Clinical trials: Trauma Patients
Trauma, Critical Illness
Pilot Study of Targeted Normoxia in Critically Ill Trauma Patients
The objective of this study is to conduct an observational pre/post study to evaluate the clinical impact oxygen guideline implementation on oxygen utilization and oxygenation in critically ill trauma patients.
- Conditions
- Trauma, Critical Illness, Oxygen Toxicity
- Trial name
- NCT03789396
- Testing
- Targeted Normoxia (oxygen saturation 90-96%), Usual Care Oxygenation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 572 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Keratoconus, Ocular Surface Disease
Pilot Study to Investigate the Feasibility, Reliability and Efficacy of Utilizing OCT to Automate PROSE Fitting
EYEdeal Scanning Technology enables rapid measurement of corneal and scleral topography. By accurately measuring the ocular surface with this imaging technology, the current iterative fitting method required to fit PROSE…
- Conditions
- Keratoconus, Ocular Surface Disease, Pellucid Marginal Corneal Degeneration, Ectasia
- Trial name
- NCT04649177
- Testing
- Ocular surface optical coherence tomography
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Sight
Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries
Testosterone Plus Finasteride Treatment After Spinal Cord Injury
The purpose of this study is to determine whether testosterone plus finasteride treatment will improve musculoskeletal health, neuromuscular function, body composition, and metabolic health in hypogonadal men who have experienced…
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Cord Injuries, Trauma, Nervous System, Wounds and Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT02248701
- Testing
- Testosterone Enanthate, Finasteride
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Rib Fractures, Trauma
Continuous Erector Spinae Plane Blocks for Rib Fractures
Rib fractures are one of the most common injuries in trauma patients. These fractures are associated with significant pain as well as decreased ability to inspire deeply or cough to clear secretions, which together lead to…
- Conditions
- Rib Fractures, Trauma, Anesthesia, Anesthesia, Local
- Trial name
- NCT04558281
- Testing
- Active ropivacaine 0.3% erector spinae plane perineural administration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder
Effect of Theta Burst Stimulation on Alcohol Cue Reactivity
Alcohol Use Disorder (AUD) is prevalent, devastating, and difficult to treat. The intransigence of AUD is readily apparent in the Trauma Unit of Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital, wherein 23% of trauma related admissions…
- Conditions
- Alcohol Drinking, Alcohol Use Disorder, Trauma Injury, Alcohol Dependence
- Trial name
- NCT04223154
- Testing
- Real iTBS to the dlPFC
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Traumatic Brain Injury, Headaches Posttraumatic
Adjunct VR Pain Management in Acute Brain Injury
Severe and refractory pain after acute injury is a known-risk factor for chronic opioid use disorder. In this study, the investigators will use Virtual Reality (VR) immersion as a non-pharmacological adjunct to treat pain…
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Headaches Posttraumatic, Trauma, Pain, Acute
- Trial name
- NCT04356963
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Session (VR Blu), Tablet-based Session (Tablet Blu), Use of Virtual Reality Head Mounted Display without Content (VR Blank)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Trauma Injury, Pain
Ketamine for Acute Pain Management After Trauma
The purpose of this study is to compare the effectiveness of Ketamine drip along with usual care and usual care alone on trauma patients and to longitudinally quantify the pain experience of patients during hospitalization.
- Conditions
- Trauma Injury, Pain, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- KAPT (NCT04129086)
- Testing
- Ketamine plus usual care, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 305 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Trauma, Fractures, Closed
Intranasal Versus Intravenous Ketamine for Procedural Sedation in Children With Non-operative Fractures
This a randomized clinical trial involving children with non-operative fractures presenting the emergency department randomized either to intranasal or intravenous ketamine.
- Conditions
- Trauma, Fractures, Closed, Children, Only, Deep Sedation
- Trial name
- NCT03781817
- Testing
- Intravenous Ketamine, Intranasal Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Trauma Injury
Developing a Deliberate Practice Intervention to Recalibrate Physician Heuristics in Trauma Triage
The objective of this study is to test the feasibility of using deliberate practice - goal-oriented training in the presence of a coach who can provide personalized, immediate feedback - to increase engagement.
- Trial name
- NCT05168579
- Testing
- Deliberate practice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 72 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
Head Trauma, Image, Body
Rapid MRI for Acute Pediatric Head Trauma
Pediatric head trauma is a leading cause of morbidity and mortality for children/adolescents. The current standard of care regarding imaging modality when concerned for an acute head injury is CT.
- Trial name
- NCT03291964
- Testing
- Rapid Brain MRI
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Rib Fracture, Rib Fracture Multiple
Orthosis of Acute Traumatic Rib Fractures Via RibFx Belt for Pain Alleviation and Improved Pulmonary Function
Acute traumatic rib fractures are a common issue for patients of trauma surgeons. They inflict substantial morbidity, the most dreaded and consequential of which are pulmonary complications.
- Conditions
- Rib Fracture, Rib Fracture Multiple, Trauma, Trauma Chest
- Trial name
- RibFx (NCT03846024)
- Testing
- RibFx Orthosis Belt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 27 people
- Sponsor
- University of Vermont Medical Center
Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Diseases
Stimulation With Wire Leads to Restore Cough
The purpose of this trial is to determine the efficacy of spinal cord stimulation, using wire leads, to produce an effective cough in patients with spinal cord injuries.
- Conditions
- Spinal Cord Injuries, Spinal Cord Diseases, Paralysis, Central Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT01659541
- Testing
- Expiratory muscle stimulator, Implantation of device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- MetroHealth Medical Center
Trauma-related Wound, Surgical Wound, Recent
Post-Market Clinical Evaluation of the Spiracur SNaP Wound Care System for Treatment of Acute Trauma and Acute Surgical Excision Wounds
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the Spiracur SNaP® Wound Care System for the treatment of acute trauma and acute surgical excision wounds.
- Trial name
- NCT01417234
- Testing
- SNaP® Wound Care System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- 3M
Pain, Acute, Anesthesia, Local
Perineural Local Anesthetic Administration With a Continuous Infusion Versus Automatic Intermittent Boluses
This will be a randomized comparison of continuous local anesthetic infusion with patient controlled boluses (PCA) to automated boluses with PCA for continuous popliteal sciatic nerve blocks.
- Conditions
- Pain, Acute, Anesthesia, Local, Trauma Injury
- Trial name
- NCT04458467
- Testing
- Continuous Infusion, Automated Intermittent Boluses
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Craniocerebral Trauma, Intracranial Aneurysm
Hypovitaminosis D in Neurocritical Patients
Vitamin D has been shown to impact prognosis in a variety of retrospective and randomized clinical trials within an intensive care unit (ICU) environment.
- Conditions
- Craniocerebral Trauma, Intracranial Aneurysm, Brain Neoplasms, Spinal Cord Injuries
- Trial name
- NCT02881957
- Testing
- Cholecalciferol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Trauma, Brain, Brain Injuries
Intervention to Change Attributions That Are Negative (ICAN)
ICAN is the first treatment to target hostile attributions after TBI, making it a novel anger/ aggression management approach in this population. This is a randomized waitlist control trial.
- Conditions
- Trauma, Brain, Brain Injuries, Traumatic Brain Injury, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
- Trial name
- ICAN (NCT03648476)
- Testing
- ICAN
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Blunt Chest Wall Trauma, Rib Fracture
Intercostal Liposomal Bupivacaine for the Management of Blunt Chest Wall Trauma
This is a study of liposomal bupivacaine for pain control in patients with blunt chest wall trauma.
- Conditions
- Blunt Chest Wall Trauma, Rib Fracture, Sternal Fracture
- Trial name
- NCT02749968
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine, 0.9% sodium chloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cincinnati
Muscle Atrophy, ACL Reconstruction
Testosterone Administration and ACL Reconstruction in Men
This study is being done to test whether taking testosterone can prevent loss of muscle mass and strength due to anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstructive surgery.
- Conditions
- Muscle Atrophy, ACL Reconstruction, Trauma, Osteoarthritis
- Trial name
- TACL (NCT01595581)
- Testing
- Testosterone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Degenerative Disc Disease, Trauma (Including Fractures)
BIO4 Clinical Case Study: Cervical Spine
The goal of this study is to investigate the efficacy of BIO4 bone matrix in patients undergoing 1 or 2-level Anterior Cervical Discectomy and Fusion (ACDF) spine surgery.
- Conditions
- Degenerative Disc Disease, Trauma (Including Fractures), Spondylolisthesis
- Trial name
- NCT03077204
- Testing
- 1 or 2-Level ACDF utilizing BIO4 with Bio AVS Cervical Allograft (with graft window)., Aviator Anterior Cervical Plating System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Seton Healthcare Family
Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation
A Trauma-Informed Approach for Positive Youth Development for Montana Students
Given the prevalence of suicide and mental health issues in rural Montana, this project is intended to help mitigate stressors that may contribute to poor behavioral and mental health in high school-aged children.
- Conditions
- Depression, Anxiety, Suicidal Ideation, Stress, Trauma
- Trial name
- NCT04664855
- Testing
- Trauma-Informed Yoga
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montana State University