Clinical trials: Organ Failure
Advanced Cancer, End Stage Organ Failure
Emergency Medicine Palliative Care Access
This is a two-arm, multi-site randomized controlled trial of 1,350 older adults (50+ years) with either advanced cancer (defined as metastatic solid tumor) or poor prognosis end-stage organ failure (New York Heart Association…
- Trial name
- EMPallA (NCT03325985)
- Testing
- Nurse-led telephonic case management, Facilitated,outpatient specialty palliative care
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,606 people
- Sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
Severe Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease
Defibrotide for the Treatment of Severe Hepatic Veno-Occlusive Disease in Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplant Patients
The purpose of this study is to (1) demonstrate the efficacy and safety (toxicity) of 25 mg/kg/day of Defibrotide in patients with severe veno-occlusive disease (sVOD) and (2) evaluate serum and endothelial markers of…
- Trial name
- NCT00358501
- Testing
- Defibrotide
- Where
- 25 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Jazz Pharmaceuticals
Dementia, Chronic Disease
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness--Hospital Study: Pragmatic Trial (Trial 1)
The objective of this protocol is to test the effectiveness of a Jumpstart intervention on patient-centered outcomes for patients with chronic illness by ensuring that they receive care that is concordant with their goals over…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasm
- Trial name
- PICSI-H (NCT04281784)
- Testing
- EHR-based Clinician Jumpstart
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,512 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Sepsis, Delirium
The MENDS2 Study, Maximizing the Efficacy of Sedation and Reducing Neurological Dysfunction and Mortality in Septic Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure
Ventilated ICU patients frequently have sepsis and the majority have delirium, a form of brain dysfunction that is an independent predictor of increased risk of dying, length of stay, costs, and prolonged cognitive impairment in…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Delirium, Impaired Cognition
- Trial name
- MENDS2 (NCT01739933)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 438 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Brain Death, Heart Failure
Intravenous Thyroxine for Heart-Eligible Organ Donors
This randomized controlled trial will evaluate whether intravenous thyroxine infusion given to brain-dead organ donors who are eligible to donate hearts for 12 hours will result in more hearts transplanted than saline placebo
- Trial name
- NCT04415658
- Testing
- Thyroxine, Saline
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 838 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Acute-On-Chronic Liver Failure, Ascites
Efficacy, Safety and Tolerability of VS-01 in Adult Patients With Acute-on-Chronic Liver Failure and Ascites (UNVEIL-IT)®
A Phase 2, multi-center, randomized, controlled, open-label study to evaluate the effects of the intraperitoneal, liposomal formulation VS-01 in patients with an acute episode of hepatic and/or extrahepatic organ dysfunctions and…
- Trial name
- NCT05900050
- Testing
- VS-01 on top of SOC, SOC (Control Group)
- Where
- 26 sites in United States, Belgium and 5 more
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Genfit
Pediatric Sepsis-induced MODS
GM-CSF for Reversal of immunopAralysis in pediatriC sEpsis-induced MODS Study
This study is an open-label, multi-center, interventional trial in which children with sepsis-induced MODS undergo surveillance immune function testing beginning on Day 2 of MODS.
- Trial name
- GRACE (NCT03769844)
- Testing
- GM-CSF
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Dementia, Chronic Disease
Project to Improve Communication About Serious Illness--Hospital Study: Comparative Effectiveness Trial (Trial 2)
The objective of this protocol is to test the effectiveness of a Jumpstart intervention on patient-centered outcomes for patients with chronic illness by ensuring that they receive care that is concordant with their goals over…
- Conditions
- Dementia, Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasms
- Trial name
- PICSI-H (NCT04283994)
- Testing
- Survey-based Patient/Clinician Jumpstart, EHR-based Clinician Jumpstart
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 756 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis
Facilitating Communication Study
This study is a randomized clinical trial of an intervention to improve outcomes for patients and their family by using ICU nurse facilitators to support, model, and teach communication strategies that enable patients and their…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasm, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- FCS2 (NCT03721952)
- Testing
- Facilitator-Based Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 977 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington