Clinical trials: Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, open to volunteers
Severity of Illness Index
Performance for French Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Introduction. The measurement of severity scores in adult and pediatric resuscitation provides a tool for evaluating the clinical performance of resuscitation services.
- Trial name
- QUAL-REAPED (NCT05491018)
- Volunteers
- 13,270 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Refusal of Treatment
Effects of Italian Law 219/2017 in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
This study aims to investigate pediatric intensive care providers' knowledge, perceptions, and experiences with Law 219/2017 by means of a national multicentric non-interventional cross-sectional study.
- Trial name
- NCT07093047
- Testing
- Questionnaire administration
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 172 people
- Sponsor
- University of Padova
Post Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Surviving the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
Improvement in pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) supportive care has led to improvement in clinical outcomes and decreased mortality in pediatric critical illness.
- Trial name
- NCT06812130
- Testing
- This is a non-interventional study.
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore
- Volunteers
- 404 people
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Quality of Life (QOL), Tracheostomy
Feeding Difficulties and Quality of Life in Children With Tracheal Cannula
The over all goal of this observational study is to study if there is an association between the presence of feeding difficulties and self-assessed quality of life in children with tracheal cannula.
- Conditions
- Quality of Life (QOL), Tracheostomy, Children in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit or General Pediatric Care Unit Requiring a Central Venous Catheter, Feeding Difficulties
- Trial name
- NCT06893458
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Respiratory Failure, Intensive Care Pediatric
The Effect of Music Therapy on Vital Signs and Heart Rate Variability of Pediatric Patients During the Extubation Process.
The extubation process is critical to the future health outcomes of the pediatric patient because it tests the ability of the respiratory system to function without the support of mechanical ventilation.
- Trial name
- NCT06591533
- Testing
- Music therapy + standard care, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- 2 sites in Colombia
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Claudia Aristizábal
Critical Illness, Multiple Organ Dysfunction Syndrome
pSOFA Score in Predicting Mortality in Pediatric Intensive Care
This prospective observational cohort study aims to evaluate the predictive performance of the Pediatric Sequential Organ Failure Assessment (pSOFA) score for mortality and selected clinical outcomes among critically ill children…
- Trial name
- NCT07858487
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Acute Respiratory Failure
Study on Ventilation Distribution With Electrical Impedance Tomography for Paediatric Respiratory Failure
Electrical impedance tomography (EIT) is a non-invasive, bedside monitoring technique that provides continuous, real-time information about the regional distribution of the ventilation.
- Trial name
- PELUCHE1 (NCT05347563)
- Testing
- Electrical impedance tomography
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
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
Red Blood Cell Transfusions
Implementation of Red Blood Cell Transfusion Recommendations in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Evidence demonstrates that the risks of red blood cell transfusions outweigh benefits in many patients who are hospitalized in the pediatric intensive care unit with increased risk of organ dysfunction, infection, delirium, and…
- Trial name
- TRIP (NCT07108374)
- Testing
- Implementation strategies to increase use of transfusion recommendations
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pediatric Intensive Care Units
Therapeutic Robots for Alleviating ICU Stress in Children
The purpose of this study is: (a) to examine the changes in anxiety, depression symptoms, and positive/negative emotions before and after the intervention, as well as before discharge from the intensive care unit (ICU) in the…
- Trial name
- NYMCTU (NCT06854562)
- Testing
- Therapeutic Robot Intervention, Toy Seal Intervention, Standard Care
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University
Hospitalized Children, Severe Infection
CommunautAry Pediatric bacteRial Infection in Intensive CarE Unit
Severe bacterial infections are a worldwide scourge. However, the epidemiology of this type of infection varies over time. It is therefore essential to monitor them in order to prevent them more effectively.
- Conditions
- Hospitalized Children, Severe Infection, Invasive Bacterial Infection
- Trial name
- CAPRICE (NCT06260345)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Association Clinique Thérapeutique Infantile du val de Marne
Diabetes Insipidus, Neurohypophyseal, Copeptin Blood Levels
The Trend of Copeptin Levels and Its Clinical Value for Postoperative CDI in Pediatric Patients After NSI in ICU
Central diabetes insipidus (CDI),a disease caused by the decrease of AVP (a hormone involved in the control of water-electrolyte balance ) secretion and characerized by polyuria, is a common complication after neurosurgerical…
- Conditions
- Diabetes Insipidus, Neurohypophyseal, Copeptin Blood Levels, Copeptin, Neurosurgical Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT06742060
- Testing
- serum copeptin levels
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Severe Bronchiolitis, Pediatric Respiratory Distress
NIV-NAVA in Infants With Severe Bronchiolitis, a Pilot Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial
Severe bronchiolitis is a common lung infection in babies that can cause serious breathing problems and often leads to hospitalization in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs).
- Trial name
- NAVIGATE (NCT07834723)
- Testing
- NIV NAVA
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Circadian Dysregulation, Light Exposure
Feasibility of Light Therapy in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
The goal of this clinical trial is to understand how easy or difficult it is for critically ill children (4-17 years old) to have light therapy while in the pediatric ICU.
- Conditions
- Circadian Dysregulation, Light Exposure, Pediatric Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT07384585
- Testing
- Light Therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Laura Beth Kalvas
Critical Illness, Pediatrics
Effect of Giving Reduced Fluid in Children After Trauma
This study is designed to help decide how much intravenous (IV) fluid should be given to pediatric trauma patients. No standard currently exists for managing fluids in critically ill pediatric trauma patients, and many fluid…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Pediatrics, General Surgery, Fluid Therapy
- Trial name
- NCT04201704
- Testing
- Balanced crystalloid solution volume administration, Packed Erythrocytes Units, Blood Product Unit volume, Plasma volume
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Bacterial Infections
Impact of Procalcitonin-guided Algorithm on Early Discontinuation of Antibiotic Therapy
In this randomized controlled open-label trial, conducted in 7 French Pediatric and Neonatal Intensive Care Units (ICUs), investigator team hypothesize that the use of a procalcitonin (PCT)-guided algorithm to discontinue…
- Trial name
- PRODISCO (NCT05350813)
- Testing
- Measurement of the PCT plasma levels, Usual practice based on guidelines
- Where
- 8 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 296 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Critical Illness, Pediatric Intensive Care
Continuous vs Bolus Protein (Protein Regimen Outcomes) in Critically Ill Children (Kids In Distress)
The goal of this intervention study is to evaluate the difference in nutrition status markers (weight and muscle mass) when giving dietary protein by continuous or bolus delivery in critically ill children ages 1-11y.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Pediatric Intensive Care, Enteral Nutrition Therapy, Dietary Protein
- Trial name
- PRO-KID (NCT06721923)
- Testing
- Dietary protein
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Positive End-expiratory Pressure (PEEP), Oxygenation Index
Complications of the Alveolar Opening Maneuver in Children on Mechanical Ventilation
The objective of this research is to analyze the overall incidence of complications associated with a therapeutic maneuver known as alveolar opening and subsequent titration of positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) in pediatric…
- Conditions
- Positive End-expiratory Pressure (PEEP), Oxygenation Index, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Pediatric Acute Lung Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07233304
- Testing
- Alveolar Opening Maneuver and PEEP Titration (AOM+P)
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 143 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Alta Complejidad en Red
Failed or Difficult Intubation, Sequela, Intubation; Difficult
Improving Safety and Quality of Tracheal Intubation Practice in Pediatric ICUs
Advanced airway interventions are common high risk, high stakes events for children in intensive care units (ICU) and emergency departments (ED), with risk for life and health threatening consequences.
- Conditions
- Failed or Difficult Intubation, Sequela, Intubation; Difficult, Intubation Complication
- Trial name
- NEAR4KIDs (NCT02493478)
- Where
- 87 sites in United States, Australia and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 150,000 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Physical Functional Impairment, Cognitive Impairment
PICS-p Longitudinal Cohort Study
Children who survive critical illness may develop new or worsening problems with physical health, cognitive status, emotional well-being, and social functioning.
- Conditions
- Physical Functional Impairment, Cognitive Impairment, Psychological Distress, Impaired Social Functioning
- Trial name
- PICSpLCS (NCT07876271)
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University