Clinical trials: Pediatric Intensive Care
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
A Critical Appraisal of the Role of Near Infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
While near infrared spectroscopy is an exciting technology, scientific rigor is required in order to optimize its appropriate use in the clinical arena.
- Trial name
- NCT01282099
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akron Children's Hospital
Enteral Feeding Intolerance
The Influence of Polymeric Versus Oligomeric Enteral Feeding on Tolerance and Nutritional Status in Paediatric Intensive Care
Malnutrition is associated with negative impact on morbidity and mortality of critically ill patients. Therefore, in patients unable of peroral intake, the nutritional support is indicated.
- Trial name
- Polygomer (NCT04551846)
- Testing
- Oligomeric enteral feeding, Polymeric enteral feeding
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Brno University Hospital
Pediatric Respiratory Diseases
Diagnostic Role of Chest Ultrasound in Children Presenting With Respiratory Distress in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) Compared to Chest X-ray
The use of POCUS in pediatrics is gaining momentum, and whilst pediatric specific data remains limited when compared to adult critical care, there is growing pediatric evidence demonstrating the high sensitivity and specificity…
- Trial name
- PICU (NCT04328220)
- Testing
- chest ultrasound
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Pain, Opioid Tolerance
Effect of N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) Receptor Antagonist Dextromethorphan on Opiods Analgesia and Tolerance in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients
Effect of N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor antagonist Dextromethorphan on Opiods analgesia and tolerance in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients
- Conditions
- Pain, Opioid Tolerance, Analgesia Tolerance
- Trial name
- NCT01553435
- Testing
- Dextromethorphan
- Where
- Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center
Sepsis, Procalcitonin
Impact of a Procalcitonin Testing and Treatment Algorithm on Antibiotic Use and Outcomes in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The timely use of antibiotics can reduce morbidity and mortality associated with bacterial infections, particularly in the intensive care unit setting (ICU).
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Procalcitonin, Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Trial name
- ProPICU (NCT03440918)
- Testing
- Procalcitonin-Guided Antimicrobial Stewardship, Baseline Antimicrobial Stewardship
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 271 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Nosocomial Infections
Study of Bathing With Chlorhexidine Impregnated Cloths on Nosocomial Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The investigators propose to conduct a large clinical study to determine if daily bathing with chlorhexidine impregnated cloths will reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit…
- Trial name
- NCT00549393
- Testing
- 2% Chlorhexidine gluconate cloth
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,659 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Fluid Overload Pulmonary Edema, Fluid Overload
Lung Ultrasound-guided Fluid Therapy in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit Patients
A randomized clinical trial to evaluate the effect of using pulmonary ultrasound to guide fluid therapy on distinct variables.
- Conditions
- Fluid Overload Pulmonary Edema, Fluid Overload, Pneumonia, Ventilator-Associated, Fluid Overload Without Edema
- Trial name
- NCT04215692
- Testing
- Pulmonary ultrasound
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social
Respiration
Comparison of Pressure-, Flow- and Neurally Adjusted Ventilatory Assistance (NAVA)-Triggering in Pediatric and Neonatal Ventilatory Care
The purpose of this study is to study whether neurally adjusted ventilatory assist (NAVA) provides advantages over current methods in detecting patients own breathing efforts in pediatric and neonatal ventilatory care.
- Trial name
- NCT00893087
- Testing
- Triggering mode of the ventilator, Triggering method of the ventilator
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oulu
Community Acquired Pneumonia, Bronchiolitis
HVNI vs CPAP in Children With Acute Respiratory Distress
Acute breathing problems are a common reason for children to be admitted to the pediatric intensive care unit, and many of these children need breathing support without a breathing tube.
- Trial name
- P-HVNI-CPAP (NCT07336121)
- Testing
- High Velocity Nasal Insufflation (HVNI), Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (Nasal CPAP)
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Parent Support
Support Sessions for Parents With Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if Grief-informed Parent Support sessions offered weekly to parents with a child in the pediatric intensive care unit work to decrease symptoms of parent grief compared to a non-grief…
- Trial name
- NCT06919601
- Testing
- Grief-Informed Healing Circles
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Woman's University
Sedation
Precedex Special Investigation (in Pediatric Patients)
Secondary Data Collection:To confirm the safety and effectiveness profiles under the actual medical practice of Precedex in Japan.
- Trial name
- NCT04040439
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine Hydrochloride
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 111 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Pediatric Patient (1m-21y), ICU Admission
Pediatric Intensive Care Units (ICUs) at Emory-Children's Center Glycemic Control: The PedETrol Trial
The primary goal of this project is to determine whether normalizing hyperglycemia is a safe approach to improve multisystem organ function in critically ill children requiring intensive care.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Patient (1m-21y), ICU Admission, Hyperglycemia
- Trial name
- PedETrol (NCT01116752)
- Testing
- Active Glycemic Control Strict (80-140mg/dL) vs. Conservative (190-220mg/dL) (with or without Continuous Glucose Monitoring)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Hypertension
Sodium Nitroprusside for Blood Pressure Reduction in the ICU (SNP2)
Nitroprusside is used commonly in the Intensive Care Unit for long periods of time in order to reduce blood pressure. It is not known if the body compensates over time to the blood pressure lowering, and if when the nitroprusside…
- Trial name
- NCT00621816
- Testing
- nitroprusside
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Urinary Tract Infections
Decreasing Catheter-Associated Urinary Tract Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to identify risk factors associated with indwelling urinary catheters, as well as to assess the nurses' knowledge and adherence to hospital policies.
- Trial name
- NCT00672503
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 321 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City
Respiratory Failure
Identifying and Understanding Risk Factors for Instability and Adverse Events Associated With Chest Physiotherapy in Ventilated Children
Paediatric intensive care units support the complex medical needs of children with life threatening conditions. There are 20000 admissions annually within the United Kingdom and 65% require life support through a breathing…
- Trial name
- REACH (NCT04146753)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 556 people
- Sponsor
- Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony, Mechanical Ventilation Complication
Nurse Education to Reduce Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony in the PICU
A prospective cluster-randomized quality improvement trial was conducted to evaluate whether a structured nurse education program on ventilator waveform interpretation and alarm management reduces patient-ventilator asynchrony in…
- Conditions
- Patient-Ventilator Asynchrony, Mechanical Ventilation Complication, Nurse Education
- Trial name
- NCT07273487
- Testing
- Nurse Education on Ventilator Waveform and Alarm Management
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Behcet Uz Children's Hospital
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
Acute Bronchiolitis
Comparison of 3% Normal Saline Nebulization Versus Steroid Nebulization in the Treatment of Bronchiolitis
To compare the efficacy of 3% normal saline nebulization and steroid nebulization in the treatment of bronchiolitis in infants.
- Trial name
- NCT06139029
- Testing
- 3% normal saline, steroid(beclomethasone dipropionate 400 μg/day) and salbutamol with 0.9% normal saline
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Mardan Medical Complex
Analgesia, Ketamine Toxicity
Efficacy and Safety of Continuous Infusion of Ketamine in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (KISS Study)
This study, prospectively evaluate the efficacy and safety of ketamine administered in continuous infusion lasted more than 12 hours in children admitted to Pediatric Intensive Care Unit of Padova.
- Conditions
- Analgesia, Ketamine Toxicity, Bronchospasm, Sedation Complication
- Trial name
- KISS (NCT04427605)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 57 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera di Padova
Respiratory Illnesses
Burden of Respiratory Illnesses in Pediatric Intensive Care Unit and Its Outcome
Acute respiratory infections (ARI) are an important cause of mortality and morbidity among children; one-fifths of under-five mortality being contributed by them (predominantly pneumonias ).
- Trial name
- NCT05691127
- Testing
- Complete blood count (CBC), C reactive protein (CRP(., Chest x ray, ABG, Electrolytes, Random blood sugar, Creatinine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University