Clinical trials: Acute Brain Injury Coma
Caregiver Distress, Emotional Distress
The Coma Family Program (COMA-F): A Resilience Program for Caregivers of Patients With Severe Acute Brain Injury
The purpose of this research study is to determine whether COMA-F is more efficacious at reducing emotional distress in caregivers of patients with severe acute brain injuries, compared to health education control.
- Conditions
- Caregiver Distress, Emotional Distress, Caregivers, Resilience
- Trial name
- COMA-F (NCT07331324)
- Testing
- Coma Family Program 1, Coma Family Program 2
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Antiseizure Medication in Seizure Networks at Early Acute Brain Injury
The goal of this clinical trial is to explore the effect of FDA-approved antiseizure drugs in the brain connectivity patterns of severe and moderate acute brain injury patients with suppression of consciousness.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Acute, Brain Injuries, Traumatic, Brain Ischemia, Brain Hypoxia
- Trial name
- NCT06081283
- Testing
- Phenobarbital Sodium Injection, Levetiracetam, Lacosamide Injectable Product
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Aortic Dissection, Stroke
Neurological Complications and ICU Workload After Emergency Repair of Acute Type A Aortic Dissection
Single-center retrospective cohort at China Medical University Hospital (Taichung, Taiwan) using fully de-identified electronic health records.
- Conditions
- Aortic Dissection, Stroke, Paraplegia, AKI - Acute Kidney Injury
- Trial name
- ATAAD-ICU (NCT07167628)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Acute Brain Injury Coma
Circadian Rhythmicity During Coma Awakening
Acute brain injury is a major cause of admission to intensive care units, as well as of mortality and morbidity, worldwide and for all age groups.
- Trial name
- COMARHYTHM (NCT06245434)
- Testing
- Repeated behavioural assessment, Act-Pass paradigm, Biological measures of circadian and monoamines biomarkers
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Traumatic Brain Injury
Is Sensory Stimulation Effective in Reducing Time Spent in a Coma or Vegetative State
A randomised control trial of patients who have a severe brain injury to determine if patients who receive a standardised sensory stimulation program emerge earlier from a vegetative state.
- Trial name
- NCT00163878
- Testing
- Sensory Stimulation, Sesnory Modality Assessment and Rehabilitation Technique
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Sponsor
- Bayside Health
Sepsis, Septic Shock
Central Venous Catheter Colonisation Among Critically Ill Patients in Intensive Care Units
Background: Central Venous catheter insertion technique and indwelling time are major risk factors for CVC colonisation. Colonisation occurs through microbial migration and biofilm formation along the catheter insertion tract.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Septic Shock, Post-cardiac Surgery, Post-Cardiorespiratory Arrest Coma
- Trial name
- NCT03270774
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Acute Brain Injury Coma, Neurocritical Care
Development and Validation of a Prognostic Model for Neurocritical Patients Using Multimodal Brain Monitoring
This study aims to develop and validate a prognostic model for neurocritical patients using multimodal brain monitoring data. By combining data from various monitoring techniques such as EEG, TCD, and NIRS, this model will help…
- Conditions
- Acute Brain Injury Coma, Neurocritical Care, Cerebral Infarction, Intracranial Hemorrhages
- Trial name
- NCT07115459
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Injuries, Acute Brain, Severe Trauma Brain Injury (sTBI)
Bioavailability of Medium Chain Triglycerides (MCTs) in Comatose Patients With Acute Brain Injury (ABI)
This study will be targeting patients suffering from acute brain injury (ABI), including those with severe trauma brain injury (sTBI) and those with aneurysmal sub arachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH).
- Conditions
- Injuries, Acute Brain, Severe Trauma Brain Injury (sTBI), Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal
- Trial name
- MCTs and ABI (NCT02716532)
- Testing
- Peptamen AF
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Société des Produits Nestlé (SPN)
Pneumonia
Improving Oral Care to Reduce Hospital-Acquired Pneumonia (HAP) in the Acute Neurologically Impaired Adult
Hypothesis: The investigators hypothesize that the current oral protocol is sub-optimal and an enhanced protocol will decrease the incidence of hospital acquired pneumonia (HAP)in the acute, non-intubated, care-dependent…
- Trial name
- NCT01498601
- Testing
- Enhanced oral care protocol
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Fraser Health
Coma, Emotional Distress
The COMA Family Program: A Skills-Based Resiliency Program for Caregivers of Patients With Severe Acute Brain Injuries
The purpose of this study is to pilot a psychosocial skills-based intervention for caregivers of patients with severe acute brain injuries.
- Trial name
- COMA-F (NCT05761925)
- Testing
- COMA-F
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Mechanical Ventilator Weaning, Acute Brain Injury
Brain-injured Patients Extubation Readiness Study
The BIPER study is a stepped wedge cluster randomised clinical trial aiming to decrease extubation failure in critically-ill brain-injured patients with residual impaired consciousness using a simple clinical score.
- Conditions
- Mechanical Ventilator Weaning, Acute Brain Injury, Altered Level of Consciousness, Mechanical Ventilation
- Trial name
- Biper (NCT04080440)
- Testing
- Extubation readiness clinical score, Usual Care
- Where
- 21 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 660 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Terminal Illness, End-of-Life Care
Non-Invasive Detection and Preservation of Neurocognitive Signals in the Peri-Death Period Using Brain-Computer Interface and Artificial Intelligence
Background: Recent electroencephalography (EEG) data indicate that the transition from clinical death to cellular death is marked by highly organized neurophysiological events, including significant surges in gamma-band power…
- Conditions
- Terminal Illness, End-of-Life Care, Death, Brain Death
- Trial name
- NeuroCogPresv (NCT07477028)
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Noah Tech, Corp.
Sepsis, Delirium
The MENDS2 Study, Maximizing the Efficacy of Sedation and Reducing Neurological Dysfunction and Mortality in Septic Patients With Acute Respiratory Failure
Ventilated ICU patients frequently have sepsis and the majority have delirium, a form of brain dysfunction that is an independent predictor of increased risk of dying, length of stay, costs, and prolonged cognitive impairment in…
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Delirium, Impaired Cognition
- Trial name
- MENDS2 (NCT01739933)
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine, Propofol
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 438 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Stroke, Acute, TBI
Tracheostomy With Bedside Simultaneous Gastrostomy Vs Usual Care Tracheostomy And Delayed Gastrostomy Placement
There is currently no prospective study analyzing the effect of tracheostomy with bedside simultaneous gastrostomy versus tracheostomy with delayed gastrostomy placement (TSG versus TDG) on the outcomes of neurocritically-ill…
- Conditions
- Stroke, Acute, TBI, Neuromuscular Diseases, Status Epilepticus
- Trial name
- BEGASTON (NCT04758052)
- Testing
- Timing of placement
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- University of Mississippi Medical Center
Traumatic Brain Injury
Evidence Based Diagnostics and Treatment Planning Solution for Traumatic Brain Injuries
Adult patients, age ≥ 18 years, with clinically diagnosed mild, moderate or severe brain trauma will be asked to participate in the study.
- Trial name
- NCT02021877
- Where
- 2 sites in Finland, United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 396 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Brain Injury, Acute
Non-Invasive Monitoring Methods in Patients With Acute Brain Injury
Life-threatening mass effect (LTME) arises when brain swelling displaces or compresses crucial midline structures subsequent to acute brain injuries (ABIs) like traumatic brain injury (TBI), ischemic stroke (IS), and…
- Trial name
- NIMABI (NCT06504238)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 720 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center