Clinical trials: sponsored by University of Virginia
Sepsis
Impact of Heart Rate Characteristics Monitoring in Neonates
Hypothesis: Fewer neonates managed using information from heart rate characteristics (HRC) will require intubation and mechanical ventilation as a result of sepsis and sepsis-like illness.
- Trial name
- HeRO (NCT00307333)
- Testing
- HeRO heart rate characteristics monitor
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,003 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Breast Cancer
Vaccine Therapy in Treating Patients With Stage III or Stage IV Breast Cancer
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from peptides may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Giving booster vaccinations may make a stronger immune response and kill more tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00304096
- Testing
- synthetic breast cancer peptides-tetanus toxoid-Montanide ISA-51 vaccine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Stroke, Hyperglycemia
Glucose Regulation in Acute Stroke Patients (GRASP) Study
The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, safety and preliminary efficacy of the use of insulin infusions as treatment for hyperglycemic acute ischemic stroke patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00282867
- Testing
- IV glucose insulin and potassium, GIK, standard care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 74 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia