Clinical trials: Intensive Care Medicine, open to volunteers
Palliative Care, Withdrawal of Life Support
End-of-life Care in Mechanically Ventilated Patients: Impact of a Comprehensive Palliative Care Protocol in the Intensive Care Setting
The ARREVE-3 trial will evaluate whether a structured palliative care protocol can improve end-of-life management for mechanically ventilated ICU patients in whom a decision to withdraw life-sustaining therapies has been made.
- Conditions
- Palliative Care, Withdrawal of Life Support, Intensive Care Medicine, Sedation
- Trial name
- ARREVE-3 (NCT07368010)
- Testing
- Protocol for palliative care and life-support withdrawal
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 720 people
- Sponsor
- Nantes University Hospital
ECMO Treatment, ARDS
Hemodynamic Monitoring and Fluid Responsiveness in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA ECMO) - "HemodynamECMOnitoring-VA Study"
In extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), blood is drawn out of the body via tubes, oxygenated in an artificial lung; and then pumped back into the blood vessels.
- Conditions
- ECMO Treatment, ARDS, Pneumonia, Intensive Care
- Trial name
- NCT06593756
- Testing
- Transthoracic Echocardiography, Uncalibrated Pulse Contour Analysis, Transpulmonary Thermodilution/Calibrated Pulse Contour Analysis
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Drug Overdose, Metformin
Clinical and Biological Signs of Dapagliflozin Overdose in ICU Patients With Metformin Poisoning
This study looks at patients admitted to intensive care for drug poisoning involving metformin, a common diabetes medication. Researchers will compare two groups: patients who overdosed on metformin alone and those who took both…
- Conditions
- Drug Overdose, Metformin, Dapagliflozin, Lactic Acidosis
- Trial name
- NCT07193069
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier de Saint-Denis
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
Neonatal Pain, Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Fentanyl Intranasal for Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening in Preterm Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether intranasal fentanyl (a pain medicine given as a nasal spray) can reduce pain and is safe to use during routine eye examinations for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Pain, Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), Pain Management, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- FIREFLY (NCT07112430)
- Testing
- Fentanyl Citrate (Intranasal)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Marsha Campbell-Yeo
ECMO Treatment, ARDS
Hemodynamic Monitoring and Fluid Responsiveness in Venovenous Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VV ECMO) - "HemodynamECMOnitoring-VV Study"
In extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), blood is drawn out of the body via tubes, oxygenated in an artificial lung; and then pumped back into the blood vessels.
- Conditions
- ECMO Treatment, ARDS, Pneumonia, Intensive Care
- Trial name
- NCT06593717
- Testing
- Transthoracic Echocardiography, Uncalibrated Pulse Contour Analysis, Transpulmonary Thermodilution/Calibrated Pulse Contour Analysis
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Intensive Care Medicine, Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS)
Improving Sedation Practice in Critically Ill Adult Patients Using a Co-designed Sedation Protocol
Sedation (painkillers and sedative drugs) treats pain, reduces suffering, and helps patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) receiving extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) remain comfortable.
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Medicine, Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS), Sedation and Analgesia, ExtraCorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO)
- Trial name
- ECMO-SED (NCT07032987)
- Testing
- Not an intervention study
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (HAP), Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
Resistance-Optimised Antimicrobial Dosing in Critically Ill Patients, a Randomised Controlled Trial
Critically ill people who need a breathing machine often develop hospital-acquired lung infections. These infections are commonly treated with the antibiotics piperacillin/tazobactam or meropenem.
- Conditions
- Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (HAP), Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP), Nosocomial Respiratory Infection, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- ROAD-RCT (NCT07820501)
- Testing
- Resistance-Optimised Precision Dosing, Standard Care Dosing
- Volunteers
- 610 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Queensland
Sepsis, Sepsis and Septic Shock
Role of Transposable Elements in Septic Immune Aging
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how transposable element levels affect the patient outcomes in sepsis. The main questions it aims to answer is: 1.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Sepsis and Septic Shock, Sepsis With Multiple Organ Dysfunction (MOD), Sepsis With Acute Organ Dysfunction
- Trial name
- SITE (NCT06809868)
- Testing
- RNA and DNA Sequencing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Acute Kidney Injury
Post-Cardiac Surgery Acute Kidney Injury Prevention by Administration of Proton Pump Inhibitor (P2 Trial)
The central hypothesis of this research study is that perioperative administration of the proton pump inhibitor (PPI) pantoprazole could reduce the development of acute kidney injury (AKI) following cardiac surgery by activation…
- Trial name
- P2 AKI PPI (NCT06706258)
- Testing
- Protonix (Pantoprazole) 40 mg q 12 hrs for 3 days, Pepcid (Famotidine) 20 mg q 12 hrs for 3 days
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Cardiac Surgery
Pulmonary Artery Catheters in Cardiac Surgery
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether avoiding a pulmonary artery catheter (PAC), a type of invasive monitoring tool, is no worse than using one in adults undergoing open heart surgery.
- Trial name
- PUMA (NCT07612683)
- Testing
- Pulmonary Artery Catheter, No Pulmonary Artery Catheter (No-PAC)
- Volunteers
- 1,600 people
- Sponsor
- Monash University
Vasoplegia
Midodrine for the Early Liberation of Vasopressor Support in the ICU (LIBERATE Multi-Site)
Vasopressors are medications that are given intravenously to increase the blood pressure of patients with illnesses that cause dangerous blood pressure drops.
- Trial name
- NCT05058612
- Testing
- Midodrine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 870 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Seizure Recurrence
Mobile Video Education and Machine Learning-Based Risk Prediction in Neonatal Seizure Management
This mixed-methods study will develop a machine learning-based model to identify infants at high risk of seizure recurrence after discharge from the neonatal intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT07695623
- Testing
- Mobile Video-Supported Education
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Saglik Bilimleri University
Critical Illness, Intensive Care Medicine
VoiceLove: An App-Based COMMunication Tool Designed to Address DeliriUm and Improve Family ENgagement and PatIent/Family SatisfaCtion in CriticAlly Ill PaTiEnts (COMMUNICATE)
VoiceLove is a phone application allowing family and patients to share information in a secure platform. This project will compare the VoiceLove app to usual care to learn about whether VoiceLove improves patient-family…
- Trial name
- COMMUNICATE (NCT06923462)
- Testing
- Communication Application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiogenic Shock Acute
Prospective Validation of the STOPSHOCK Score - Artificial Intelligence Based Predictive Scoring System to Identify the Risk of Developing Cardiogenic Shock (CS) in Patients Suffering From Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS)
Cardiogenic shock (CS) is a severe complication of acute coronary syndrome (ACS) with mortality approaching 50% despite the use of percutaneous mechanical circulatory support devices (pMCS).
- Conditions
- Cardiogenic Shock, Cardiogenic Shock Acute, Cardiogenic Shock Post Myocardial Infarction, Acute Coronary Syndrome (ACS) Undergoing Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI)
- Trial name
- STOPSCHOCK (NCT07090382)
- Where
- Slovakia
- Volunteers
- 1,046 people
- Sponsor
- Premedix Academy
Sepsis, Acute Kidney Injury Due to Sepsis
Microbiome and Enteric Signatures in Sepsis-associated Hepatorenal Injury
Sepsis is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in intensive care units. Sepsis-associated liver injury (SALI) and sepsis-associated acute kidney injury (S-AKI) are common complications associated with adverse clinical…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Acute Kidney Injury Due to Sepsis, Gastrointestinal Microbiome, Sepsis-Associated Liver Injury
- Trial name
- MESH (NCT07735182)
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University
Education, Training
Simulation-based Training in the Anaesthesia Residency Curriculum
This study aims to describe the current implementation and structure of simulation-based education and training in anaesthesiology and intensive care residency programmes across countries affiliated with the World Federation of…
- Conditions
- Education, Training, Simulation Based Medical Education, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT07771569
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Brno University Hospital
Hyperglycemia, Hypotension
Feasibility of Using the "CGM GUARDIAN 2" Interstitial Fluid Glucose Measurement System in Intensive Care Medicine
Glycemic imbalances are very common in shock patients admitted to intensive care units. A blood glucose control every 2 hours is routinely performed in patients requiring insulin therapy.
- Conditions
- Hyperglycemia, Hypotension, Shock, Septic
- Trial name
- GALI (NCT04910841)
- Testing
- CGM GUARDIAN 2
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nice
Cirrhosis, Intensive Care Medicine
Prognosis of Cirrhotic Patients Admitted to the General Intensive Care Unit Between 2014 and 2024: a Regional Retrospective Multicentre Cohort Study
Ten years after our team's publication, practices have changed considerably in the management of severe cirrhotic patients. This study will analyse these practices in primary care hospitals and in a tertiary centre, and assess…
- Conditions
- Cirrhosis, Intensive Care Medicine, Acute on Chronic Liver Failure(ACLF)
- Trial name
- REACIRRHOSE (NCT06948565)
- Testing
- observational study
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Besancon
Organ Failure, Multiple, Indigestion
The Impact and Effect of Traditional Chinese Medicine Treatment on Organ Failure in Critically Ill Patients
Critically ill patients are at risk of or suffering from one or more key organs or organ system failure. This study will measure the effect of traditional Chinese medicine(TCM) interventions on critically ill patients admitted to…
- Conditions
- Organ Failure, Multiple, Indigestion, Delayed Gastric Emptying, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- NCT06452966
- Testing
- traditional Chinese medicine, Routine ICU care, historical Routine ICU care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital