Clinical trials: Pediatric Critical Illness
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Oral Care Interventions and Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Children
This experimental study aims to verify the influence of the oral hygiene performance with chlorhexidine digluconate 0.12% in the development of VAP in children.
- Trial name
- NCT01083407
- Testing
- 0.12% Chlorhexidine Digluconate, Toothbrushing
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Federal University of São Paulo
Family Members of: Newborns Extremely Premature, Family Members of: New Pediatric Oncology Patients
Impact of Serious Pediatric Illness on Parent and Sibling Health
To estimate the impact of having a child with serious illness (SI) on the health and healthcare of other members of the child's family.
- Conditions
- Family Members of: Newborns Extremely Premature, Family Members of: New Pediatric Oncology Patients, Family Members of: Critical Congenital Heart Defect Patients, Family Members of: Children Severe Neurological Impairment
- Trial name
- NCT03971344
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 161,000 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Seizure
OPALS Pediatric Study
The OPALS Pediatric Study will examine the incremental impact of introducing a prehospital full advanced life support in pediatric patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00298532
- Testing
- Advanced Life Support
- Where
- 10 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 9,000 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Child, Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness
Clinical Effectiveness of the "PICU Up!" Multifaceted Early Mobility Intervention for Critically Ill Children
While mortality in U.S. pediatric intensive care units (PICUs) is improving, surviving children frequently develop persistent physical, cognitive, and psychological impairments.
- Conditions
- Child, Intensive Care Unit Acquired Weakness, Critical Illness, Hospital Acquired Pressure Ulcer
- Trial name
- PICU Up! (NCT04989790)
- Testing
- PICU Up!
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,470 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Critical Illness
Determination of Risk Factors and Mortality for Pediatric Chronic Critical Illness in Turkey
It is predicted that the number of Pediatric Chronic Critical Illness increases similar to adult all over the world. The prevalence of Pediatric Chronic Critical Illness in Turkey is unknown.
- Trial name
- NCT03308513
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 888 people
- Sponsor
- Yuzuncu Yil University
Acute Kidney Injury, Acute Kidney Injury Due to Sepsis
QUELIMMUNE (SCD-PED) PediAtric SurVeillance REgistry
QUELIMMUNE is FDA-approved under an HDE for the treatment of pediatric patients (weight ≥10kg and age ≤22 years) with AKI due to sepsis or a septic condition on antibiotic therapy and requiring RRT.
- Trial name
- SAVE (NCT06517810)
- Testing
- QUELIMMUNE (SCD-PED)
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- SeaStar Medical
Renal Angina, Acute Kidney Injury
Study of the Prediction of Acute Kidney Injury in Children Using Risk Stratification and Biomarkers
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a common clinical event with severe consequences. In the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU), AKI occurs in almost 10% of all patients and evidence suggests that children are dying not just with AKI…
- Trial name
- AKI-CHERUB (NCT01735162)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 184 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Catheter-Related Infections
Comparison of Chlorhexidine Impregnated Dressing and Standard Dressing
Investigators have designed a single-center randomized controlled trial to compare chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG)-impregnated dressing and standard dressing with respect to their effects on the infection outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04794231
- Testing
- Standard dressing, Chlorhexidine gluconate -impregnated dressing group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 307 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Covid19, Pediatric ALL
Pediatric Intensive Care and COVID-19
In this prospective longitudinal cohort the investigators reported the clinical, and biological characteristics of all critically ill patients admitted in the pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) of Bicêtre Hospital during the…
- Conditions
- Covid19, Pediatric ALL, Infection, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- CLOVIS (NCT04544878)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Bicetre Hospital
Critically Ill Severe Bronchiolitis
Helmet Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Support for Severe Bronchiolitis in PICUs
Binary randomized peep level of Helmet CPAP (1-0). The first patient enrolled will be assign to treatment 1 (10 cmH2O peep level), independently from its BSS.
- Trial name
- NCT02977585
- Testing
- 10 cmH2O peep
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 126 people
- Sponsor
- Bambino Gesù Hospital and Research Institute
Critical Illness
Tight Glycemic Control With Intensive Insulin Therapy in PICU
In a previous study, the investigators showed that tight blood glucose control with insulin during intensive care reduced morbidity and mortality in adult intensive care patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00214916
- Testing
- intensive insulin therapy (Actrapid IV to normoglycemia), conventional insulin therapy (Actrapid IV only for excessive hyperglycemia)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 700 people
- Sponsor
- Greet Van den Berghe
Pediatric Critical Illness; Physical Function Assessment; Functional Status; Rehabilitation
Validity of the Children's Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool (cCPAx-TR) in Turkish Pediatric Intensive Care Patients
This single-center, prospective observational study aims to translate, culturally adapt, and evaluate the validity and reliability of the Children's Chelsea Critical Care Physical Assessment Tool (cCPAx) in Turkish pediatric…
- Trial name
- NCT07241455
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul Medeniyet University
Hemodynamic Instability
Uninvasive Cardiac Output Monitoring (USCOM) in Critically Ill Children: Validation and Prediction of Hemodynamic Instability
Hemodynamically unstable ventilated PICU \& PCICU patients, which a decision for commencement in inotropic therapy or fluid bolus has been made, will be recruited.
- Trial name
- NCT02945748
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Arterial Hypotension, Shock
Cerebral Circulation in Critically Ill Children
The principal purpose of this study is to describe the changes in cerebral circulation (assessed by transcranial ultrasound) and oxygenation (assessed by Near InfraRed spectroscopy, NIRS) during resuscitation for hemodynamic…
- Conditions
- Arterial Hypotension, Shock, Cerebral Lesion
- Trial name
- CIRCU-REAPED (NCT03731104)
- Testing
- Near InfraRed Spectroscopy assessment, Transcranial Doppler Ultrasound assessment, Cardiac output assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Acute Respiratory Infections, Critical Illness in Children
Serum Vitamin D Status in Critically Ill Children With Acute Respiratory Infections
Acute respiratory infections (ARIs) are among the leading causes of hospitalization, morbidity, and mortality in children worldwide, particularly among critically ill patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICUs).
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Infections, Critical Illness in Children, Vitamin D Deficiency, Pediatric Respiratory Infections
- Trial name
- VITD-ARI (NCT06547749)
- Testing
- Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Assessment
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Critical Illness, Neurologic Disorder
The "What Is Important to Us" Communication Intervention Pilot Clinical Trial
The objective of this study is to conduct a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a photo-narrative communication intervention developed by our study team with patients/parents of children with severe neurological impairment…
- Trial name
- NCT06208332
- Testing
- "What Is Important to Us" Communication Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Sedation Complication
Validation of a Processed EEG Device for Monitoring Sedation in PICU
The goal of this prospective observational study is to validate pEEG as a monitoring tool for the analgosedation level in mechanically-ventilated critically ill children, receiving or not-receiving NMBAs.
- Trial name
- NCT05969483
- Testing
- pEEG monitoring
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Pediatric Critical Illness
Indirect Calorimetry Measurement in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit's Smallest Patients
Indirect calorimetry is considered the reference method for measuring energy expenditure in intensive care patients. However, in infants and small children weighing less than 10 kilograms, its clinical use has historically been…
- Trial name
- Q-NRG2025 (NCT07462806)
- Testing
- Q-NRG+
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Metabolic Acidosis, Acid-Base Imbalance
Frequency of Metabolic Acidosis in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Metabolic acidosis is one of the most common acid-base disturbances encountered in critically ill children and often reflects underlying disease severity.
- Conditions
- Metabolic Acidosis, Acid-Base Imbalance, Critical Illness in Children
- Trial name
- NCT07803263
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Critical Illness
Safety and Dose Escalation Study of Zinc Supplementation in Critically Ill Children
The purpose of the study is 1) to determine whether administration of intravenous zinc to critically ill children is safe, and 2) to determine an appropriate dose of zinc supplementation.
- Trial name
- NCT01062009
- Testing
- Zinc sulfate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland