Clinical trials: Intensive Care Patients
Intensive Care Medicine, ARDS
Change of Immune Cell of ARDS Patients：an Observational Study
To evaluate change of different immune cellsduring ARDS and its impact on prognosis.
- Trial name
- NCT02958748
- Testing
- taking blood sample
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Southeast University, China
Children Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit
Children's Sleep in the ICU
Prospective evaluation of sleep in children admitted to the Intensive Care Unit at Nationwide Children's Hospital to determine how children sleep while admitted to the Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- NCT02211404
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- James Hungerford
Surgery, Intensive Care Units
Study to Compare CAUTI Rates Following ERASE CAUTI Tray Non-Silver vs Silver Coated Foley Catheters
The Foley catheter is one component in a catheter insertion procedure that could contribute to a catheter associated urinary tract infection (CAUTI).
- Trial name
- NCT02101762
- Volunteers
- 756 people
- Sponsor
- Medline Industries
Intensive Care Unit -Aquired Bloodstream Infections.
Impact of Dedicated Hygienist Staff on the Occurrence of Intensive Care Unit -Aquired Bloodstream Infections
The purpose of this study is to evaluate in a multicentric cluster randomized study the effect of the presence of dedicated nurses for training of ICU staff in preventing nosocomial infections.
- Trial name
- BacterHy (NCT02891902)
- Testing
- hygienist response
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique Hopitaux De Marseille
Insertion of a Nasogastric Tube, Intubated Patient
Verification of Correct Positioning of a Gastric Tube by Ultrasonography
There are several ways to verify the correct positioning of a gastric tube. Radiography is considered the reference method. The use of ultrasonography could diminish the number of radiographies necessary.
- Conditions
- Insertion of a Nasogastric Tube, Intubated Patient, Patients Hospitalized in the Surgery Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- SNG echo (NCT02866123)
- Testing
- ultrasonography, pulmonary radiography
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Dijon
Renal Replacement Therapy for Acute Kidney Injury in Intensive Care Unit
Artificial Kidney Initiation in Kidney Injury
The best timing for renal replacement therapy (RRT) in intensive care unit (ICU) patients with acute kidney injury (AKI) is unknown.
- Trial name
- AKIKI (NCT01932190)
- Testing
- Early RRT strategy, Delayed RRT strategy
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 620 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Neonatal Intensive Care
Estimation of Cardiac Output in Neonatal ICU Using an Ultrasound Dilution Technique
Presently there is no apparatus, clinically available, for routine determination of cardiac output (CO) in children. The goal of this research is to develop new technology that will help determine CO in neonates.
- Trial name
- CH (NCT01610622)
- Testing
- COstatus cardiac output measurement with isotonic saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Transonic Systems Inc.
Intensive Care
Measurement of Cardiac Output and Intravascular Volume Status in Children Using COstatus (SH)
Assessment and monitoring of cardiac function in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) is an integral part of hemodynamic monitoring of critically ill patients whether it is done directly or indirectly.
- Trial name
- NCT01613859
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Transonic Systems Inc.
Post Intensive Care Syndrome, Barthel Index
Post Intensive Care Syndrome
Barthel Index and demographic variables of patients were collected to investigate the question whether the improvements of the functionality improves the Barthel Index over the years.
- Trial name
- NCT02706457
- Testing
- Barthel index for functionality
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 849 people
- Sponsor
- Frisius Medisch Centrum
Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness, Critical Care
TryCYCLE: A Pilot Study of Early In-bed Leg Cycle Ergometry in Mechanically Ventilated Patients
Background: Patients in the intensive care unit (ICU) are the sickest in hospital, and need advanced life-support. Survivors of critical illness are very vulnerable to weakness and disability.
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness, Critical Care, Mechanical Ventilation, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- TryCYCLE (NCT01885442)
- Testing
- In-bed leg cycle ergometry
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Intensive Care Units, Emergency Department
Evaluation of the Impact of Within-hospital Trajectories of Patients Admitted in Intensive Care Units (ICU) From Emergency Departments
This multicenter cohort aims to assess the impact of within-hospital trajectories of patients admitted in intensive care units from emergency departments on vital prognosis of patients, duration of hospital stay and hospital…
- Trial name
- SUREA (NCT02307136)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 50,000 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Acute Mechanical Ventilatory Failure, Psychosis Associated With Intensive Care
Efficacy of Closed-loop Ventilation to Reduced Sleep Disorders
Sleep's deficiencies are very common in intensive care. Mechanical ventilation is a known factor in this deterioration.The investigators hypothesize that close-loop ventilation mode (Intellivent-ASV) is able to minimize sleep…
- Trial name
- SleepICU (NCT02095496)
- Testing
- Intellivent-ASV, Conventional ventilation
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Cliniques universitaires Saint-Luc- Université Catholique de Louvain
There Are no Specific Conditions Under Study, This Study Evaluates the Clinical Decision-Making Associated With Intensive Care Units Rationing
Impact of Bed Availability and Cognitive Load on Intensive Care Unit Bed Allocation: a Vignette-based Clinical Trial
Decisions about ICU beds allocations are made everyday, specially in countries with scarcity of ICU beds, such as Brazil. ICU triage, most of the time, is not structured, which may lead to faulty decision making, possibly leading…
- Trial name
- NCT02430454
- Testing
- Increased cognitive load
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo General Hospital
Critical Illness, Intensive Care
Exercise After Intensive Care Unit: a Randomised Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to test if a 6-week programme of exercise improves physical function and health related quality of life in patients following intensive care who are discharged from hospital.
- Trial name
- REVIVE (NCT01463579)
- Testing
- Exercise Programme, Standard Care
- Where
- 5 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Ulster
Surgery, Critical Illness
Sedation Optimisation Strategy (S.O.S.) Ventilation
Use of sedatives and analgesics is common in mechanically ventilated patients hospitalized in Intensive Care Unit (ICU). That is called " sedation " and aimed to reduce both pain and anxiety and also to allow an effective and…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Critical Illness, Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
- Trial name
- NCT01486121
- Testing
- Therapy strategy
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Multiple Organ Failure, Critical Care
The Pharmacokinetics of Fentanyl in Intensive Care Patients
This study is part of a project intended to develop guidelines to optimise the dosing of fentanyl in intensive care patients. This study will focus on determining: Whether the pharmacokinetics of fentanyl change during the ICU…
- Conditions
- Multiple Organ Failure, Critical Care, Intensive Care
- Trial name
- FENTANYL06 (NCT02587273)
- Testing
- Fentanyl
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Intensive Care Unit Blood Glucose Monitoring
GlucoClear ICU Study
The primary purpose of this Study is evaluation of the safety and accuracy of the GlucoClear CGM System.
- Trial name
- NCT02238041
- Testing
- GlucoClear System
- Sponsor
- Edwards Lifesciences
Sepsis, Intensive Care
Procalcitonin Guided Versus Conventional Antibiotic Therapy in Patients With Sepsis in the ICU
The adequacy of early empiric antimicrobial therapy is an important factor in determining the outcome in patients with severe sepsis. The duration of adequate antibiotic therapy in these patients however is less clear.
- Trial name
- NCT00987818
- Testing
- Procalcitonin measurement
- Where
- Netherlands
- Sponsor
- Rijnstate Hospital
Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
Determination of Perioperative Acute Kidney Injury Incidence
In the last few years, acute renal injury (AKI) definition has been significantly changed. In the light of the data obtained from multicenter international studies, acute renal injury was redefined according to RIFLE, AKIN and…
- Trial name
- NCT02521350
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Acibadem University
Intensive Care, Surgical, Postoperative Care
Emergence Agitation in Adult Patients After Intracranial Surgery
Emergence agitation is a frequent complication that can have serious consequences during recovery from general anesthesia. However, agitation has been poorly investigated in patients after craniotomy.
- Conditions
- Intensive Care, Surgical, Postoperative Care, Neurosurgery
- Trial name
- NCT02318199
- Testing
- Anesthesia recovery after intracranial surgery
- Where
- 4 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Capital Medical University