow-up data required by the Joint Commission Tobacco Measure Set, using text messages sent to and received from patients' cellular-telephones.
- Trial name
- NCT02986711
- Testing
- Motivational Text Messages, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Postoperative Delirium, Postoperative Pain
Clinical Trial of Gabapentin to Decrease Postoperative Delirium and Pain
This will be a double blind, placebo-controlled study of patients ≥65 years of age undergoing surgery of the spine, hips and knees replacement at the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) Medical Center.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Delirium, Postoperative Pain, Opioid Use, Hospital Length of Stay
- Trial name
- NCT00221338
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 750 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Obesity
Prospective, Double Blind, Placebo Control, Bariatric IV Ace
The purpose of this study is to determine if the administration of acetaminophen given intravenously (through an IV) beginning during surgery and then for 3 additional doses during the first 24 hours post-operatively will reduce…
- Trial name
- Bariatricace (NCT02452320)
- Testing
- intravenous acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Critical Illness
European Mortality & Length Of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Stay Evaluation (ELOISE)
The starting point of ELOISE is the significant number of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors who die after the transfer to ward.
- Trial name
- ELOISE (NCT01422070)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 6,433 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Suicide, Attempted, Suicide and Depression
Ketamine Versus Midazolam for Recurrence of Suicidality in Adolescents
This project aims to examine the signal of efficacy of ketamine, a rapidly acting medication shown to decrease suicidality in adults in as short as hours or days, as opposed to weeks.
- Conditions
- Suicide, Attempted, Suicide and Depression, Suicide Threat
- Trial name
- TASK (NCT04592809)
- Testing
- Ketamine Hydrochloride, Midazolam Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Coronary Artery Diseases, Valvular Heart Diseases
Clinical and Hospital Stay Effects of Reiki and Manual Therapy After Open Heart Surgery
Reiki is an energy-based healing therapy using light touch. Manual therapy is a technique using light effleurage. These complimentary healing services are utilized to promote relaxation, sleep, improve emotions, and decrease…
- Trial name
- NCT05853250
- Testing
- Reiki/manual therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 272 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Post-operative Pain
Efficacy of IV Acetaminophen for Pain Management
The investigators' goal in this planned prospective, randomized, patient blinded study is to compare our standard of care as the control group to an experimental group in which patients receive preemptive IV acetaminophen dosing…
- Trial name
- NCT02028715
- Testing
- IV acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Aultman Health Foundation
Ischemic Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack
Rivaroxaban Versus Warfarin in Acute Ischemic Stroke With Atrial Fibrillation
Rationale Acute ischemic stroke due to atrial fibrillation (AF) carries a high risk for early recurrence. In acute stage, guidelines recommend aspirin, but do not recommend anticoagulation due to the increased risk of…
- Trial name
- TripleAXEL (NCT02042534)
- Testing
- Rivaroxaban, Warfarin
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 195 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Total Joint Replacement Surgery
A Rehabilitation Tool to Determine Patient's Stay in Hospital After Joint Replacement
This is the research study of a rehabilitation tool that informs, guides and empowers clinicians to care for their patients. We hope to learn ways to improve patient outcomes, reduce costs and increase value to the healthcare…
- Trial name
- NCT03776357
- Testing
- VERA clinic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Derek Amanatullah
Suicidal Ideation
The Effect of Ketamine on the Length of Hospital Stay of Patients Hospitalized With Suicidal Ideation.
This study will evaluate the effect of ketamine on the treatment of patients hospitalized with suicidal thoughts. Half of the patients will receive one dose of ketamine in the vein. The other half will receive a placebo.
- Trial name
- NCT02997722
- Testing
- Ketamine, Normal Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Allen Richert
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Vibratory PEP Device and Hospital Length of Stay for Acute Exacerbation of COPD
This study is evaluating the use of a respiratory device, the Acapella Vibratory Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) Therapy device, in patients admitted to the hospital with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…
- Trial name
- NCT03094806
- Testing
- Acapella Vibratory PEP Therapy Device plus usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Total Joint Replacement Surgery
A Rehabilitation Tool to Determine Patient's Stay in Hospital After Joint Replacement
SPARTA force plate is used as rehabilitation tool in this study. The device is Force Plate coupled with SPARTA scan software that enables quick assessment of individual movement and balance within minutes.
- Trial name
- NCT03777007
- Testing
- SPARTA force plate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Derek Amanatullah
Suicide, Self Harm
An Adaptive Intervention for Adolescents at Risk for Suicide: A Pilot SMART
To inform the development of a technology-augmented adaptive intervention for adolescents at risk for suicide, the goal of this study is to conduct a Sequential, Multiple Assignment, Randomized Trial (SMART) pilot of a…
- Trial name
- NCT03838198
- Testing
- MI-Enhanced Safety Plan at Hospitalization (1st Component), MI-Enhanced Text Boosters (2nd Component), MI-Enhanced Booster Call (3rd Component)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Asthma
Azithromycin for Children Hospitalized With Asthma
Asthma is a chronic lung condition in children, and often requires hospitalization for acute exacerbations. Azithromycin has been used successfully in other chronic lung diseases, including cystic fibrosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02003911
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Spinal Fusion Acquired, Spinal Stenosis
Intraoperative Infusion of Precedex to Reduce Length of Stay After Lumbar Spine Fusion
Major lumbar spine surgery causes inflammation, soreness and swelling that can delay discharge from the hospital. Dexmedetomidine (DEX) has been shown to have anti-inflammatory effects.
- Conditions
- Spinal Fusion Acquired, Spinal Stenosis, Lesions of Lumbosacral Intervertebral Disc, Spinal Diseases
- Trial name
- DEXREDLOS (NCT00808665)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, 0.9% Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Postoperative Pain
Continuous Subpleural Infusion of Bupivacaine
Rationale: For the past 3 years the investigators have routinely used an axial subpleural tunneling technique that del Study Design: All patients over the age of 18 having an isolated thoracoscopic procedure performed at Inova…
- Trial name
- NCT01566838
- Testing
- Subpleural pain catheter with infusion of 0.125% bupivacaine, Standard acute pain management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services
Hyponatremia, Dilutional Hyponatremia
Effects of Tolvaptan vs Fluid Restriction in Hospitalized Subjects With Dilutional Hyponatremia
The purpose of this study is to determine if hospitalized patients with symptomatic hyponatremia treated with tolvaptan are in the hospital for less time than patients treated with fluid restriction.
- Conditions
- Hyponatremia, Dilutional Hyponatremia, Inappropriate ADH Syndrome
- Trial name
- SALACIA (NCT01227512)
- Testing
- tolvaptan, Fluid Restriction
- Where
- 56 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Laminectomy
The Effects of Ketamine and Methadone on Postoperative Pain for Laminectomy
The purpose of this research is to determine the pain-reducing effects of ketamine (Ketalar, an FDA-approved drug for anesthesia) and methadone (Dolophine, a long-acting narcotic) after lumbar laminectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT02252432
- Testing
- Ketamine, Methadone, Ketamine + methadone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center