Clinical trials: Morbidity
Airway Morbidity
A New Insertion Technique for Laryngeal Mask Airway
A laryngeal mask airway ("LMA") is an airway device that is commonly used and placed under general anesthesia to facilitate ventilation of the patient's lungs while anesthetized.
- Trial name
- NCT01749033
- Testing
- Group 1 Classic, Group 2 pre-inflated, Group 3 ELL-PIC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality
Comparative Analysis of APACHE II and P-POSSUM
To compare APACHE II and P-POSSUM scoring system in emergency laparotomy.
- Trial name
- NCT02471612
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Tata Main Hospital
Premature Birth of Newborn, Family
GPS (Giving Parents Support): Parent Navigation After NICU Discharge
BACKGROUND: Annually >400,000 US newborns require neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) care.1/3 will require ongoing or specialty care after discharge.
- Conditions
- Premature Birth of Newborn, Family, Immature Newborn, Newborn Morbidity
- Trial name
- GPS (NCT02643472)
- Testing
- Parent Navigator, Care Notebook
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Children's National Research Institute
Airway Morbidity, Intubation Complication
Comparison of Double Lumen Tube Placement Techniques
The purpose of this study is to compare three different standard of care methods of double-lumen endobronchial tube (DLT) placement in patients who are scheduled to have thoracic surgery in which lung isolation is required.
- Conditions
- Airway Morbidity, Intubation Complication, Tracheal Intubation Morbidity, Anesthesia Intubation Complication
- Trial name
- NCT02495259
- Testing
- ZU-bend stylet, GlideScope, GlideRite stylet
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Fluid Overload, Anesthesia; Adverse Effect, Spinal and Epidural
Can Vena Cava Ultrasound Guided Volume Repletion Prevent Spinal Induced Significant Hypotension in Elective Patients?
Aim of this study is to determine whether Inferior Vena Cava analyzed by trans-thoracic echocardiography is an effective method to guide titrated fluid repletion in non critical patients, in order both to decrease post procedural…
- Conditions
- Fluid Overload, Anesthesia; Adverse Effect, Spinal and Epidural, Regional Anesthesia Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT02271477
- Testing
- Ultrasound-guided volemic repletion
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ente Ospedaliero Cantonale, Bellinzona
Inflammation, Perioperative Morbidity
The Effects of Corticosteroids, Glucose Control, and Depth-of-Anesthesia on Perioperative Inflammation and Morbidity From Major Non-cardiac Surgery (Dexamethasone, Light Anesthesia and Tight Glucose Control (DeLiT Trial))
Evidence thus suggests that steroid administration, tight glucose control, and avoidance of deep anesthesia may decrease perioperative morbidity by reducing the inflammatory response to surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00995501
- Testing
- Dexamethasone Sodium Sulfate, Insulin, anesthesia management
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 381 people
- Sponsor
- d sessler
HIV-associated Co-morbidities
Vitamin D Supplements for HIV-positive Patients on cART
The ability of vitamin D to modulate the immune system and strengthen bones may mitigate the adverse medication consequences of HIV/AIDS, but little is known about either the health benefits of vitamin D supplements, or about the…
- Trial name
- NCT01295034
- Testing
- conventional vitamin D treatment, tiered/titrated vitamin D dosing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Andrea Branch
Complications of Surgical and Medical Care: General Terms, Adverse Reaction to Drug
The Thai Surgical Intensive Care Study (Thai-SICU Study)
The study observed the 28 days mortality of 9 participated University base surgical intensive care unit (SICU) as well as the occurrence of adverse events in SICU.
- Conditions
- Complications of Surgical and Medical Care: General Terms, Adverse Reaction to Drug, Sequelae of External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- THAI-SICU (NCT01354197)
- Where
- 9 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 4,652 people
- Sponsor
- Royal College of Anesthesiologists of Thailand
Airway Morbidity
Endotracheal Tube Versus Laryngeal Mask Airway for Esophagogastroduodenoscopy
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) is a relatively common procedure in pediatric patients undergoing evaluation for various gastrointestinal ailments.
- Trial name
- NCT01936662
- Testing
- LMA, ETT
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Nosocomial Infection, External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality
Tight Glycaemic Control During Cardiac Surgery
To determine whether intraoperative tight glycaemic control can reduce postoperative infection, morbidity and mortality
- Conditions
- Nosocomial Infection, External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality, Hypoglycemia
- Trial name
- TGC (NCT01225159)
- Testing
- TGC, Conventional glycaemic control
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Prince of Songkla University
External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality
Post Operative Walking Enhancements for Recovery (POWER) Trial
This study is a non-blinded randomized controlled trial. Consenting participants will be randomized to routine post-operative ambulation vs.
- Trial name
- POWER (NCT01254851)
- Testing
- goal-augmented post-operative care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Loyola University
Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, Chronic Kidney Disease Stage V
Study to Evaluate the Effect of Intravenous (IV) Paricalcitol (Zemplar) on Cardiac Morbidity in Patients With Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) Stage 5 Over 2 Years
The purpose of this study was to ascertain the percentage of cardiac patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) stage 5 treated with paricalcitol IV achieving intact parathyroid hormone (iPTH) levels in target range of Kidney…
- Conditions
- Secondary Hyperparathyroidism, Chronic Kidney Disease Stage V, Cardiac Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT01073462
- Where
- 12 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- AbbVie (prior sponsor, Abbott)
Tracheal Intubation Morbidity
Success of Pediatric Anesthesiologists in Learning to Use Videolaryngoscopes
There are two new instruments on the market that anesthesiologists use when putting a breathing tube into the lungs of patients. The purpose of this study is to see how easily anesthesiologists can learn to use them in children.
- Trial name
- NCT01215422
- Testing
- timed intubation
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 646 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta