Clinical trials: ICU, open to volunteers
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Premature Birth of Newborn
Elevated Midline Positioning During Diaper Change in Preterm Infants
Diaper changing is one of the most frequent routine care procedures in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) and is known to cause physiological instability and behavioral stress responses in preterm infants.
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Diseases, Premature Birth of Newborn, Pain
- Trial name
- NCT07865897
- Testing
- 30-Degree Elevated Midline Positioning, Standard Lateral Position Diaper Change
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Clinical Implementation, Standardized Tube Feeding Care
Clinical Implementation of the Group Standard for Enteral Feeding Care in Critically Ill Children
This study aims to evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of the " Standard for Enteral Feeding Care in Critically Ill Pediatric Patients " (T/CNAS 45-2024) in a multicenter setting.
- Conditions
- Clinical Implementation, Standardized Tube Feeding Care, Enteral Nutrition
- Trial name
- NCT07441746
- Testing
- Evidence-based tube feeding care, Routine Enteral Feeding Care
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Ventilator Associated Pneumonia ( VAP)
Pre-clinical Diagnosis Using Integrated Microbial and Host Response Signatures to Improve Outcomes From Ventilator-associated Pneumonia in Critically Ill Children
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP), defined as pneumonia occurring 48 hours after initiation of invasive mechanical ventilation, is insidious in onset and severe in consequence.
- Trial name
- VAP-Dx (NCT07026656)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Cambridge
Medical Errors, Electronic Medical Records
Pictographs for Preventing Wrong-Patient Errors in NICUs
Newborns in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) are at high risk for wrong-patient errors. Effective 2019, The Joint Commission requires that health systems adopt distinct methods of newborn identification as part of its…
- Trial name
- NCT03960099
- Testing
- Pictograph in Banner and Verification Alert
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,250 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Pediatrics, Intensive Care Unit
Asia Pediatric Intensive Care Epidemiology and Outcomes Study
The overall objective of this study is to improve the standard of care of critically ill pediatric patients. The specific aims are to describe the clinical profile and outcomes of all admissions to Asian pediatric ICUs, determine…
- Conditions
- Pediatrics, Intensive Care Unit, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- AsiaPedIC (NCT06481644)
- Where
- 2 sites in Singapore, Thailand
- Volunteers
- 10,000 people
- Sponsor
- KK Women's and Children's Hospital
Neonatal Convulsions, Newborn Seizure Disorders
Clinical Profile And Outcomes Of Neonatal Convulsions In The Neonatal Intensive Care Unit At Assiut University Children's Hospital
Neonatal convulsions are seizures that occur during the first 28 days of a newborn's life. They are considered a medical emergency and often indicate an underlying problem in the brain, such as lack of oxygen at birth…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Convulsions, Newborn Seizure Disorders, Seizures
- Trial name
- NCT07274410
- Testing
- Management of Neonatal Convulsions
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Asthma (Diagnosis)
Pediatric Asthma Trial of Corticosteroid Heterogeneity (PATCH): Trial of Dexamethasone Versus Methylprednisolone for Pediatric Critical Asthma
Acute asthma exacerbation is caused by dysregulated pulmonary inflammatory pathways such that standard treatment includes prompt administration of exogenous systemic corticosteroids (SCs), but there remains an ongoing dialogue…
- Trial name
- PATCH (NCT07455396)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone (0.6mg/kg; Max 16mg) Once Daily, Dexamethasone (0.25 mg/kg/dose, Max dose 16mg) every 6-hours, Methylprednisolone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 159 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Healthcare-associated Infections, Quality Culture and Leadership in Intensive Care
Perceptions of Leadership in Quality Culture for Infection Prevention Among Intensive Care Nurses and Unit-Based Assessment of Antimicrobial Resistance Indicators in Intensive Care Units
This study aims to examine intensive care nurses' perceptions of leadership in quality culture for infection prevention and to investigate antimicrobial resistance indicators at the intensive care unit level.
- Conditions
- Healthcare-associated Infections, Quality Culture and Leadership in Intensive Care, Infection Prevention and Control
- Trial name
- NCT07782372
- Volunteers
- 127 people
- Sponsor
- Yeliz Sapulu Alakan
Renal Disease, Liver Diseases
Outcomes of Children After Hospitalization in Intensive Care Unit
More than 10,000 children are hospitalized in an PICU every year in Canada. While most of them will survive their PICU hospitalization and their critical illness, some children will not recover to their pre-illness level.
- Conditions
- Renal Disease, Liver Diseases, Heart Diseases, Trauma Injury
- Trial name
- APCI (NCT06124092)
- Testing
- neurocognitive tests
- Where
- 8 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 690 people
- Sponsor
- St. Justine's Hospital
Spirituality, Nursing
Effectiveness of an Educational Intervention of Spirituality in Nursing Professionals Working in Critical Health Care Settings to Promote Spiritual Self-care.
This study will evaluate the effect of an educational intervention of spirituality in nursing professionals acting in critical care contexts to favor spiritual self-care, compared with the conventional care group.
- Conditions
- Spirituality, Nursing, Intensive Care (ICU)
- Trial name
- NCT07092657
- Testing
- Nursing Education Intervention
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Antioquia
Neonatal Pain, Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP)
Fentanyl Intranasal for Retinopathy of Prematurity Screening in Preterm Infants
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether intranasal fentanyl (a pain medicine given as a nasal spray) can reduce pain and is safe to use during routine eye examinations for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in preterm…
- Conditions
- Neonatal Pain, Retinopathy of Prematurity (ROP), Pain Management, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- FIREFLY (NCT07112430)
- Testing
- Fentanyl Citrate (Intranasal)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- Marsha Campbell-Yeo
ICU Acquired Weakness
Development of an Early Warning Model for Intensive Care Unit-Acquired Weakness in Mechanically Ventilated Children
Acquired weakness (AW) is a common complication among patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU). It is a systemic muscle weakness and dysfunction associated with critical illness, often related to prolonged bed rest, mechanical…
- Trial name
- NCT07150637
- Testing
- ICU-AW
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Fudan University
Thrombocytopenia, Neonatal Thrombocytopenia
Neonatal Thrombocytopenia in the NICU
This prospective cohort study aims to determine the frequency, severity, and clinical outcome of thrombocytopenia among neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT07882342
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Pediatric Intensive Care Units
A Korean Point Prevalence Study of Acute Rehabilitation for Kids in the PICU (PARK-PICU)
This study investigates the prevalence of acute rehabilitation practices among children in pediatric intensive care units (PICUs).
- Trial name
- NCT07629297
- Testing
- Acute Rehabilitation (Observed Practice)
- Where
- 13 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 396 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Comfort
Comfort Intervention in PICU Children
This randomized controlled trial evaluates a family-centered comfort intervention for children hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Comfort, Anxiety in Children, Fear
- Trial name
- CCI-PICU (NCT07441668)
- Testing
- Intervention Family-Centered Comfort, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Interprofessional Relations, Interprofessional Education
Interprofessional Collaboration in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU): An Action-Research Training Project
This study evaluates the impact of a structured interprofessional training program on daily collaboration within the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU/UTIC) at the University Hospital of Parma.
- Conditions
- Interprofessional Relations, Interprofessional Education, Attitude of Health Personnel, Intensive Care Units
- Trial name
- COLLUTIC_25 (NCT07360366)
- Testing
- The training phase of the project consists of an interactive course aimed at healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses and OSS) to improve their ability to recognise and enact effective collaborati
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma
Enteral Nutrition, Enteral Nutrition Feeding
Stepwise Enteral Nutritional Algorithm and Patient Outcomes in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
The aim of the study to evaluate the effectiveness and patient's outcome after implementing enteral nutrition algorithm designed to achieve optimal enteral nutrition delivery in the pediatric intensive care unit and to evaluate…
- Conditions
- Enteral Nutrition, Enteral Nutrition Feeding, Enteral Nutrition Intolerance in Critically Ill Patients
- Trial name
- NCT07307027
- Testing
- Stepwise Enteral Nutritional Algorithm
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Growth, Neonates
Improving Artificial Intelligence-derived Algorithms for Estimating Length and Weight in NEonateS and infanTs up to 6 Months of Age (NEST)
The NEST study is a prospective, observational research study designed to collect clinical measurements and image data to develop and evaluate artificial intelligence (AI)-derived algorithms for estimating anthropometric…
- Conditions
- Growth, Neonates, AI (Artificial Intelligence)
- Trial name
- NEST (NCT07514182)
- Where
- Singapore
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Danone Asia Pacific Holdings Pte, Ltd.
Septicemia
Acid Base Disorders in ICU in Minia University Hospital
Data extracted from records of patients in the ICU regarding type and frequency of acid base disturbance that led to their admission to the ICU and correlation with 28-day mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT07148440
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Probiotic, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia
Probiotic Role in Prevention of Ventilator Associated Pneumonia in Critically- Ill Children Admitted at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The aim of the work is to evaluate the impact of Probiotics supplementation on prevention of ventilator associated pneumonia in critically ill children admitted at Pediatric Intensive Care Unit at Tanta University Hospitals.
- Conditions
- Probiotic, Ventilator Associated Pneumonia, Critically- Ill Children
- Trial name
- NCT07848165
- Testing
- Probiotics, Standard management
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- Tanta University