Clinical trials: in Qatar
Perioperative Hypothermia, Maternal Hypothermia
Perioperative Forced-Air Warming During Elective Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia
Intraoperative hypothermia is common during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia and contributes to maternal discomfort, shivering, and metabolic stress.
- Trial name
- FAM (NCT07757009)
- Testing
- Forced-Air Warming
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Cardiac Surgery, Bone Wax, NU-KNIT, Median Sternotomy, Deep Sternal Wound Infection, Surgical Site Infection
Surgicel NU-KNIT Vs Bone Wax on Median Sternotomy
Bone wax is traditionally used as part of surgical procedures to prevent bleeding from exposed spongy bone. It is an effective hemostatic device which creates a physical barrier.
- Trial name
- NBCS (NCT06869772)
- Testing
- Closure of sternotomy
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Anaphylaxis
Use of Dexamethasone in Prevention of the Second Phase or a Biphasic Reaction of Anaphylaxis
Anaphylaxis is an acute serious allergic reaction, with multi-organ system manifestations caused by the release of chemical mediators and it is potentially fatal .
- Trial name
- NCT03523221
- Testing
- Dexamethasone Oral
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 210 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
Human Albumin for Clinical Outcome in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhages
Aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) is a dreadful acute neurological condition with overwhelmingly high rate of associated morbidities and mortality.
- Trial name
- HASH (NCT06548477)
- Testing
- Human albumin
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Self-care, Compassion Satisfaction
Effect of Self-care Skill Education on the Compassionate Satisfaction and Compassionate Fatigue Among Clinical Nurses Clinical Nurses at HMC
The health of our nurses is perhaps the most important consideration for delivering excellent patient care. The passionate approach of nurses can lead to a lot of fatigue and stress among nurses.
- Conditions
- Self-care, Compassion Satisfaction, Compassion Fatigue, Educational Intervention
- Trial name
- NCT05983497
- Testing
- Self-Care Skill Educational Intervention
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 248 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Diabetes Mellitus
EtCO2 for Monitoring and Predicting Severity of DKA in Pediatric Emergency, Doha, Qatar.
Metabolic acidosis is one of the important and life-threatening pathophysiological changes in DKA and its monitoring is essential.
- Trial name
- NCT04121572
- Testing
- Nasal cannula capnography
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Urinary Tract Infections in Children, Dexamethasone
Efficacy of Corticosteroids in Reducing Renal Scarring in Acute Pyelonephritis in Children
Urinary tract infection (UTI) is the most frequently occurring serious bacterial infection in young children and accounts 5 to 14% of emergency department visits Formation of renal scarring in children has been associated with…
- Conditions
- Urinary Tract Infections in Children, Dexamethasone, Kidney Scarring, Acute Pyelonephritis
- Trial name
- NCT04654507
- Testing
- Dexamethasone Oral
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Leadership
Effect of Transformational Leadership Programme on Unit Charge Nurses Leadership Practices
Nurse leaders need to be visionary adapting to the fast-paced environments and influence their followers in achievement of the goals.
- Trial name
- NCT05937633
- Testing
- Transformational Education Programme
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Musculoskeletal Injury
Synergistic Effect Of Parenteral Diclofenac And Paracetamol In The Pain Management Of Acute Limb Injuries
Acute limb injury is a common reason to visit an emergency department worldwide. Intense pain related to the injury is always a concern for an emergency physician and requires effective analgesia within the shortest possible…
- Trial name
- NCT04199572
- Testing
- Diclofenac and Paracetamol
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 162 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Gene, Polymorphosis
Gene Polymorphisms and Morphine Analgesic Consumption
Variation of morphine requirements are seen considerably. Studies showed that pharmacogenetics (PGx) could possibly be used to tailor pain medication according to an individual's genetic background.
- Trial name
- NCT04621864
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
COVID-19, Pregnant Women
Qatar PREgnancy Covid-19 OUtcome Study
The in-utero exposure of acute viral infection in some instances is proven to have short- and long-term neonatal effects during the postnatal and childhood period and the Zika virus, measles, mumps, and rubella are few examples.
- Trial name
- QPRECIOUS (NCT05349279)
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Procedural Pain
Comparing Buzzy Device With Emla Cream in Needle Related Pain
This randomized controlled study will enroll the eligible patients to either the Buzzy device arm or to the EMLA cream arm as a standard therapy. This will be done with concealment; however, blinding will not be practical.
- Trial name
- NCT05354739
- Testing
- The vibration cold device (BUZZY)
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Work Related Stress, Sense of Coherence
An Evaluation Study to Identify the Effectiveness of Clinical Supervision With Regards to Work-related Strain, Sense of Coherence, Increased Cultural Sensitivity and the Impact on Patient's Care: A Prospective Longitudinal Study in Mental Health Services in Qatar
Clinical supervision (CS) is a pragmatic approach, which enables nurses to work together; it can create a positive nursing environment, reduce stress, and increase clinical skills through peer support.
- Conditions
- Work Related Stress, Sense of Coherence, Cultural Sensitivity, Clinical Supervision
- Trial name
- NCT04196751
- Testing
- Clinical Supervision
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 136 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Burnout, Caregiver, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication
Impact of Extra Corporal Membrane Oxygenation Services on Burnout Development in Intensive Care Units.
The burnout phenomenon first came to clinical science 50 years ago. It is exponentially rising worldwide which prompted its discoverers to develop the most popular tool for its assessment, known as the Maslach burnout inventory…
- Conditions
- Burnout, Caregiver, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication, Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- burnout (NCT04620005)
- Testing
- Observational
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Airway Morbidity, Covid19
Feasibility of the Infra-Red Illumination for Facilitation of Video Scope-tracheal Intubation
Airway securing through the placement of an endotracheal tube continues to be the definitive and the global standard management.
- Conditions
- Airway Morbidity, Covid19, Trachea
- Trial name
- NCT04991545
- Testing
- Application of Infrared (Active IRD/ IRRIS) device
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Blood Disease, Blood Transfusion, Autologous
Using DNA-Typing and Erythrocyte Microparticle Analysis to Detect Blood Doping
A total of 12 subjects will be recruited for participation in this study. 6 subjects will receive re-infusion of autologous blood, and 6 subjects (anemic patients) will receive a homologous transfusion.
- Conditions
- Blood Disease, Blood Transfusion, Autologous, Blood Doping, Blood Transfusion, Homologous
- Trial name
- Transfusion (NCT03548766)
- Testing
- Homologous Blood Transfusion, Autologous Blood Transfusion
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
COVID-19
Immune Profiling of COVID19-patients Admitted to ICU
SARS-CoV-2 is the novel coronavirus responsible for COVID-19, coronavirus disease 2019. This new coronavirus was first detected in Wuhan, China in late December 2019.
- Trial name
- IMPROVISE (NCT04473131)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Pain Management, Limb Injury
Clinical Trial Comparing Intravenous and Oral Diclofenac and Pharmacokinetics
NSAIDs are commonly used in the management of acute pain; Diclofenac is one from the same class. It is an amino phenyl acetic acid derivative which inhibits prostaglandin biosynthesis to produce analgesic, antipyretic and…
- Trial name
- NCT03472339
- Testing
- Diclofenac Sodium
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Asthma, Vitamin D Deficiency
Rapid vs Maintenance Vitamin D Supplementation in Deficient Children With Asthma to Prevent Exacerbations.
The role of vitamin D in respiratory health remains uncertain. Whether vitamin D reduces clinically important exacerbations of childhood asthma remains uncertain.
- Trial name
- NCT01395589
- Testing
- Vitamin D
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Acute Stroke, Transient Ischemic Attack
The Recurrence Study
The primarily goal of the research is to better understand progression of disease in patients who present with an acute stroke to the Hamad General Hospital (HGH) stroke and Transient Ischemic Attack (TIA) clinic.
- Trial name
- NCT03244215
- Testing
- Corneal Confocal Imaging, Magnetic resonance Imaging, Blood sample
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation