Clinical trials: Mortality
Sepsis, Severe Sepsis
Subpopulation-Specific Sepsis Identification Using Machine Learning
The focus of this study will be to conduct a prospective, randomized controlled trial (RCT) at Cape Regional Medical Center (CRMC), Oroville Hospital (OH), and UCSF Medical Center (UCSF) in which a subpopulation-optimized…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Severe Sepsis, Septic Shock
- Trial name
- NCT03644940
- Testing
- CustomSight
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dascena
Vitamin A Deficiency
Newborn Vitamin A (VA) Supplementation Pilot Project, Pakistan
Vitamin A is an essential micronutrient for the normal functioning of the visual system, growth and development, immunity and reproduction. Its deficiency causes anemia, growth retardation and xerophthalmia.
- Trial name
- VA (NCT00674089)
- Testing
- Vitamin A
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 7,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Liver Neoplasms
Hepatocellular Cancer (HCC) Screening in Zhongshan City
All participants in the selected communities will be tested for HBsAg by using serum samples. Among those who are positive for HBsAg, further clinical work-ups including AFP test and ultrasonography for liver exam will be…
- Trial name
- HCC (NCT02501980)
- Testing
- Biomarker testing and Ultrasonography
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 20,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zhongshan People's Hospital, Guangdong, China
Maternal-Child Health Services, Health Service Utilization
Integrated Community Based Health Systems Strengthening Preliminary Study in Kozah Togo
This preliminary study aims to inform the design and delivery of the integrated facility and community-based health systems strengthening (ICBHSS) model in four Kozah District health facilities over a period of 48 months.
- Trial name
- ICBHSS-Kozah (NCT03773913)
- Testing
- ICBHSS model
- Where
- Togo
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Integrate Health
Cardio Vascular Disease, Cardiovascular
African Studies on Aging and Noncommunicable Diseases Epidemiology
Despite the rising burden of noncommunicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases (CVDs), across Africa, high-quality evidence on the distribution of NCDs and their risk factors remains strikingly scarce.
- Conditions
- Cardio Vascular Disease, Cardiovascular, Cancer, Mortality
- Trial name
- ASANDE (NCT07427355)
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 1,000,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alliance For Medical Research in Africa
Nutrition
Community Trial of Zinc Supplementation on Preschool Child Mortality and Morbidity in Southern Nepal
The purpose of this study is to determine whether daily supplementation of young children in Nepal with either zinc, iron-folic acid, or both can reduce mortality and morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT00109551
- Testing
- zinc sulphate dietary supplement, iron sulphate-folic acid dietary supplement
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Nepal
- Volunteers
- 58,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis Fracture
Post-fracture Medication and Mortality
Osteoporotic fracture is a common public-health problem in the whole world. Although postfracture usage of anti-osteoporosis medications, may reduce mortality, recent results have been inconsistent.
- Conditions
- Osteoporosis, Osteoporosis Fracture, Drug Therapy, Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT05366621
- Testing
- Anti-osteoporosis medications
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 216,155 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Stent Thrombosis
Long-Term Safety of Drug Eluting Stents in the "Real World" (FReIburger STent Registry)
The FReIburger STent Registry (FRIST) is designed to determine the long term safety and efficacy of Drug Eluting Stents (DES) in a "real-world" patient population requiring stent implantation.
- Trial name
- FRIST (NCT00905008)
- Testing
- transluminal percutaneous coronary intervention, Drug-Eluting and Bare-Metal stents
- Volunteers
- 1,502 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Freiburg
Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Labor
Strengthening Facility-based Intrapartum/Immediate Newborn Care to Reduce Mortality of Preterm Infants in Migori County, Kenya and Busoga Region, Uganda
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a combination of evidence-based strategies can improve intrapartum and newborn care in facilities to reduce mortality among preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Pregnancy Complications, Preterm Labor, PreTerm Birth, Stillbirth
- Trial name
- PTBi-KE-UG (NCT03112018)
- Testing
- data strengthening, modified Safe childbirth checklist - control, modified Safe childbirth checklist - enhanced
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya, Uganda
- Volunteers
- 102,988 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Surgery Complications, Surgery
SurgWeek-2: Identifying the Global Burden of Post Operative Complications: an International Prospective Cohort Study Protocol
This study aims to assess and improve the global outcomes following surgery. Every year approximately 313 million operations are performed, with 50 million people experiencing a complication and unfortunately 3.5 million people…
- Conditions
- Surgery Complications, Surgery, Global Surgery, Robotic
- Trial name
- SurgWeek-2 (NCT07785076)
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
High Perinatal Mortality, High Neonatal Mortality
Measuring the Impact of a Mobile Health System to Support Healthy Pregnancies and Improve Newborn Survival
The purpose of this community-based randomized controlled trial is to test whether the mCARE-II intervention package, delivered by the existing Government of Bangladesh community health workforce, will improve neonatal and…
- Conditions
- High Perinatal Mortality, High Neonatal Mortality, Low Antenatal Care Service Utilization, Low Postnatal Care Service Utilization
- Trial name
- mCARE-II (NCT02909179)
- Testing
- mCARE-II
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 113,539 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Child Mortality
Infant Mortality Reduction by the Mass Administration of Azithromycin
This trial will investigate the supplementation of azithromycin distribution to the "Child Health Days" platform in Burkina Faso for child mortality reduction.
- Trial name
- MIRAMA (NCT04716712)
- Testing
- Azithromycin
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Burkina Faso
- Volunteers
- 694,400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Covid19, Androgen Receptor Gene Overexpression
COVID-19 In-vitro Diagnostic Test and Androgen Receptor Gene Expression
This research study will evaluate the association of Androgen Receptor (AR) gene expression and COVID-19 disease severity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT04530500
- Testing
- COVID-19 Androgen Sensitivity Test (CoVAST)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy
Morbidity and Mortality in Patients With Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy: a CALIBER Study
The aim of this project is to study the association of a number of demographic and cardiovascular risk factors with death, health care utilisation and systemic embolisation by examining the clinical evolution of hypertrophic…
- Trial name
- HCM (NCT02424994)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12,464 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University College, London
Pediatric Dilated Cardiomyopathy
A Study of Impact of Anemia on Morbidity and Mortality in Children With Dilated Cardiomyopathy
Dilated cardiomyopathy is a heart muscle disorder characterized by systolic dysfunction and dilation of the left or both ventricles.Dilated cardiomyopathy can develop in people of any age or ethnicity, although it is more common…
- Trial name
- NCT03214757
- Testing
- treatment of anemia.
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Phosphate Deficiency, Covid19
The Effect of COVID-19 Patients' Serum Phosphate Level on Mortality in ICU
The investigators aimed to investigate the relationship between phosphate level and mortality using the 4C Mortality Score in COVID-19 patients who were followed up in the intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- Phosphate Deficiency, Covid19, Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT04800770
- Testing
- 4C mortality score
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Postpartum Complication
IMPACT: Improving Maternal Postpartum Access to Care Through Telemedicine
The purpose of this study is to compare two complex, multi-component evidence-based postpartum interventions in underserved populations of lower socioeconomic status in an effort to reduce maternal morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- IMPACT (NCT06218355)
- Testing
- Intensive Education, Enhanced Virtual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2
Physical Activity and Mortality in Type 2 Diabetes
The primary aim of study is to study the association between leisure-time physical activity and all-cause mortality among individuals with type 2 diabetes in the UK Biobank cohort and the China Kadoorie Biobank cohort.
- Trial name
- NCT05380232
- Testing
- Leisure-time physical activity
- Volunteers
- 502,682 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aarhus University Hospital
Low Birth Weight, Infant Mortality
Antenatal Micronutrient Supplementation and Birth Weight
The purpose of this study was to determine the effects of providing supplements containing alternative combinations of micronutrients during pregnancy on birth weight and other infant and maternal health and nutritional outcomes…
- Conditions
- Low Birth Weight, Infant Mortality, Pregnancy, Nutritional Status
- Trial name
- NCT00115271
- Testing
- Nutritional supplements
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Neonatal Death, Mental Competency
Survive and Thrive Boa Vista Early Childhood Program
The proposed project will tackle the two most salient problems for children under 5 in Brazil: the continued high rates of neonatal mortality, and the large disparities in early childhood development.
- Trial name
- STBV (NCT03386747)
- Testing
- Home visits to improve parenting behaviors, Center based parenting groups
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 15,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo