Clinical trials: Infection in ICU
Septic Shock, Fluid Therapy
Fluid Balance in the ICU - Interventions to Minimize Fluids in Patients With Septic Shock
The purpose of the study is to determine if a protocol that assesses patients' daily fluid intake and output can decrease the overall amount of fluid patients receive during the first five days in the ICU.
- Conditions
- Septic Shock, Fluid Therapy, Hypotension
- Trial name
- NCT02473718
- Testing
- Fluid minimization protocol, Ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Infection
Optimal Feeding Tube Dwell Time in VLBW Infants to Reduce Feeding Tube Contamination
The study team will determine whether a decreased feeding tube dwell time will reduce feeding tube contamination
- Trial name
- NCT03728608
- Testing
- Feeding tube dwell time of 48 hours, Feeding tube dwell time of 7 day
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 151 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Hypovitaminosis D
Cholecalciferol Supplementation for Sepsis in the ICU
Sepsis in a clinical entity that occurs in patients with serious infections. Though the severity of illness may vary, every year, approximately 1.6 million Americans are treated for sepsis.
- Trial name
- CSI (NCT01896544)
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Candidiasis
Early Clinical Experience With Anidulafungin In Patients With Liver Disease In The United Kingdom
The purpose of this study is to describe the real world effectiveness of anidulafungin in clinical practice in a large Liver Unit in the United Kingdom.
- Trial name
- NCT01202253
- Testing
- anidulafungin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Parenteral Nutrition
Study Comparing a Soybean Oil-Based With an Olive Oil-Based Lipid Emulsion in ICU Patients Requiring TPN
Many hospitalized patients who are malnourished or not eating receive intravenous feeding or total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Despite improving nutrition, TPN may increase the risk of infections and hospital complications.
- Trial name
- TPN2 (NCT00672854)
- Testing
- ClinOleic 20% Intravenous Emulsion, Intralipid, 20% Intravenous Emulsion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Invasive Candidiasis
Anidulafungin Candidemia/Invasive Candidiasis Intensive Care Study
To evaluate the efficacy and safety of anidulafungin in the treatment of systemic fungal infections in intensive care and critical care unit patients.
- Trial name
- ICE (NCT00689338)
- Testing
- Anidulafungin, Fluconazole, Voriconazole
- Where
- 61 sites in Austria, Belgium and 17 more
- Volunteers
- 216 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
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
Critically Ill
Impact of SPN on Infection Rate, Duration of Mechanical Ventilation & Rehabilitation in ICU Patients
Rationale: Enteral nutrition (EN) in the intensive care (ICU) patients is recommended as a standard of care. However, EN alone is often associated with insufficient energy intakes and increased complication rates.
- Trial name
- NCT00802503
- Testing
- SPN
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 305 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Intra-Abdominal Infections, Intestinal Obstruction
Capillary Leak Index as a Prognostic Indicator for Post-Operative Abdominal Sepsis in Critically Ill Patients
In this study the investigators going to evaluate the "CLI" as an early prognostic indicator for post-operative abdominal sepsis in critically ill patients.
- Conditions
- Intra-Abdominal Infections, Intestinal Obstruction, Appendicitis Acute, Perforated Viscus
- Trial name
- CLI (NCT06901544)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Community Acquired Pneumonia, Severe
Ticagrelor in Severe Community Acquired Pneumonia
The purpose of this study is to determine if the drug ticagrelor will be an effective treatment for patients with severe community acquired pneumonia.
- Trial name
- TCAP (NCT01998399)
- Testing
- Ticagrelor
- Where
- 26 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Gordon Bernard
Invasive Candidiasis
Randomized Study of Caspofungin Prophylaxis Followed by Pre-emptive Therapy for Invasive Candidiasis in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Adults admitted to intensive care units are at risk for a variety of complications. Infections due to the fungus called candida are of particular concern.
- Trial name
- MSG-01 (NCT00520234)
- Testing
- Caspofungin, Normal Saline
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people
- Sponsor
- Mycoses Study Group
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
An Observational Pharmacokinetic Sudy of Ceftolozane-Tazobactam in Intensive Care Unit in Patients With and Without CRRT
The purpose of this study is to try to find out how critically ill patients receiving the antibiotic, ceftolozane-tazobactam, process it in their body.
- Trial name
- CT-PK (NCT02962934)
- Testing
- Non CRRT group, CRRT group
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Sepsis
Changes in Exhaled 13CO2/12CO2 Breath Delta Value as an Early Indicator of Infection in ICU Patients
Carbon-12 and carbon-13 are naturally-abundant isotopes in exhaled breath carbon dioxide. The ratio of carbon-13 to carbon-12 in exhaled breath is known as the breath delta value (BDV).
- Trial name
- NCT02327130
- Testing
- Isomark Canary™
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Isomark, LLC
Aspiration, Aspiration Pneumonia
Early Antibiotics After Aspiration in ICU Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of early antibiotics in ICU patients who appear to have aspirated, to help determine whether this improves outcomes by reducing the later incidence of pneumonia and other negative…
- Trial name
- NCT05079620
- Testing
- Ceftriaxone, Amoxicillin clavulanic acid, Cefepime
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- UConn Health
Catheter-related Bloodstream Infection
Reducing Catheter-Related Bloodstream Infections in the ICU With a Chlorhexidine-Impregnated Sponge (BIOPATCH)
We proposed to perform a prospective randomized controlled trial to study the effect of the use of a commercially-available chlorhexidine-impregnated sponge (Biopatch) as part of central venous catheter care on catheter-related…
- Trial name
- NCT00548132
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine-impregnated foam dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,088 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Cluster Randomized Trial of Hospitals to Assess Impact of Targeted Versus Universal Strategies to Reduce Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) in Intensive Care Units (ICUs)
The Randomized Evaluation of Decolonization versus Universal Clearance to Eliminate MRSA (REDUCE MRSA) Trial is a cluster randomized trial of the comparative effectiveness of three strategies to prevent methicillin-resistant…
- Trial name
- REDUCE-MRSA (NCT00980980)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine bath and nasal mupirocin
- Where
- 42 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74,256 people
- Sponsor
- Harvard Pilgrim Health Care
Infection Control
Enhanced Room Cleaning in Intensive Care Units to Reduce Gown and Glove Contamination With Multi-drug-resistant Bacteria
The purpose of this study is to determine whether extra cleaning of frequently-contaminated surfaces in intensive care rooms is effective in preventing contamination of disposable isolation gowns and gloves with multi-drug…
- Trial name
- NCT01481935
- Testing
- Enhanced cleaning of surfaces in ICU rooms
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Gastrointestinal Bleeding, Stress Ulcers
Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in the Intensive Care Unit
Stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) is standard of care in the intensive care unit (ICU), however the quantity and quality of evidence is low and potential harm has been reported.
- Trial name
- SUP-ICU (NCT02467621)
- Testing
- Pantoprazole, Saline (0.9%)
- Where
- 33 sites in Denmark, Finland and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 3,350 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Morten Hylander Møller
Shock, Septic
COMPACT 2 - COMbining Plasma-filtration and Adsorption Clinical Trial 2
The study objective is to clarify whether the application of high doses CPFA (coupled plasma-filtration adsorption) in addition to the current clinical practice is able to reduce hospital mortality in septic shock patients in…
- Trial name
- COMPACT-2 (NCT01639664)
- Testing
- High doses CPFA
- Where
- 13 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 115 people
- Sponsor
- Gruppo Italiano per la Valutazione degli Interventi in Terapia Intensiva
Critical Illness
The Energy Dose Study
The investigators have designed this single-center Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) to prospectively compare, for the first time, the clinical efficacy of different energy doses in intensive care unit (ICU) patients requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT01369147
- Testing
- Parenteral Nutrition, Propofol, Clevidipine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University