Clinical trials: Intensive Care, open to volunteers
Medical Errors, Electronic Medical Records
Pictographs for Preventing Wrong-Patient Errors in NICUs
Newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are at high risk for wrong-patient errors. Effective 2019, The Joint Commission requires that health systems adopt distinct methods of newborn identification as part of its…
- Trial name
- NCT03960099
- Testing
- Pictograph in Banner and Verification Alert
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,250 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Cardiac Surgery, Peri Operative Medicine
Risk Factors of Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery
Supraventricular arrhythmias complicate more than 40% of cardiac surgeries and are associated with an increased risk of bleeding, stroke, heart failure, and death.
- Conditions
- Cardiac Surgery, Peri Operative Medicine, Thoracic Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Trial name
- PFAS (NCT07625033)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 918 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Régional Metz-Thionville
Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes
Closed Loop Glucose Control in a Simulated ICU Setting
This is a proof of concept safety study of a rule-based closed loop glucose control system designed for use in the intensive care unit setting.
- Conditions
- Type 1 Diabetes, Type 2 Diabetes, Stress Induced Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- NCT07646067
- Testing
- FUSION closed loop glucose control system
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Ideal Medical Technologies
ICU Patients Under Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
Preoxygenation for Tracheal Aspirations in Intensive Care
Clearing the airways is a complex phenomenon involving the production of secretions, the nature of mucus (viscosity, elasticity, stringiness, and adhesiveness), ciliary movement, and coughing.
- Trial name
- POXTRA (NCT06421012)
- Testing
- Experimental : Patients without additional preoxygenation, Active Comparator : Patients with additional preoxygenation
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 2,260 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Pediatrics, Intensive Care Unit
Asia Pediatric Intensive Care Epidemiology and Outcomes Study
The overall objective of this study is to improve the standard of care of critically ill pediatric patients. The specific aims are to describe the clinical profile and outcomes of all admissions to Asian pediatric ICUs, determine…
- Conditions
- Pediatrics, Intensive Care Unit, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- AsiaPedIC (NCT06481644)
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Neonatal Convulsions, Newborn Seizure Disorders
Clinical Profile And Outcomes Of Neonatal Convulsions In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit At Assiut University Children's Hospital
Neonatal convulsions are seizures that occur during the first 28 days of a newborn's life. They are considered a medical emergency and often indicate an underlying problem in the brain, such as lack of oxygen at birth…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Convulsions, Newborn Seizure Disorders, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT07274410
- Testing
- Management of Neonatal Convulsions
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Asthma (Diagnosis)
Pediatric Asthma Trial of Corticosteroid Heterogeneity (PATCH): Trial of Dexamethasone Versus Methylprednisolone for Pediatric Critical Asthma
Acute asthma exacerbation is caused by dysregulated pulmonary inflammatory pathways such that standard treatment includes prompt administration of exogenous systemic corticosteroids (SCs), but there remains an ongoing dialogue…
- Trial name
- PATCH (NCT07455396)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone (0.6mg/kg; Max 16mg) Once Daily, Dexamethasone (0.25 mg/kg/dose, Max dose 16mg) every 6-hours, Methylprednisolone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Cardiac Arrest, Neurologic Symptoms
Early and Objective Assessment of Neurological Prognosis in Cardiac Arrest Patients
Cerebral lesions are responsible for two thirds of deaths in patients admitted to intensive care following cardiac arrest. Patients with neurological lesions should be the priority target for neuroprotective interventions, which…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Neurologic Symptoms, Intensive Care Neurological Disorder
- Trial name
- HYPERION-2 (NCT06387225)
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 608 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
Bereavement
Family-authored Digital ICU Diary Intervention to Support Bereaved Family Members in Intensive Care Unit: A Pilot Mixed Methods Study
Objectives: To assess the feasibility, acceptability and appropriateness of a family-authored digital ICU diary intervention for bereaved family members in Hong Kong ICUs, and to explore family members' experiences of writing…
- Trial name
- ICU-Diary-HK (NCT07788768)
- Testing
- Family-authored Digital ICU Diary Intervention, Standard Care
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Prospective Observational Multimodal Neuromonitoring in Adult NSICU Patients
This is a prospective observational cohort study of adult patients admitted to the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
- Conditions
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Cerebral Hemorrhage, Ischemic Stroke
- Trial name
- NCT07577713
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Nurse's Role
Evaluation of the Integrated Smart Pump-EHR Technology in Eight Adult Acute and Intensive Care Units
This study looks at the effects of using "smart pumps" that connect with the Electronic Health Record (EHR) in 8 adult ICU units.
- Trial name
- NCT06695169
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 485 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Prone Position
Early Verticalization of the Patient With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Assessment of Feasibility and Safety.
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is defined according to the Berlin definition (1) as diffuse lung damage occurring in patients with a predisposing risk factor.
- Trial name
- STAND_ARDS1 (NCT04472260)
- Testing
- Verticalization and Prone position
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
Moral Distress
The Interplay Between Moral Distress, Moral Resilience, and Mental Health Outcomes Among Neonatal Care Providers
Due to highly specialized medical care neonatal care providers are faced with numerous responsibilities which makes neonatal care a particularly challenging and stressful work environment.
- Trial name
- MoD (NCT06836323)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Mechanical Ventilation, Spontaneous Breathing Trial
Trial of Spontaneous Breathing Test
The hypothesis is that the Spontaneous Breathing Test (SBT) without pressure support (PS) is not inferior to the SBT with pressure support in relation to the following outcomes: a) extubation failure; b) time on MV.
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilation, Spontaneous Breathing Trial, Extubation Readiness, Extubation Failures
- Trial name
- NCT06593288
- Testing
- Pressure Support Ventilation, continuous positive airway pressure (CPAP)
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Sepsis
Effect of Xuebijing InjecTion on Outcomes in Sepsis Patients Under Real-World Conditions（EXIT-SEP REAL）
Xuebijing injection (XBJ) showed proven efficacy in the EXIT-SEP trial (NCT03238742), lowering 28-day mortality. However, its real-world effectiveness requires validation due to the trial's strict criteria.
- Trial name
- EXIT-SEP REAL (NCT07069894)
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 5,400 people
- Sponsor
- Southeast University, China
Platelets/Albumin and Aki
Platelets to Albumin Ratio for Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit
To evaluate the role of platelet to albumin ratio to detect Acute kidney injury in patients admitted to intensive care
- Trial name
- NCT06554977
- Testing
- Laboratory
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Healthcare-associated Infections, Quality Culture and Leadership in Intensive Care
Perceptions of Leadership in Quality Culture for Infection Prevention Among Intensive Care Nurses and Unit-Based Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance Indicators in Intensive Care Units
This study aims to examine intensive care nurses' perceptions of leadership in quality culture for infection prevention and to investigate antimicrobial resistance indicators at the intensive care unit level.
- Conditions
- Healthcare-associated Infections, Quality Culture and Leadership in Intensive Care, Infection Prevention and Control
- Trial name
- NCT07782372
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Yeliz Sapulu Alakan
Renal Disease, Liver Diseases
Outcomes of Children After Hospitalization in Intensive Care Unit
More than 10,000 children are hospitalized in an PICU every year in Canada. While most of them will survive their PICU hospitalization and their critical illness, some children will not recover to their pre-illness level.
- Conditions
- Renal Disease, Liver Diseases, Heart Diseases, Trauma Injury
- Trial name
- APCI (NCT06124092)
- Testing
- neurocognitive tests
- Where
- 8 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 690 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Neurodevelopmental Abnormality, Congenital Heart Disease
The Swiss Neurodevelopmental Outcome Registry for Children With CHD
Introduction: Congenital heart disease (CHD) is the most frequent birth defect. As survival has significantly improved, attention has turned to neurodevelopmental outcomes of children undergoing heart surgery in early infancy.
- Conditions
- Neurodevelopmental Abnormality, Congenital Heart Disease, Cardiac Disease, Intensive Care Neurological Disorder
- Trial name
- SwissORCHID (NCT05996211)
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- University Children's Hospital, Zurich
Mechanical Ventilation, Intensive Care (ICU)
Effects of PERMISSive Lung-protective Ventilation on Outcome in Critically Ill Invasively Ventilated Patients
RATIONALE Lung-protective ventilation using a lower respiratory rate (RR) is an appealing strategy to reduce ventilation intensity, which may require permissive hypercapnia.
- Trial name
- PERMISS pilot (NCT07077174)
- Testing
- Permissive lung-protective ventilation, Conventional lung-protective ventilation
- Where
- 5 sites in Netherlands, Spain
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Reinier de Graaf Groep