Clinical trials: ICU
Penicillin Allergy
Effect of Providing Stratification of Low Risk Penicillin Allergies on Penicillin Allergy Label Removal in ICU Setting
Currently it is estimated that at least 25 million people in the United States are labeled as penicillin allergic although less than 1.5 million of these are truly allergic.
- Trial name
- NCT03702283
- Testing
- Penicillin Allergic Risk Stratification Best Practice Alert
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Critical Illness, Communication Disabilities
Enhancing & Mobilizing the POtential for Wellness & Emotional Resilience Among Surrogate Decision-Makers of ICU Patients
Intensive Care Units (ICU) are stressful places where life-and-death medical decisions are made and patients' surrogate decision-makers are exposed to potentially traumatic experiences.
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT03276559)
- Testing
- EMPOWER, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Pressure Ulcer
Comparison Between a Novel Proning Pillow System and Standard Pillows
During the COVID-19 pandemic, intensive care units (ICUs) across the country have been inundated with increasing numbers of COVID patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05149989
- Testing
- Proning Pillow System
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Chromium Deficiency, Diabetes Mellitus
Examination of the Effects of Chromium Levels on Glucose Metabolism, Lipid Metabolism, Morbidity and Mortality Rates in Patients Followed in Intensive Care Unit
The goal of this observational study is to determine the effects of chromium serum levels on glucose metabolism, lipid metabolism, morbidity and mortality rates in critically ill intensive care patients.
- Conditions
- Chromium Deficiency, Diabetes Mellitus, Hyperlipidemias, Hypercholesterolemia
- Trial name
- NCT06334042
- Testing
- Serum Chromium Level
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 309 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oguzhan Kahveci
Sepsis, Renal Failure
The Prevention of Failure to Rescue Using Early Warning Scoring
The purpose of this study is to assess if, compared with standard paper-based systems, an automated Early Warning System (EWS) resident in a spot check patient monitor, can help to identify deteriorating patients.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Renal Failure, Pulmonary Edema, Cardio-pulmonary Arrest
- Trial name
- VitalCare (NCT01197326)
- Testing
- use of the MP5 EWS patient monitor
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 414 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Philips Healthcare
Acute Respiratory Failure
METEOR Think NIV Pilot
This study will pilot test three strategies designed to speed implementation of preventive post-extubation noninvasive ventilation (NIV): one control strategy (traditional online continuing medical education) and two novel…
- Trial name
- NCT04052542
- Testing
- Traditional online continuing education, Interprofessional education, Just-in-time education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,328 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Postoperative Delirium, Sleep
Minimizing ICU Neurological Dysfunction With Dexmedetomidine-induced Sleep
This study aims to determine whether, compared with placebo, the nighttime administration of a intravenous dexmedetomidine is effective at inducing sleep and preventing postoperative delirium in extubated post-cardiac surgical…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Delirium, Sleep, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- MINDDS (NCT02856594)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 469 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Premature Infant Disease, Family Research
PREEMIE PROGRESS: A Family Management Program for Parents of Preterm Infants
The purpose of this study is to refine and pilot test a mobile health (mHealth), video-based family management program for parents of preterm infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
- Conditions
- Premature Infant Disease, Family Research, Parent-Child Relations, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT04638127
- Testing
- PREEMIE PROGRESS, Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
SARS (Disease)
Cyclosporine For The Treatment Of COVID-19(+)
Phase IIa clinical trial in which 75 non-ICU hospital inpatients will be randomized 2:1 to 7 days of an oral formulation of cyclosporine, Neoral (2.5mg/kg PO BID) + standard of care (SOC) or no Neoral + SOC.
- Trial name
- NCT04492891
- Testing
- Cyclosporine, Standard of Care Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bryan Burt, MD
Intensive Care, Oral Care
Oral Care Apparatus for Intubated Patients
There are several practical challenges in providing oral care to intubated patients. The presence of an endotracheal tube often makes it difficult to thoroughly evaluate the oral cavity, and there is a risk of tube displacement…
- Conditions
- Intensive Care, Oral Care, Intubated ICU Patients
- Trial name
- Oral Care (NCT06709183)
- Testing
- Intervention-Control, Control - intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Intrusive Memories of Traumatic Event(s)
A Brief GAmeplay Intervention for NHS ICU Staff Affected by COVID-19 Trauma (GAINS Study)
Intensive care unit (ICU) staff are frequently exposed to traumatic events at work (e.g., witnessing patients die), amplified by the COVID-19 pandemic.
- Trial name
- GAINS (NCT04992390)
- Testing
- Brief digital imagery-competing task intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 106 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- P1vital Products Limited
Emotion Regulation, Coping Skills
Pilot Evaluation of FAMCOPE-ICU (Family Coping and Emotion Regulation Tool in the ICU)
Having a family member or loved one in the ICU can be a very stressful experience. The investigators have created a tablet-based tool (FAMCOPE-ICU) that is designed to help people in this position cope with this experience.
- Trial name
- NCT05408468
- Testing
- FAMCOPE-ICU
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Critical Illness
Exploration of Investigating ICU Mobilisation With Vasoactive Drugs
There is a need to know more about the safety of mobilizing intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are receiving vasoactive drugs that support the heart and blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT03869541
- Testing
- Mobilization
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Delirium
Effects of Scenario-based Education Initiative and OSCE for Recognition and Management of Delirium
Delirium is a disturbance in consciousness with reduced ability to focus, sustain, or shift attention that occurs over a short period of time and tends to fluctuate over the course of the day.
- Trial name
- NCT05623475
- Testing
- OSCEs, Lecture, E-learning
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Staph Aureus Colonization, Staph Aureus Infection
Treating Parents to Reduce NICU Transmission of Staphylococcus Aureus Trial
This trial will test the hypothesis that treating parents of neonates requiring NICU care with intranasal mupirocin and topical chlorhexidine bathing will reduce the spread of S. aureus from parents to neonates.
- Trial name
- TREAT PARENTS (NCT02223520)
- Testing
- Mupirocin and Chlorhexidine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 307 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Neonatal Neuroimaging
Development of a MR Scanner Capable of Being Sited in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (Firefly Sheffield)
This study investigates a novel magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) system designed by GEHC for imaging viable neonate and infant populations.
- Trial name
- NCT02785588
- Testing
- 3.0 T Neonatal MRI scanner
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GE Healthcare
Cardiac Arrest, Post Traumatic Stress Syndrome
Family-Authored ICU Diaries to Reduce Fear in Patients Experiencing a Cardiac Arrest (FAID Fear)
The present study will: Aim 1: Enroll 15 family members of CA patients to (a) pilot recruitment procedures, (b) estimate retention, and (c) assess acceptability of study procedures.
- Trial name
- FAID Fear (NCT05144477)
- Testing
- FAID Fear Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University