Clinical trials: Surgery, Intensive Care
Delirium, Agitation
Randomized Controlled Trial of Dexmedetomidine for the Treatment of Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Delirium
The purpose of the research is to see if dexmedetomidine (a drug that has a calming effect - a sedative) is effective for the treatment of acute delirium
- Trial name
- NCT00351299
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Treatment, Delayed Recovery From Anaesthesia
Role of Levothyroxine Supplementation in Delayed Recovery Following Cardiac Surgery
Research indicates that hypothyroidism decreases heart contractility, reduces stroke volume and rate, affects the vascular endothelium, and increases the risk of atherosclerosis, systemic vascular resistance, hypertension…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Surgery Intensive Care Treatment, Delayed Recovery From Anaesthesia, Euthyroid Sick Syndrome, Cardiac Surgery Requiring Cardiopulmonary Bypass
- Trial name
- L-Thyroxine (NCT06660823)
- Testing
- L-thyroxine
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Serious Injury, Communication
A Communication Tool to Improve Communication in the ICU
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of the Best Case/Worst Case-ICU communication tool on quality of communication, clinician moral distress, and ICU length of stay for older adults with serious traumatic…
- Trial name
- NCT05780918
- Testing
- Best Case/Worst Case-ICU Communication Tool
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 7,320 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Pediatric Congenital Heart Surgery
Predictive Value of the FORE-SIGHT™ Monitor for Hemodynamic Deterioration
The postoperative period after congenital heart surgery in children can be a very critical episode, where it is of utmost importance to closely monitor the circulation in these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01706497
- Testing
- Cerebral tissue oxygen saturation monitoring, blinded
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- KU Leuven
Critically Ill, Hypoglycemia
The Efficacy of Glucagon Like Peptide (GLP) - 1(7-36) Amide for Glycemic Control in Critically Ill Patients
The goal of this present proposal is to examine the efficacy of GLP-1 administered to control blood glucose in critically ill patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00798590
- Testing
- Glucagon-Like Peptide-1, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Analgesia
Pharmacoeconomic Consequences Of Analgesia in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
This study will be a multicentre randomized, open-label, phase IIIb study. This study will evaluate two different techniques of sedation: an analgesia based regimen with remifentanil versus a conventional sedation based regimen…
- Trial name
- NCT00436345
- Testing
- Remifentanil, Propofol
- Where
- 6 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Cardiac Output, Low
Comparison Between NICOM-Cheetah and Flotrac-Vigileo for Cardiac Output Monitoring.
Cardiac output (CO) monitoring is an important tool in critically ill patients with haemodynamic instability. Traditionally, this has been accomplished using the pulmonary artery catheter (PAC).
- Trial name
- NCT03394768
- Testing
- No additional intervention
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Changi General Hospital
Tracheal Extubation
A Low Dose Remifentanil Infusion During Tracheal Extubation in Surgical Intensive Care Unit Patients
Tracheal extubation can be associated with hyperdynamic circulatory response. The investigators examined the effect of maintaining a remifentanil infusion on the cardiovascular response during extubation in propofol-remifentanil…
- Trial name
- NCT01152515
- Testing
- Remifentanil
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Severance Hospital
Invasive Candidiasis
β-D-Glucan (BDG) Surveillance With Preemptive Anidulafungin vs. Standard Care for Invasive Candidiasis in Surgical Intensive Care Unit (SICU) Patients
This is a single center, prospective, open label assessment of β-D-glucan surveillance with preemptive anidulafungin therapy versus standard care for the prevention of invasive candidiasis in at-risk surgical intensive care unit…
- Trial name
- NCT00672841
- Testing
- Preemptive Therapy with Anidulafungin, Empiric antifungal therapy based on physician discretion.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Complications of Surgical and Medical Care: General Terms, Adverse Reaction to Drug
The Thai Surgical Intensive Care Study (Thai-SICU Study)
The study observed the 28 days mortality of 9 participated University base surgical intensive care unit (SICU) as well as the occurrence of adverse events in SICU.
- Conditions
- Complications of Surgical and Medical Care: General Terms, Adverse Reaction to Drug, Sequelae of External Causes of Morbidity and Mortality, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- THAI-SICU (NCT01354197)
- Where
- 9 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 4,652 people
- Sponsor
- Royal College of Anesthesiologists of Thailand
Congenital Heart Surgery, Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Use of Phenoxybenzamine [PBZ] IV to Assist High Flow Low Pressure Perfusion [HFLPP] on Cardio-pulmonary Bypass
Cardiopulmonary bypass [CPB] in small size bodies can result in decreased peripheral perfusion. This results in anaerobic metabolism as evidenced by lactic acidosis.
- Trial name
- NCT00620945
- Testing
- Phenoxybenzamine
- Volunteers
- 87 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Oxygenation, Manual Ventilation
AMBU Bag Manual Ventilation vs. Transport Ventilator Mechanical Ventilation for Transport
This is a clinical trial to compare the oxygenation and ventilation performance between manual ventilation and mechanical ventilation when transporting cardiac patients to the ICU.
- Conditions
- Oxygenation, Manual Ventilation, Mechanical Ventilation, Point of Care Ultrasound
- Trial name
- NCT06006208
- Testing
- Hamilton C1 ventilator during transport to the ICU
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Abdominal Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Parent/Nurse Controlled Analgesia in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The aim of this study is to examine the safety and effectiveness of 2 morphine delivery systems for post-surgical neonates. The investigators hypothesize that this study will be feasible to conduct, and that neonates receiving…
- Trial name
- PNCA (NCT01823497)
- Testing
- Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Critical Illness
The Energy Dose Study
The investigators have designed this single-center Randomized Clinical Trial (RCT) to prospectively compare, for the first time, the clinical efficacy of different energy doses in intensive care unit (ICU) patients requiring…
- Trial name
- NCT01369147
- Testing
- Parenteral Nutrition, Propofol, Clevidipine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Intubation; Difficult, Respiration Disorders
Use of Dexmedetomidine to Facilitate Extubation in Surgical ICU Patients Who Failed Previous Weaning Attempts
Mechanical ventilation commonly is associated with patient agitation requiring sedation to alleviate discomfort and reduce excessive central respiratory drive.
- Trial name
- NCT00464490
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery
HPI (Hypotension Prediction Index) Care Trial
A prospective single-center randomized controlled trial to determine if guided hemodynamic management with the Acumen HPI technology in the OR and ICU can reduce the mean duration of hypotension in cardiac surgery patients…
- Trial name
- NCT05083403
- Testing
- AcumenTM HPI Software Feature, Non-protocolized Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Edwards Lifesciences
Blood Pressure, Surgery
Comparison of Non-invasive and Invasive Blood Pressure Monitors
To compare a noninvasive and continuous radial artery blood pressure measurements utilizing ViTrack (developed by Dynocardia) to the standard of care radial artery catheterization, in patients undergoing surgery or those who are…
- Conditions
- Blood Pressure, Surgery, Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- NCT04506775
- Testing
- ViTrack, Radial artery catheterization
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Critical Illness
Continuous Glucose Monitoring With a Subcutaneous Sensor During Critical Illness and Surgery
We hypothesize that measurements of interstitial fluid (ISF) glucose by the FreeStyle Navigator (Abbot Diabetes Care), a continuous glucose monitoring system, will correlate with blood glucose (BG) values in surgical and ICU…
- Trial name
- NCT00694473
- Testing
- Freestyle Navigator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
General Surgery
Inflammation and Postoperative Tramadol Analgesia
Patients will be admitted in the intensive care unit after major abdominal surgery. All patients will receive 100 mg of tramadol intravenously every 6 hours.
- Trial name
- NCT04330157
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Osijek University Hospital
Cardiac Disease, Cardiac Ischemia
Assessment of Patients Undergoing Cardiac Surgery and Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit
The objective of this study is to investigate the incidence of death and early postoperative complications, identify potential risk factors, and examine the demographic characteristics of patients and epidemiology of…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Disease, Cardiac Ischemia, Cardiac Valve Disease
- Trial name
- BraSIS-2 (NCT06154473)
- Testing
- Open heart surgery group., Percutaneous cardiovascular surgery group.
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 528 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein