Clinical trials: Resuscitation
Septic Shock
Crystalloid Liberal or Vasopressors Early Resuscitation in Sepsis
Multicenter, prospective, phase 3 randomized non-blinded interventional trial of fluid treatment strategies in the first 24 hours for patients with sepsis-induced hypotension.
- Trial name
- CLOVERS (NCT03434028)
- Testing
- Early Vasopressors, Early Fluids
- Where
- 50 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,563 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Cardiac Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
Circulation Improving Resuscitation Care (CIRC)
During resuscitation of out of hospital cardiac arrest patients the use of a mechanical chest compression device Autopulse will improve survival compared to manual compressions.
- Trial name
- CIRC (NCT00597207)
- Testing
- AutoPulse, Manual
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Austria and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 4,231 people
- Sponsor
- Zoll Medical Corporation
Hemorrhagic Shock
Biological Response of Trauma Patients to Standard Trauma Resuscitation Therapy
Overall aim of this work is to evaluate new methods of resuscitation that can be applied by front-line responders on the battlefield, in civilian life, or which can be used during initial resuscitation in the first fixed facility…
- Trial name
- NCT01239680
- Testing
- Glutamine, Ringer's Lactate
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Missouri, Kansas City
Shock, Septic
Pragmatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced Versus Normal Saline Fluid in Sepsis: A Pilot Feasibility Study
The objective of this pilot study is to assess overall feasibility prior to embarking on a larger randomized pragmatic trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of fluid resuscitation with NS versus LR for pediatric patients…
- Trial name
- PRoMPT BOLUS (NCT03340805)
- Testing
- Lactated Ringer, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Cardiac Arrest
Improving Cardiac Arrest Diagnostic Accuracy of Emergency Medical Dispatchers
The main goal of this project is to help 9-1-1 emergency medical dispatchers save the lives of more cardiac arrest victims. The investigators will develop teaching tools to help the dispatchers recognize abnormal breathing that…
- Trial name
- NCT01872325
- Testing
- Education
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,076 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Continuous Chest Compressions vs AHA Standard CPR of 30:2
The primary aim of the trial is to compare survival to hospital discharge after continuous chest compressions (CCC) versus standard American Heart Association (AHA) recommended cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) with interrupted…
- Trial name
- CCC (NCT01372748)
- Testing
- Standard CPR, Continuous chest compressions
- Where
- 7 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 23,711 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Cardiac Arrest
Seizure Detection Using SEDline During Therapeutic Hypothermia in Cardiac Arrest Victims
Current guidelines recommend the use of sedatives and neuromuscular blocking agents to avoid shivering during therapeutic hypothermia in cardiac arrest victims.
- Trial name
- NCT01946802
- Testing
- Frontal 4 channel EEG
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Gil Joon Suh
Spinal Cord Injury at C4-C6 Level
High Definition Neuromuscular Stimulation in Tetraplegia
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate high definition non-invasive neuromuscular stimulation of an upper extremity in tetraplegic participants.
- Trial name
- NCT04075812
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Electronic Fetal Monitoring, Fetal Hypoxia
Oxygen for Intrauterine Resuscitation of Category II Fetal Heart Tracings
Maternal oxygen administration for concerning fetal heart rate tracing (FHT) patterns is common practice on Labor and Delivery units in the United States.
- Conditions
- Electronic Fetal Monitoring, Fetal Hypoxia, Fetal-Placental Circulation
- Trial name
- O2C2 (NCT02741284)
- Testing
- Room air, 10L Oxygen by nonrebreather mask
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Coma, Heart Arrest
Amantadine to Speed Awakening After Cardiac Arrest
This study evaluates if amantadine will increase the rate of awakening in patients resuscitated from cardiac arrest but comatose (not following commands) after their resuscitation.
- Conditions
- Coma, Heart Arrest, Anoxia
- Trial name
- AWAKE (NCT02486211)
- Testing
- Amantadine
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Jon Rittenberger, MD
Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death
Treatment of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Refractory To Shock With Beta Blockers: The SHOCK and BLOCK Trial
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of metoprolol, a "beta blocker," in treating patients in the hospital with a cardiac arrest. It will be given intravenously (given into a vein).
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death, Ventricular Fibrillation, Tachycardia, Ventricular
- Trial name
- Shock n Block (NCT00401882)
- Testing
- Epinephrine, Metoprolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- David Haines, MD
Sepsis, Septic Shock
Ascorbic Acid, Corticosteroids, and Thiamine in Sepsis (ACTS) Trial
In this study, we aim to determine whether the combination of Ascorbic Acid (Vitamin C), Thiamine (Vitamin B1), and Corticosteroids improves the trajectory of organ failure and reduces mortality in patients with sepsis and septic…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Septic Shock, Metabolic Disturbance
- Trial name
- NCT03389555
- Testing
- vitamin C, vitamin B1, hydrocortisone, Normal saline
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 205 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Preterm Birth, Extreme Prematurity
Sustained Aeration of Infant Lungs Trial
This study is a 2-arm randomized, controlled, multi-center clinical trial to determine which of two strategies at birth are best to optimally aerate the lung of preterm infants.
- Trial name
- SAIL (NCT02139800)
- Testing
- Sustained Inflation, Standard of Care
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Australia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 460 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Fluid Loss, Symptom Complex, Triple
Saline vs. Lactated Ringers for Emergency Department IV Fluid Resuscitation
Administration of intravascular (IV) fluid is the most common emergency department (ED) procedure. IV fluids are integral to increasing effective blood volume and ensuring organ perfusion in patients with volume depletion and…
- Conditions
- Fluid Loss, Symptom Complex, Triple, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT03133767
- Testing
- Lactated Ringer Solution, Normal Saline 0.9% Infusion Solution Bag
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- Nicholas M Mohr
Cardiac Arrest
Ultra-Brief Versus Brief Hands Only CPR Video Training With and Without Psychomotor Skill Practice
Bystander CPR improves survival from Out of Hospital Cardiac Arrest. This study examines the efficacy of ultra-brief video training for Hands-Only CPR.
- Trial name
- NCT01191736
- Testing
- No training, assessed within 60 mins, Ultra-brief video; assessed in 60 mins, Brief video; assessed in 60 mins
- Volunteers
- 336 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Valleywise Health
Alzheimer Disease, Dementia
Pragmatic Trial of Video Education in Nursing Homes
This is a pragmatic cluster-randomized control trial (RCT) of an Advance Care Planning (ACP) Video Program for nursing home (NH) patients ≥ 65 years old who are cared for in 360 NH facilities (intervention arm n=119; control arm…
- Conditions
- Alzheimer Disease, Dementia, Heart Failure, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- PROVEN (NCT02612688)
- Testing
- ACP Video Program
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 197,692 people
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Critical Illness
Code Status Video in the Intensive Care Unit: Video Assisted Patient Education
This is a single-center, randomized control trial of a code status video as an educational tool in the intensive care unit. Subjects are stratified by patient or surrogate and are randomized to either watch an educational video…
- Trial name
- NCT01610076
- Testing
- Code Status Video
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 208 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Intrauterine Resuscitation
Intrapartum Maternal Oxygen Supplementation: Effects on the Mother and Neonate
Approximately 2/3 of laboring women receive supplemental oxygen (O2) in an attempt to reverse perceived fetal hypoxia on electronic fetal monitoring (EFM).
- Trial name
- O2P2 (NCT03581214)
- Testing
- No oxygen, Oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 910 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Implementation of Gold Standard EMS CPR Programs for 2% Improvement in Survival Rates of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in a Metropolitan City
This study aims to improve the survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients by 2% through a bundle of three intervention measures including: 1) dispatcher-assisted CPR, 2) multi-tiered response team CPR, and 3)…
- Trial name
- 2% Project (NCT02540629)
- Testing
- Bundled EMS CPR approach including dispatcher-assisted CPR, 3-person team CPR, and feedback CPR monitoring device
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 12,670 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Hypertonic Resuscitation Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The purpose of this study is to determine if hypertonic saline with and without dextran can improve neurologic outcomes in victims of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- NCT00316004
- Testing
- 7.5% Hypertonic Saline in 6% Dextran-70 (HSD), 7.5% Hypertonic Saline (HS), 0.9% Normal Saline (NS)
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,331 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington