Clinical trials: ICU
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
MRSA - Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus Infection
Prospective Evaluation of a Vancomycin Nomogram With a Continuous Infusion of Vancomycin for Surgical ICU Patients
Vancomycin is an essential antimicrobial which is frequently used in the ICU for suspected methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) infection.
- Trial name
- CIV (NCT01786161)
- Testing
- Vancomycin continuous infusion, Vancomycin intermittent dosing interval
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hyperglycemia, Acute Coronary Syndromes
Intravenous Exenatide in Coronary Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy of intravenous Exenatide therapy in hyperglycemic patients admitted to the coronary intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- Hyperglycemia, Acute Coronary Syndromes, Myocardial Infarction
- Trial name
- NCT00736229
- Testing
- Exenatide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Saint Luke's Health System
Disorder of Consciousness, Traumatic Brain Injury
Validity and Feasibility of the CRSR-FAST
The CRS-R is a standardized and validated bedside assessment of conscious awareness. It is used routinely for diagnosis and prognosis of patients with disorders of consciousness (DOC) as well as in research settings.
- Trial name
- CRSR-FAST (NCT03549572)
- Testing
- Coma Recovery Scale-Revised
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Hyperactive Delirium, Mixed Delirium
Valproic Acid for Treatment of Hyperactive or Mixed Delirium in ICU
Delirium is the most often encountered psychiatric diagnosis in the general hospital, with incidence up to 85% in the intensive care unit (ICU) setting and with significant consequences on patients' morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT02343575
- Testing
- Valproic Acid, Haloperidol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Delirium, Sleep Fragmentation
Direct Noise Reduction in the Intensive Care Units (ICU) Using Earplugs and Noise Canceling Headphones
This study seeks to examine the effects of overnight noise reduction in critically ill patients who are receiving mechanical ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT01343095
- Testing
- Foam Earplugs, Noise Canceling Headphones
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University
Acute Kidney Injury, Acute Renal Failure
A Comparison of Dilute Versus Concentrated Heparin for CRRT Anticoagulation
Heparin is commonly used for anticoagulation of the extracorporeal circuit during continuous renal replacement therapy (CRRT) but the optimal mode of delivery has not yet been validated.
- Conditions
- Acute Kidney Injury, Acute Renal Failure, Heart Failure
- Trial name
- NCT01318811
- Testing
- Dilute unfractionated heparin, Standard concentration unfractionated heparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Insomnia, Sleep Fragmentation
Suvorexant and Sleep/Delirium in ICU Patients
Investigators will evaluate the efficacy of postoperative oral suvorexant treatment on nighttime wakefulness after persistent sleep onset (WASO) among adult cardiac surgical patients recovering in the cardiac intensive care unit…
- Conditions
- Insomnia, Sleep Fragmentation, Sleep Initiation and Maintenance Disorders, Postoperative Delirium
- Trial name
- NCT04092894
- Testing
- Suvorexant 20 mg
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Aspiration Pneumonia
Functionality and Accuracy of the smART System in Real-Life ICU Settings
Total participants in the "Functionality and Accuracy of the smART System in Real-Life ICU Settings" are 10 participants - in the current Jefferson study site there were 8 participants and in the Sheba study site (identifier…
- Trial name
- NCT03198988
- Testing
- smART Feeding Tube System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- ART Medical Ltd.
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, Family Members
Addressing Palliative Care Needs Among Intensive Care Unit Family Members
The quality of palliative care is highly variable for many patients treated in intensive care units (ICUs) and their family members.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Family Members, Psychological Distress, Informal Caregivers
- Trial name
- ICUconnect (NCT03506438)
- Testing
- Needs-focused mobile app, Usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Acute Respiratory Failure
Novel Arm Restraint in the Intensive Care Unit
The goal of this pilot is to evaluate a novel restraint device in 8 older mechanically ventilated patients to demonstrate that 1) the revised novel restraint prototype is safe and 2) a future randomized controlled trial (RCT) is…
- Trial name
- NCT03621475
- Testing
- Novel restraint
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont
Fever, Brain Hemorrhage
Temperature Control in Central Fever in the Neuro-ICU
There are few treatments for central fever (fever that is due to the central nervous system, as opposed to an infectious source).
- Trial name
- NCT00751634
- Testing
- Gaymar Rapr-Round (external cooling blanket)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern 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
Anesthesia
Anesthesia and Lymphocytes Apoptosis
Most researches revealed that volatile anesthetic sevoflurane has a more marked cardioprotective effect against ischemia compared with intravenous agent propofol.However, propofol has been suggested to be more benefit for…
- Trial name
- OPCAB (NCT01461551)
- Testing
- Sevoflurane, Propofol, combine of sevoflurane and propofol
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Ruijin Hospital
Analgesia
Pharmacoeconomic Consequences Of Analgesia in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
This study will be a multicentre randomized, open-label, phase IIIb study. This study will evaluate two different techniques of sedation: an analgesia based regimen with remifentanil versus a conventional sedation based regimen…
- Trial name
- NCT00436345
- Testing
- Remifentanil, Propofol
- Where
- 6 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
High Flow Nasal Cannula
HFNC Flow Titration and Effort of Breathing in the PICU
High-flow nasal cannula (HFNC) is a method of non-invasive respiratory support used to decrease the effort of breathing (EOB) in patients with a wide variety of respiratory diseases in the pediatric intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- HFNCandEOB (NCT02793674)
- Testing
- Fisher & Paykel high flow nasal cannula, Vapotherm high flow nasal cannula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Los Angeles
Deep Sedation, Ventilators, Mechanical
Pain, Agitation and Delirium (PAD) Protocol in the Duke CICU
This study aims to examine the use of protocol directed sedation using the Duke PAD protocol with the current sedation medications of propofol or dexmedetomidine compared to the PAD protocol with midazolam, per cardiac intensive…
- Conditions
- Deep Sedation, Ventilators, Mechanical, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT02903407
- Testing
- Midazolam, Propofol, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Parenteral Nutrition, Blood Stream Infection
Three-Chamber Bags Retrospective Study in Spain
The primary study objective is to assess the rates of blood stream infection (BSI) from the use of Three-Chamber Bags (e.g., SmofKabiven®, Kabiven®, others) compared to Hospital Compounded Bags (HCBs) in patients requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT03284398
- Where
- 2 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 3,723 people
- Sponsor
- Fresenius Kabi
Vancomycin-Resistant Enterococcus
Effect of Bed Bathing Methods on VRE Colonization in ICU Patients
This randomized controlled trial aims to compare the effects of two different bed bathing methods on vancomycin-resistant Enterococcus (VRE) colonization in adult intensive care unit patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07364435
- Testing
- Bed Bath, Disposable antibacterial bed bath wipes, Chlorhexidine gluconate 4%
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Özkan Kasap