Clinical trials: Intensive Care Unit Stay
Lung Transplantation
Electrostimulation Program for Lung Transplant Recipients in the ICU
This study aims to evaluate rectus femoris muscle mass in lung transplant recipients and the effect of a training program during ICU admission based on the use of electrical muscle stimulation (EMS)
- Trial name
- NCT05410522
- Testing
- EMS Program
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid
ICU Stay, Muscle Atrophy
Weaning Assessment by Peripheral Muscle Ultrasonography
In this study, which aims to investigate the relationship between the weaning process and respiratory muscles-assessed via ultrasonographic measurement of peripheral muscle thickness-in patients over the age of 18 who have been…
- Conditions
- ICU Stay, Muscle Atrophy, Ultrasonography, Weaning Mechanical Ventilation
- Trial name
- NCT07860879
- Testing
- Ultrasonography of peripheral muscle (rectus femoris or vastus intermedius), Ultrasonography of diaphragma
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Taksim Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi
Critical Illness, Intensive Care Unit
Intensive Care Unit Activity in France From the National Database Between 2013 and 2019
Using data from the French National Uniform Hospital Discharge Database (systematically collecting administrative and medical information related to all hospitalized patients in France for care reimbursement purposes), the…
- Trial name
- ICU_ACTIVITY (NCT05353023)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 1,594,801 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Nīmes
Renal Replacement Therapy, Mortality
Referral Patterns for Hospital Acquired Acute Kidney Injury and Relevance to Renal Outcomes
Few studies analyzed the referral time to nephrologists and its impact on the patient outcome in a large cohort. The investigators described the incidence and determined the outcome with respect to renal function recovery, renal…
- Trial name
- HA-AKI (NCT01151514)
- Testing
- Nephrologist referral
- Where
- Switzerland
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois
Delirium
Effectiveness and Safety of a Flexible Family Visitation Model for Delirium Prevention in Adult Intensive Care Units: a Cluster-randomized, Crossover Trial (The ICU Visits Study)
A cluster-randomized crossover trial involving adult ICU patients, family members, and ICU professionals will be conducted. Forty medical-surgical Brazilian ICUs with visiting hours <4.5 h/day will be randomly assigned to either…
- Trial name
- NCT02932358
- Testing
- Flexible Family Visitation Model (FFVM), Restrictive Family Visitation Model (RFVM)
- Where
- 33 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1,650 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Moinhos de Vento
Fluid Overload Pulmonary Edema, Fluid Overload
Lung Ultrasound-guided Fluid Therapy in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients
A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of using pulmonary ultrasound to guide fluid therapy on distinct variables.
- Conditions
- Fluid Overload Pulmonary Edema, Fluid Overload, Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated, Fluid Overload Without Edema
- Trial name
- NCT04215692
- Testing
- Pulmonary ultrasound
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Right Heart Failure
Serial Multiparametric Evaluation of Right Ventricular Function After Left Ventricular Assist Device Implantation
The primary purpose of this study is to investigate the evolution of Right Ventricular (RV) function before and after left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, using novel echocardiographic quantification of RV size and…
- Trial name
- EuroEchoVAD (NCT03552679)
- Testing
- Echocardiography
- Where
- 9 sites in Germany, Hungary and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Erasmus Medical Center
Craniectomy, Sugammadex
Comparison of the Effects of Sugammadex and Neostigmine on Early Extubation, Intensive Care Unit Admission and Length of Stay, and Hospital Costs in Adult Cranial Surgery
The aim of this study was to retrospectively investigate the effects of sugammadex or neostigmine, which are routinely used after the completion of surgery to antagonize (reverse) neuromuscular blockade in adult patients…
- Conditions
- Craniectomy, Sugammadex, Extubation, Recovery After Neuromuscular Block
- Trial name
- NCT06987357
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Kanuni Sultan Suleyman Training and Research Hospital
Coronavirus Infection, Pneumonia, Viral
HFNC Treatment in COVID-19 Pneumonia
coronavirus disease 2019 related pneumonia is causing acute respiratory failure and this is the most common reason for ICU admission. We have several different way for respiratory support.
- Conditions
- Coronavirus Infection, Pneumonia, Viral, Acute Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04424836
- Testing
- high flow nasal cannula device
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sisli Hamidiye Etfal Training and Research Hospital
Frailty, Delirium Confusional State
Patients With Long-stay at ICU: Factors and Evaluation - Feasibility Study
Every year, many critically ill patients are admitted to an intensive care unit (ICU). Most stay only a few days, but a smaller group stays much longer.
- Conditions
- Frailty, Delirium Confusional State, Persistent Critical Illness, Post-Intensive Care Syndrome
- Trial name
- LIFE-ICU (NCT07851974)
- Where
- 4 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
Postoperative Pulmonary Complications in Major Abdominal Surgery
Incidence of Postoperative Pulmonary Complications (PPCs) varies from 2% to 19%, according to the population under examination and the criteria used to define pulmonary complications. There is no univocal definition of PPCs.
- Trial name
- NCT01701908
- Where
- 40 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 1,542 people
- Sponsor
- University of Udine
Postpartum Depression (PPD), Self-Efficacy
NICU Utilization of Remote Voice Technology to Improve mateRnal Experience (NURTURE)
The study's objective is to conduct a Phase II randomized controlled trial examining the preliminary efficacy of the VoiceLove app compared to usual care on maternal postpartum depression in mothers with infants admitted to the…
- Conditions
- Postpartum Depression (PPD), Self-Efficacy, Parental Anxiety, Engagement, Patient
- Trial name
- NURTURE (NCT07214597)
- Testing
- VoiceLove mobile phone application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Post Intensive Care Syndrome, PICS
Impact of a COVID-19 Related ICU Stay on Mental Health for Patients and Their Relatives
As ICU mortality has been significantly decreased over the last two decades, the focus has been shifting from short term (such as ICU and hospital mortality) to long-term outcome.
- Conditions
- Post Intensive Care Syndrome, PICS, COVID-19, Critically Ill
- Trial name
- PICOVIDS (NCT05348720)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- General Hospital Groeninge
Intensive Care Unit Syndrome, Mechanical Ventilation Complication
Ketamine Infusion as Sedative Analgesic in Severe ARDS
To evaluate whether ketamine is a safe sedative-analgesic agent to be used in an intensive care unit (ICU) setting as compared to traditionally used agents such as propofol, opioids, and midazolam
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Unit Syndrome, Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Sedatives and Hypnotics Causing Adverse Effects in Therapeutic Use, Delirium
- Trial name
- KISS (NCT04818827)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Interfaith Medical Center
Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic
Parental EMDR Therapy After a Baby's Stay in the NICU
This randomized clinical trial evaluates the effectiveness of eye movement desensitization and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy in reducing symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD).
- Trial name
- EMDR-NICU (NCT07471321)
- Testing
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), treatment as usual (TAU) (Control Group)
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Sepsis, Sepsis and Coagulopathy
Sepsis-associated Thrombocytopenia and Platelet Transfusion （STAPT）
Currently, there are no multicenter studies on platelet transfusion for SAT patients, and the benefits and risks of platelet transfusion still require further validation based on large-sample data.
- Trial name
- NCT07230067
- Testing
- SAT patients
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University
Critical Illness, Kidney Injury
Assessment of Kidney Function and Osteomuscular Status After Critical Care
This observational study aims to assess kidney function through direct glomerular filtration rate (GFR) using iohexol clearance, compared to estimated GFR based on creatinine and cystatin C equations.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Kidney Injury, Muscle Loss, Bone Loss
- Trial name
- NCT04980092
- Testing
- one-year follow-up
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
COVID-19, Mechanical Ventilation
Risk Factors for Prolonged Invasive Mechanical Ventilation in COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
This multicentric prospective clinical practice study aims at evaluating clinical factors associated with a prolonged invasive mechanical ventilation and other outcomes such as mortality and ICU length of stay in patients…
- Conditions
- COVID-19, Mechanical Ventilation, Quality of Life, Radiologic Increased Density of Lung
- Trial name
- NCT04411459
- Testing
- Invasive mechanical ventilation
- Where
- 20 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 470 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Usl di Bologna
Aortic Dissection, Stroke
Neurological Complications and ICU Workload After Emergency Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
Single-center retrospective cohort at China Medical University Hospital (Taichung, Taiwan) using fully de-identified electronic health records.
- Conditions
- Aortic Dissection, Stroke, Paraplegia, AKI - Acute Kidney Injury
- Trial name
- ATAAD-ICU (NCT07167628)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Left Ventricular Dysfonction
Preoperative Levosimendan in CABG Patients With Poor LV Function
The investigators want to test the hypothesis that an infusion of levosimendan started prior to CABG surgery can reduce incidence and severity of low cardiac output syndrome in patients with poor LV function (EF 40% or less).
- Trial name
- LICORN (NCT02184819)
- Testing
- levosimendan
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 335 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris