Clinical trials: Acute Illness
Acute Febrile Illness
Clinical Study of Transcriptome-based Diagnostic Biomarker for Acute Febrile Illness
Acute febrile illness is the main cause of outpatient visits，and bacterial and viral infections remains the most common cause. The diagnosis of infection is still based on symptoms and traditional techniques, resulting in overuse…
- Trial name
- NCT06552975
- Testing
- Infection
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 900 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Qilu Hospital of Shandong University
Acute Illness
Evaluation of the Basic Assessment of Severity of Illness in Children (BASIC) Scale
The purpose of this study is to assess whether the BASIC Scale--a simple, non-invasive clinical triage protocol--predicts severe illness, hospitalization or death among children under age five presenting for acute care in a rural…
- Trial name
- NCT01068574
- Testing
- BASIC Score (Observational)
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 2,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brigham and Women's Hospital
Diarrhea, Enteric Pathogens
Rural Water Filtration and Health Study
The goal of this intervention trial is to learn if the use of drinking water filters will result in improved health outcomes for people living in homes with well water and spring water in rural regions of Central Appalachia.
- Conditions
- Diarrhea, Enteric Pathogens, Gastrointestinal Disease, Waterborne Diseases
- Trial name
- RWELL (NCT07818902)
- Testing
- Water filter
- Volunteers
- 1,584 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Healthy Volunteers
Effects of Bifidobacterium Longum BB536 on Incidence of Acute Diarrhea and/or Respiratory- Related Illnesses in Children
This project aims to study the benefits of probiotics namely Bifidobacterium longum BB536 in prevention of acute diarrhea and/or respiratory-related illnesses, which are found common among children in Malaysia aged from 2 to 6…
- Trial name
- NCT02434042
- Testing
- BB536
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universiti Sains Malaysia
Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure
Evaluation of Implementation of a National Point-of-Care Ultrasound Training Program
This VA QUERI Partnered Evaluation Initiative will evaluate the impact of an immersive Point-of-care Ultrasound (POCUS) Training Course on provider skill acquisition and retention; the frequency of POCUS use by trained providers…
- Conditions
- Other Acute Illnesses Presenting to the Hospital, Heart Failure, Pneumonia, Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- NCT03296280
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Acute Lower Respiratory Illness
Cookstove Replacement for Prevention of ALRI and Low Birthweight in Nepal
At our field site in southern Nepal, acute respiratory illness (ARI) has been a leading cause of mortality among young children.
- Trial name
- NCT00786877
- Testing
- Improved biomass cookstove with exterior ventilation, Phase 2 intervention arm (LPG stove)
- Where
- Nepal
- Volunteers
- 4,678 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Gastrointestinal Injury, Acute Mountain Sickness
Gut-microbiota Targeted Nutritional Intervention for Gut Barrier Integrity at High Altitude
The aim of this randomized, crossover clinical trial is to determine the efficacy of a gut microbiota-targeted nutritional intervention containing a blend of fermentable fibers and polyphenols (FP) for mitigating increases in GI…
- Trial name
- NCT04111263
- Testing
- FP, High altitude, Sea level
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- United States Army Research Institute of Environmental Medicine
Influenza Virus Infection, Influenza-like Illness
Direct and Indirect Benefits of Influenza Vaccination in Schools and Households
The purpose of this study is to determine the degree of indirect benefits to family members and classmates resulting from administration of influenza vaccine to children.
- Conditions
- Influenza Virus Infection, Influenza-like Illness, Acute Respiratory Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00981513
- Testing
- Trivalent live attenuated seasonal influenza vaccine, Monovalent live attenuated pandemic influenza vaccine, Saline
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 6,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
Respiratory Tract Infections
ProbioKid as Prevention Among Kids With Frequent URTI
This study was designed to evaluate the preventive efficacy of a 6-week prophylactic administration of Probiokid® on the incidence of respiratory infections and related complications in frequently sick children.
- Trial name
- NCT04525040
- Testing
- ProbioKid®, Pragmatic comparator
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lallemand Health Solutions
Pneumonia, Childhood Pneumonia
mHealth for Pneumonia Prevention
In Pakistan, pneumonia and recurrent wheeze in children under five pose significant threats to children's health. Despite being preventable, more than 90,000 children die each year due to pneumonia in Pakistan, making it one of…
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Childhood Pneumonia, Infectious Disease, Acute Respiratory Infection
- Trial name
- NCT04493047
- Testing
- Mobile health (mHealth) for pneumonia
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 520 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Influenza, Influenza Like Illness
Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Effectiveness Study in Kenya
Influenza is an important cause of acute respiratory infections (ARI) worldwide. Seasonal influenza causes an estimated 250,000-500,000 deaths and 3-5 million severe illnesses each year (WHO, 2009), and pandemic 2009 H1N1…
- Conditions
- Influenza, Influenza Like Illness, Severe Acute Respiratory Illness
- Trial name
- NCT01432340
- Testing
- Seasonal influenza vaccine
- Where
- 2 sites in Kenya
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Gideon Emukule
Critical Illness, Trauma
Improving Situational Awareness Before Acute Care
This study aims to assess the impact on the trauma team's situational awareness of using a dashboard to synthesize and disseminate available information on a critical patient incoming to the trauma center.
- Trial name
- IMPULSE (NCT04577196)
- Testing
- Trauma dashboard
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome)
RECOMMEND Platform Trial
The goal of this platform trial is to determine the efficacy, safety and cost-effectiveness of various interventions in patients with acute cardiorespiratory failure requiring extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) The main…
- Conditions
- Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication, ARDS (Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome), Intensive Care Medicine, Cardiac Arrest (CA)
- Trial name
- RECOMMEND (NCT06526533)
- Testing
- Liberal RBC Transfusion, Restrictive RBC Transfusion
- Where
- 3 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre
Acute Respiratory Illness, Viral Respiratory Infection
Vocxi Breath Analyzer Study in Pediatric Respiratory Infection
This pilot study will evaluate whether the MBP® Breath Analyzer can collect measurable volatile organic compound signals from pediatric participants with acute respiratory illness and from healthy pediatric controls.
- Trial name
- NCT07902115
- Testing
- MBP® Breath Analyzer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit, Sleep Quality in Adult ICU Patients
Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety, Agitation and Delirium in Critically Ill Patients
This is a pilot feasibility study examining the use of immersive virtual reality (VR) in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
- Conditions
- Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit, Sleep Quality in Adult ICU Patients, Agitation Associated With Critical Illness, Anxiety Acute
- Trial name
- NCT07649876
- Testing
- Virtual reality (VR) therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Febrile Illness Acute, Biomarkers
Clinical Aspects, Management and Surveillance of Febrile Illnesses in DRC
The epidemiology and outcome of febrile illnesses in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is poorly documented. The FIKI² study, a prospective observational study of community-acquired febrile illnesses coordinated by ITM and…
- Conditions
- Febrile Illness Acute, Biomarkers, Surveillance
- Trial name
- FI-CARE (NCT07345286)
- Where
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium
High Altitude Pulmonary Edema, Acute Mountain Sickness
Randomized, Controlled Trial of Regular Sildenafil Citrate in the Prevention of Altitude Illness
The purpose of this study is to determine whether regular oral use of sildenafil citrate can prevent or attenuate high altitude illnesses.
- Trial name
- NCT00627965
- Testing
- Sildenafil citrate
- Volunteers
- 62 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Altitude Physiology Expeditions
Influenza
Acute Respiratory Infection Consortium
Recently, the emergence and rapid global dissemination of novel swine-origin influenza A virus (H1N1) with unique epidemiologic characteristics has heightened awareness and concern of this viral pathogen, and its potential for…
- Trial name
- ARIC (NCT01021098)
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 2,018 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine
Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19)
Survey of the Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine in People at High-Risk of Developing Severe COVID-19 Symptoms
This study is a survey of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine in Japanese people at high risk of developing severe COVID-19 symptoms. The study sponsor will not be involved in how the participants are treated but will provide…
- Trial name
- NCT04892888
- Testing
- COVID-19 Vaccine
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Gastrointestinal Infection, Respiratory Viral Infection
Wells and Enteric Disease Transmission Trial (WET - Trial)
Approximately 40 million people in the US are served by private wells, many of which are untreated. The investigators estimate that 1.29 million cases of gastrointestinal illness (GI) per year are attributed to consuming water…
- Trial name
- NCT04258059
- Testing
- Active household UV water treatment device, Inactive household UV water treatment device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Temple University