Clinical trials: Intensive Care
Malnutrition, Critical Illness
Anabolic Steroids for Nutritional Rehabilitation of Critically Ill Patients
This prospective, double-blinded study will determine the feasibility of determining the efficacy of a weekly intramuscular injection of nandrolone (an anabolic steroid) in malnourished ICU patients.The data from this study will…
- Trial name
- NCT00242463
- Testing
- Nandrolone (anabolic steroid)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Tracheostomy
Concordance of Methods to Select Tracheostomy Tube Size for Adults in Intensive Care
This study is part of a larger PhD project. The aim of the overall project is to provide evidence to help healthcare staff choose the best size tracheostomy breathing tube for patients in intensive care.
- Trial name
- COMETS (NCT05047432)
- Testing
- Non-interventional trial
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Preterm Birth, Premature Birth
Exposure to Plasticisers in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Neonatal intensive care relies on indwelling plastic medical devices fundamental in respiratory support, intravenous catheterization, and nutrition.
- Conditions
- Preterm Birth, Premature Birth, Neurodevelopmental Disorders, Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- PLASTIC-NICU (NCT05404815)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (PPCs)
Impact of Lung Function Prehabilitation to Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
The aim of this study is to compare the effect of lung function prehabilitation to postoperative pulmonary complications on patient undergoing upper abdominal surgery treated in intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT06862076
- Testing
- Lung Function Prehabilitation
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Breastfeeding, Motivation
The Effect of Motivational Interviewing-Based Breastfeeding Education on Breastfeeding Motivation and Self-Efficacy
This study is being conducted to examine the effect of a motivational interviewing-based breastfeeding education intervention provided to mothers whose infants are hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit on the mothers'…
- Conditions
- Breastfeeding, Motivation, Self Efficacy
- Trial name
- NCT06623292
- Testing
- Motivational interviewing-based breastfeeding education
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Sepsis, Acute Lung Injury(ALI)
Recovery of Physical Function After Critical Illness In Older Adults
The proposed study is a prospective, observational study assessing the recovery of muscle and physical function in patients surviving critical illness (n =150) at hospital discharge (baseline) and repeated serially.
- Trial name
- RETURN (NCT07225257)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kentucky
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia Care Bundle Prevention on Internship Students' Knowledge and Clinical Performance
The goal of this clinical trial is to determine the effect of a self-instructional module regarding ventilator-associated pneumonia care bundle prevention on internship students' knowledge and clinical performance in pediatric…
- Trial name
- NCT06090019
- Testing
- Routine PICU nursing care for children on mechanical ventilator., Self-instructional module for VAP care bundle prevention
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alexandria University
Delirium, Postoperative
Effectiveness of Delirium Care Protocol After Cardiac Surgery
This study was conducted as a quasi-experimental study to determine the effectiveness of the postoperative delirium prevention, diagnosis and intervention protocol in patients monitored in the intensive care unit after cardiac…
- Trial name
- NCT06268119
- Testing
- training nurses and caring for patients to prevent, diagnose, and intervene in postoperative delirium.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gonul Kara Soylemez
Post-Intensive Care Recovery
A Recovery-Oriented Counselling Group
The purpose of this study is to evaluate a recovery-oriented group counselling program for post-discharged critical illness survivors and their caregivers.
- Trial name
- NCT03925181
- Testing
- Counselling Group
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Intensive Care
Implicit Bias in Intensive Care: Analysis and Assessment.
This study uses clinical vignettes to explore how healthcare professionals make complex ethical decisions in intensive care settings.
- Trial name
- BIRMAnie (NCT07886619)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Bordeaux
Intellectual Disability, Perceptual Disorders
Sedation Strategy and Cognitive Outcome After Critical Illness in Early Childhood
The purpose of this study is to determine the relationships between sedative exposure during pediatric critical illness and long-term neurocognitive outcomes.
- Conditions
- Intellectual Disability, Perceptual Disorders, Memory Disorders
- Trial name
- RESTORE-cog (NCT02225041)
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Patient Undergoing Surgery
The Effect of Inhaled Lavender and Bergamot Oil on Anxiety and Sleep Quality in Intensive Care Patients.
This study was carried out as a randomized controlled experimental study to determine the effect of inhaled lavender and bergamot oil on anxiety and sleep quality in patients hospitalized in the intensive care unit who had…
- Trial name
- NCT05692700
- Testing
- aromatherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Alert Fatigue, Health Personnel
Intervention Program for Alarm Fatigue in NICU Nurses Based on ABC-X Model
Monitors in newborn intensive care (NICU) help keep babies safe, but the constant beeping can overwhelm nurses. This 'alarm fatigue' makes it harder for nurses to identify real emergencies, stresses them out, and can impact…
- Trial name
- NCT07025863
- Testing
- Alarm Fatigue Intervention Program
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Guizhou Medical University
Premature Infant
Effect of Online Education Given to Parent on Motor Social Development for The Premature Babies in The Neonatal Intensive Care Unites
Our study aim to evaluate the effect of online program that provides education to parents of premature infants in which stayed in the neonatal intensive care units (NICU),in their motor,socail-communişcation development and the…
- Trial name
- NCT05410639
- Testing
- online education program, no online education program
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 73 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Pain, Acute, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Non-pharmacological Methods in Pain Managment During Heel Stick in Preterm Infants
Aims and objectives: This study was performed to examine the effects of Non-nutritive sucking, breast milk odor, and Facilitated tucking on preterm infant pain before, during, and after heel-stick procedures.
- Trial name
- (pain) (NCT05281367)
- Testing
- Breast milk odor group, Facilitated tucking group, Non-nutritive sucking group
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Negarin Akbari
Nurse's Role
UNMET CARE PERCEPTIONS OF INTENSIVE CARE NURSES
This study was conducted to determine the perceptions of intensive care nurses regarding unmet care. A qualitative descriptive approach.
- Trial name
- NCT06557395
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ondokuz Mayıs University
Mechanical Ventilation, Virtual Reality
Immersive Virtual Reality in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
New or worsening cognitive impairment occurs in up to 58% of survivors of critical illnesses and are long-lasting with significant disability and socioeconomic cost.
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation, Virtual Reality, Delirium
- Trial name
- NCT03569358
- Testing
- Immersive Virtual Reality, EEG headband
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Changi General Hospital
Unexpected Hospital Mortality, Death, Sudden, Cardiac
Prevention of Serious Adverse Events in Acute Care Hospitals by Afferent Limb and Response Method Intervention - the ALARM Intervention Study.
1. Summary Growing evidence suggests that a significant proportion of in-hospital patient deaths occur after serious adverse events (SAE's).
- Conditions
- Unexpected Hospital Mortality, Death, Sudden, Cardiac, Unplanned Intensive Care Unit Admission
- Trial name
- ALARM (NCT01949025)
- Testing
- ALARM intervention
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 69,656 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiteit Antwerpen
Thirst
The Effect Thirsty and Oral Care Frequency of Cold Water
Surgical patients, and especially bariatric patients, are high-risk patients who may develop thirst due to intubation, blood loss, osmotic imbalance, and prolonged fasting.
- Trial name
- NCT05940818
- Testing
- the intensive oral care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University
Nurse's Role
Patient-related Effects of Primary Nursing
After a one-year phase of development, primary nursing (process-responsible nursing; PP) has been practically implemented on a pilot ICU since January 2022 at the Heart and Diabetes Center NRW.
- Trial name
- ENGAGE (NCT05569317)
- Testing
- primary nursing
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 94 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heart and Diabetes Center North-Rhine Westfalia