Clinical trials: Intensive Care Patients
Caregivers of ICU Patients
Music Use and Perceived Psycho-social Benefits of Music of Caregivers of Patients in an Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to investigate how family caregivers of ICU patients perceive their psycho-social needs and quality of life, how they use music in their everyday life and perceive music as beneficial to themselves.
- Trial name
- NCT03156192
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yonsei University
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
Delirium, Anxiety
Patient- and Family-centred Care in the Adult Intensive Care Unit: a Feasibility Study
Background: In the intensive care unit (ICU), delirium in patients and long-term mental health challenges in both patients and their family members are highly prevalent.
- Conditions
- Delirium, Anxiety, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome Family
- Trial name
- FAM-ICU (NCT06974214)
- Testing
- FAM-ICU
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Indication, Unlabeled, Complication,Postoperative
Observational Study for Perioperative Care of Patients Requiring ICU (OPICU)
This clinical trial will be carried out as a national multicenter observational cohort trial in Turkey. Our starting point is the need to triage postoperative patients daily due to the limited intensive care unit (ICU) bed…
- Trial name
- OPICU (NCT05995925)
- Testing
- Clinical Observation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Koç 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
Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome, Sepsis
Vitamin D and Critically Ill Patients
The higher rate of vitamin D deficiency is spotted among patients being hospitalized or in critical condition. Especially, vitamin D level below normal prolongs hospital stay and increases incidence of adverse prognosis and…
- Trial name
- NCT01636232
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 234 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital
The Effective Factors on the Grief Reactions to the Death Information
Breaking the Bad News to the Bereaved Family and Their Reactions
The demographic characteristics, satisfaction survey evaluations and emotional reactions of the relatives of the patients who are admitted to the intensive care unit and who have an expected mortality rate higher than 50%…
- Trial name
- NCT04385628
- Testing
- the patient' relatives satisfaction questionnaire
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sultan Abdulhamid Han Training and Research Hospital, Istanbul, Turkey
Sepsis, Primary Myopathies
Muscle Force Assessment in the Intensive Care Unit and in Primary Myopathies
The primary aim of the project is to apply the non-invasive stimulated muscle force assessment system to i) intensive care unit patients and ii) patients with primary myopathy or subclinic myopathy (e.g., Duchenne muscular…
- Trial name
- NCT00735384
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Diabetes Mellitus, Respiratory Failure
The Effect of Aromatherapy Massage on Sleep Quality
Sleep disturbance is one of the most common complaints of patients admitted to ICU. Insufficient sleep in intensive care units may be associated with environmental reasons such as excessive light at night, loud warning sounds and…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Mellitus, Respiratory Failure, Pneumonia, Respiratory Disease
- Trial name
- NCT06295900
- Testing
- Intervention 1 Group, Intervention 2 Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nilgün Erdoğan
Prematurity
Ultrasound Monitoring of Muscle Thickness in Premature Patients
The goal of this interventional study is to investigate through musculoskeletal ultrasonography how the thickness and muscle trophism in infants aged 28 to 35 weeks undergoing infant massage compared with a group of infants with…
- Trial name
- NeoMassage (NCT06273202)
- Testing
- Infant Massage
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS
Social Responsibility
Caregiver Burden and Wellbeing in Relatives of Intensive Care Unit Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether there is an association between adverse physical and/or psychological outcome in ICU survivors and the caregiver burden for their relatives.
- Trial name
- NCT02712541
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Teamwork
Teamwork for Resilient Staff and Safe Care in ICU
The goal of this ethnographic study is to observe how healthcare professionals work together in an intensive care unit (ICU). The main questions it aims to answer are How do healthcare staff work together in everyday ICU…
- Trial name
- FEARLESS_ICU (NCT06389773)
- Where
- 3 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Remote Patient Monitoring on Intensive Care Unit
Staff Acceptance of Remote Patient Monitoring on Intensive Care Unit
The subject of the observation study with accompanying employee survey is the evaluation of a patient remote monitoring system (Vital Sync from Medtronic, hereinafter abbreviated as "Vital Sync") in intensive care medicine.
- Trial name
- SARPI (NCT03514173)
- Testing
- Remote Patient Monitoring
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 208 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Patient Safety
Machine Learning Prediction of Parameters of Early Warning Scores in Intensive Care Units
A large number of different organ functions are recorded in real time for patients being monitored in an intensive care unit. On the one hand, the measured values collected are used for continuous monitoring of vital parameters…
- Trial name
- AIM-PEW-ICU (NCT06259812)
- Testing
- Parameters of Early Warning Scores
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kepler University Hospital
Intensive Care Unit Patients
Effects of Exercise Intervention on Muscle Strength in Severely Ill Patients
In recent years, due to the improvement in the survival rate of the intensive care unit, the problem of severe systemic fatigue (Intensive care unit acquired weakness; ICUAW) has continued to receive attention.
- Trial name
- NCT05342129
- Testing
- exercise bike
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan
Pressure Ulcer, İntensive Care
Examination of the Pressure Ulcers in Intensive Care Patients.
A pressure sore was localized skin and/or subcutaneous tissue injury, usually caused by pressure alone or a combination of shear and pressure, at bony prominences.
- Conditions
- Pressure Ulcer, İntensive Care, Nurse's Role
- Trial name
- NCT05795777
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kocaeli University
Cognitive Impairment, Mild, Quality of Life
Virtual Reality Stimulation to Enhance Cognitive Function of Intensive Care Unit Patients
An observational study will be conducted in the ICU (Intensive care unit) including patients with heart surgery (< 5 days) and prolonged ICU stay (> 5 days). Patients will receive 5 min Virtual reality stimulation per day.
- Trial name
- NCT03025373
- Testing
- Visuo-acoustic stimulation
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Thoracic Diseases, Analgesia
Comparison of Tramadol, Pethidine and Morphine in the Treatment of Pain After Thoracic Surgery
Comparison of analgesic effects of tramadol, aldolan and morphine under thoracic surgery
- Trial name
- NCT06172920
- Testing
- Tramadol hydrochloride, Aldolan, Morphine hydrochloride
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baskent University
Nurse's Role, Anxiety
Investigation of the Effect of Virtual Reality Software on Nurses' Clinical Practice, Problem Solving and Clinical Decision Making Skills and Anxiety in the Care Management of Intensive Care Patients.
In the light of technological developments, learner-centered methods have begun to replace traditional teaching methods. Simulation applications are increasing in order to ensure patient safety and improve the quality of care in…
- Conditions
- Nurse's Role, Anxiety, Nursing Caries
- Trial name
- NCT05982288
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Software
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Ventilation Therapy; Complications
Diaphragmatic Mobility In Ventilated Assisted Patients
The study was a randomized controlled trial. A total of 24 patients who met the inclusion criteria were included in this study and randomly divided by sealed envelope method into Experimental and Control groups with 12 patients…
- Trial name
- NCT04733261
- Testing
- Diaphragmatic mobility, Chest Physiotherapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aqua Medical Services (Pvt) Ltd