Clinical trials: Length of Hospital Stay
Postoperative Pain
Continuous Subpleural Infusion of Bupivacaine
Rationale: For the past 3 years the investigators have routinely used an axial subpleural tunneling technique that del Study Design: All patients over the age of 18 having an isolated thoracoscopic procedure performed at Inova…
- Trial name
- NCT01566838
- Testing
- Subpleural pain catheter with infusion of 0.125% bupivacaine, Standard acute pain management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Inova Health Care Services
Critical Illness
European Mortality & Length Of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Stay Evaluation (ELOISE)
The starting point of ELOISE is the significant number of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) survivors who die after the transfer to ward.
- Trial name
- ELOISE (NCT01422070)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 6,433 people
- Sponsor
- Università degli Studi di Ferrara
Hyponatremia, Dilutional Hyponatremia
Effects of Tolvaptan vs Fluid Restriction in Hospitalized Subjects With Dilutional Hyponatremia
The purpose of this study is to determine if hospitalized patients with symptomatic hyponatremia treated with tolvaptan are in the hospital for less time than patients treated with fluid restriction.
- Conditions
- Hyponatremia, Dilutional Hyponatremia, Inappropriate ADH Syndrome
- Trial name
- SALACIA (NCT01227512)
- Testing
- tolvaptan, Fluid Restriction
- Where
- 56 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Otsuka Pharmaceutical Development & Commercialization, Inc.
Post Cystostomy
Oral Nutrition After Regular Radical Cystectomy
After radical cystectomy, postoperative ileus (POI) is a common complication resulting in a delayed oral nutritional intake with prolonged recovery and hospital stay.
- Trial name
- ONP (NCT01777126)
- Testing
- Oral Nutrition Protocol (ONP) group, Control group
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- Universitaire Ziekenhuizen KU Leuven
Colorectal Postoperative Complication
Evaluation of the Predictive Nature of the Postoperative CRP on Postoperative Recovery in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Resection (CRP-Track)
Colic and rectal resection represents a majority of hospitalizations in visceral surgery. The objective of this study was to evaluate the prognostic of inflammatory markers dosage (CRP, procalcitonin and venous lactate) on the…
- Trial name
- CRP-Track (NCT02395380)
- Testing
- C-reactive protein dosage
- Where
- 2 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 174 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Departemental Vendee
Post-operative Pain
Efficacy of IV Acetaminophen for Pain Management
The investigators' goal in this planned prospective, randomized, patient blinded study is to compare our standard of care as the control group to an experimental group in which patients receive preemptive IV acetaminophen dosing…
- Trial name
- NCT02028715
- Testing
- IV acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Aultman Health Foundation
Kidney Failure, Acute, Renal Replacement Therapy
Use of Bicarbonate to Reduce the Incidence of Acute Renal Failure After Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine if the incidence of acute renal failure (ARF) in high risk patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is reduced by treating patients in the perioperative period with…
- Trial name
- NCT00484354
- Testing
- Sodium bicarbonate, Normal saline, Bicarbonate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Cesarean Section
Enhanced Recovery at Cesarean Birth to Improve Postoperative Outcomes and Reduce Postoperative Length of Stay
To determine whether women randomized to an enhanced recovery program will have improved postoperative outcomes including improved breastfeeding initiation and continuation, reduction in hospital length of stay without…
- Trial name
- ERAC (NCT02956616)
- Testing
- ketorolac, Chewing Gum, Enhanced Recovery Protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 118 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Atrial Fibrillation
Length of Stay in NVAF Patients Hospitalized and Initiated With Dabigatran or Warfarin in Japan
The primary objective of this study is to compare the Length of Stay from treatment of oral anticoagulant initiation to hospital discharge of patients hospitalized and subsequently treated with dabigatran or warfarin for…
- Trial name
- NCT02631057
- Testing
- Dabigatran, Warfarin
- Where
- 2 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 4,313 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Vibratory PEP Device and Hospital Length of Stay for Acute Exacerbation of COPD
This study is evaluating the use of a respiratory device, the Acapella Vibratory Positive Expiratory Pressure (PEP) Therapy device, in patients admitted to the hospital with a chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD)…
- Trial name
- NCT03094806
- Testing
- Acapella Vibratory PEP Therapy Device plus usual care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people
- Sponsor
- New York Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital
Pneumonia
Reducing Length of Stay for Veterans Hospitalized With Pneumonia
This is a pilot study to implement a computer based intervention to safely reduce length of hospital stay and time to conversion to oral antibiotics for patients with pneumonia.
- Trial name
- NCT01068548
- Testing
- reminder
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 129 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Perioperative Optimization
Recommendations of Enhanced Recovery Interventions for Patient's Clinical Team and Collection of Associated Data
This REMAP Periop ERP domain study falls under the Periop Core Protocol, which compares the different recommended strategies for enhancing recovery through the use of various standard of care treatments before, during and after…
- Trial name
- NCT04606264
- Testing
- Neuraxial Analgesia, Regional Block 1: Paravertebral, Perphenazine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,395 people
- Sponsor
- Jennifer Holder-Murray
Lung Cancer, Pneumothorax
Outpatient Chest Tube Management Following Thoracic Resection Improves Patient Length of Stay and Satisfaction Without Compromising Outcomes
Discharging patients home with air leak and chest tube to portable drainage device after thoracic resection is cost effective and safe without compromising patients outcome or satisfaction.
- Conditions
- Lung Cancer, Pneumothorax, Subcutaneous Emphysema
- Trial name
- NCT01551082
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgeons
Obesity
Prospective, Double Blind, Placebo Control, Bariatric IV Ace
The purpose of this study is to determine if the administration of acetaminophen given intravenously (through an IV) beginning during surgery and then for 3 additional doses during the first 24 hours post-operatively will reduce…
- Trial name
- Bariatricace (NCT02452320)
- Testing
- intravenous acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University