Clinical trials: Intensive Care Unit Patients
Critically Ill
Impact of SPN on Infection Rate, Duration of Mechanical Ventilation & Rehabilitation in ICU Patients
Rationale: Enteral nutrition (EN) in the intensive care (ICU) patients is recommended as a standard of care. However, EN alone is often associated with insufficient energy intakes and increased complication rates.
- Trial name
- NCT00802503
- Testing
- SPN
- Where
- 2 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 305 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Inguinal Hernia
Awake Caudal Catheter vs General Anesthesia
It is well established that preterm inguinal hernias discovered in the NICU pose a significant surgical risk due to the associated co-morbid conditions that accompany these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05919732
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Dexmedetomidine, Caffeine, Tylenol, Propofol, rocuronium, caffeine, Tylenol, bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Nemours Children's Clinic
Hyperglycemia
Feasibility Study to Evaluate Safety and Device Performance of the Hospital Glucose Management System (HGMS)
The purpose of this study is to assess safety and device performance of the Medtronic Hospital Glucose Management System (HGMS) for up to 72-hours.
- Trial name
- MAHI (NCT01763567)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
Intensive Care, Oral Care
Oral Care Apparatus for Intubated Patients
There are several practical challenges in providing oral care to intubated patients. The presence of an endotracheal tube often makes it difficult to thoroughly evaluate the oral cavity, and there is a risk of tube displacement…
- Conditions
- Intensive Care, Oral Care, Intubated ICU Patients
- Trial name
- Oral Care (NCT06709183)
- Testing
- Intervention-Control, Control - intervention
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi
Parenteral Nutrition
Study Comparing a Soybean Oil-Based With an Olive Oil-Based Lipid Emulsion in ICU Patients Requiring TPN
Many hospitalized patients who are malnourished or not eating receive intravenous feeding or total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Despite improving nutrition, TPN may increase the risk of infections and hospital complications.
- Trial name
- TPN2 (NCT00672854)
- Testing
- ClinOleic 20% Intravenous Emulsion, Intralipid, 20% Intravenous Emulsion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Critical Illness, Fever
Safety and Efficacy of Acetaminophen in the Intensive Care Unit.
The intensive care unit (ICU) team needs to know what effects acetaminophen has in critically ill patients. Acetaminophen is better known as Tylenol. It is the drug given to reduce fever.
- Trial name
- SEA-ICU (NCT02280239)
- Testing
- Acetaminophen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Sedation
Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Isoflurane Delivered Via the Sedaconda ACD-S Compared to Intravenous Propofol for Sedation of Mechanically Ventilated Intensive Care Unit Adult Patients (INSPiRE-ICU2)
This is a study to compare safety and efficacy of inhaled isoflurane administered via the Sedaconda ACD-S device system versus intravenous propofol for sedation of mechanically ventilated patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)…
- Trial name
- INSPiRE-ICU2 (NCT05327296)
- Testing
- Isoflurane, Propofol
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 282 people
- Sponsor
- Sedana Medical
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 1, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Closed Loop Glucose Control in Patients With Type 1 and Type 2 Diabetes
This is a proof of concept safety study of an artificial intelligence based closed loop glucose control system designed for use in the intensive care unit setting.
- Trial name
- NCT05644730
- Testing
- Fusion closed loop glucose control system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Ideal Medical Technologies
Critically Ill
24 Hour Intensivist Coverage in the Medical Intensive Care Unit
The Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania's Medical ICU (MICU) is implementing a model of 24-hour intensivist staffing in September 2011.
- Trial name
- NCT01434823
- Testing
- Nocturnal coverage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,609 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Serious Injury, Communication
A Communication Tool to Improve Communication in the ICU
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of the Best Case/Worst Case-ICU communication tool on quality of communication, clinician moral distress, and ICU length of stay for older adults with serious traumatic…
- Trial name
- NCT05780918
- Testing
- Best Case/Worst Case-ICU Communication Tool
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7,320 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Deep Sedation, Ventilators, Mechanical
Pain, Agitation and Delirium (PAD) Protocol in the Duke CICU
This study aims to examine the use of protocol directed sedation using the Duke PAD protocol with the current sedation medications of propofol or dexmedetomidine compared to the PAD protocol with midazolam, per cardiac intensive…
- Conditions
- Deep Sedation, Ventilators, Mechanical, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT02903407
- Testing
- Midazolam, Propofol, Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
ICU Acquired Weakness
Diagnosing Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Acquired Weakness
The goal of this study is to develop a non-invasive test to diagnose intensive care unit (ICU) acquired weakness that can be administered to both responsive and non-responsive patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04166630
- Testing
- Clinical Electrical Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Critical Illness
Exploration of Investigating ICU Mobilisation With Vasoactive Drugs
There is a need to know more about the safety of mobilizing intensive care unit (ICU) patients who are receiving vasoactive drugs that support the heart and blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT03869541
- Testing
- Mobilization
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Critically Ill, Hypoglycemia
The Efficacy of Glucagon Like Peptide (GLP) - 1(7-36) Amide for Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients
The goal of this present proposal is to examine the efficacy of GLP-1 administered to control blood glucose in critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00798590
- Testing
- Glucagon-Like Peptide-1, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Atelectasis, Bronchoscopy
Evaluation of BAL Procedure With Ambu aScope 3 Large in Patients in an ICU Setting
An Investigation to determine the single-use scope's ability to suction secretion from the lungs to resolve the collapse of the lung.
- Trial name
- NCT03581474
- Testing
- Bronchoscopic procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Ambu A/S
Critically Ill, Hemodialysis
Pharmacokinetics of Daptomycin in Critically Ill Patients Receiving Continuous Venovenous Hemodialysis (CVVHD)
Daptomycin is an antibiotic that is affective against many strains of antibiotic resistant microorganisms. This antibiotic would be appropriate for use in the intensive care unit (ICU) considering the severity of illness and high…
- Trial name
- NCT00663403
- Testing
- Daptomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Candidiasis
Early Clinical Experience With Anidulafungin In Patients With Liver Disease In The United Kingdom
The purpose of this study is to describe the real world effectiveness of anidulafungin in clinical practice in a large Liver Unit in the United Kingdom.
- Trial name
- NCT01202253
- Testing
- anidulafungin
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
An Observational Pharmacokinetic Sudy of Ceftolozane-Tazobactam in Intensive Care Unit in Patients With and Without CRRT
The purpose of this study is to try to find out how critically ill patients receiving the antibiotic, ceftolozane-tazobactam, process it in their body.
- Trial name
- CT-PK (NCT02962934)
- Testing
- Non CRRT group, CRRT group
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Closed Loop Glucose Control in Patients With Type 2 Diabetes
This is a proof of concept safety study of an artificial intelligence based closed loop glucose control system designed for use in the intensive care unit setting.
- Trial name
- NCT05386849
- Testing
- FUSION closed loop glucose control system
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Ideal Medical Technologies
Intensive Care Unit, Muscle Weakness
Use of Neuromuscular Electrostimulation (NMES) for Treatment or Prevention of ICU-Associated Weakness
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether neuromuscular electrostimulation (NMES) will decrease ICU-associated weakness.
- Trial name
- NMES (NCT00709124)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Electrostimulation (NMES) CareStim Muscle Stimulation Device (Care Rehab; McLean, VA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University