Clinical trials: Coma
Disorders of Consciousness
mindBEAGLE: Unlocking Functional Communication for Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
The goal of this clinical trial is to test how effective the mindBEAGLE device is in allowing people who are unconscious (due to a brain injury or other condition) to communicate using brain waves to answer Yes/No questions.
- Trial name
- NCT06426602
- Testing
- mindBEAGLE daily device use
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Amy Wagner
Cardiac Arrest, Postresuscitation Encephalopathy
Prehospital Non-invasive Cooling of Comatose Patients After Cardiac Arrest
Single centre randomized controlled two arm clinical trial of patients after out of hospital cardiac arrest with return of spontaneous circulation.
- Trial name
- NCT03829215
- Testing
- CAERVest cooling device
- Where
- Austria
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
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
Coma, Heart Arrest
Predictive Outcome in Comatose Patients
Evaluating the prognosis of comatose patients after cardiac arrest (CA) in the intensive care unit (ICU) remains challenging. It requires a multimodal approach combining standardized clinical examination, serum biomarkers…
- Conditions
- Coma, Heart Arrest, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
- Trial name
- PRECOM (NCT05321459)
- Testing
- Neurological prognosis
- Where
- 7 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Disorder of Consciousness, Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome
Auditory Processing in DOC Patients
This prospective observational study investigates whether electroencephalography (EEG) can improve the differentiation between unresponsive wakefulness syndrome (UWS) and minimally conscious state (MCS) in patients with severe…
- Conditions
- Disorder of Consciousness, Unresponsive Wakefulness Syndrome, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- AUD-DOC (NCT07455682)
- Testing
- Coma Recovery Scale-Revised (CRS-R), Electroencephalography (EEG)
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 42 people
- Sponsor
- BDH-Klinik Hessisch Oldendorf
Postoperative Intracranial Hematoma, Postoperative Intracranial Haemorrhage
A New Approach in Intensive Care Unit Consciousness Assessment: FIVE Score
1. The primary aim of this study is to investigate the correlation between the length of ICU stay and a newly developed FIVE score in neuro-intensive care patients. 2.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Intracranial Hematoma, Postoperative Intracranial Haemorrhage, Supratentorial Cancer, Infratentorial Neoplasms
- Trial name
- NCT06036732
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 223 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
FS-LASIK Surgery Effect on Higher Order Aberrations
Contribution of SA and Coma to The Total Ocular HOA Before and After FS-LASIK Using An Aspheric Ablation Profile
Laser-assisted in situ keratomileusis (LASIK) is the most frequently performed refractive surgery procedure for the correction of myopia, hyperopia, and astigmatism.
- Trial name
- NCT04966806
- Testing
- LASIK refractive surgery
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Kasr El Aini Hospital
Brain Death, Renal Failure
Understanding Family Refusal
The investigators plan a secondary data analysis of an existing dataset to examine how individual decision-making differs from family decision-making in organ donation.
- Trial name
- NCT04303624
- Testing
- Health sciences survey
- Volunteers
- 1,007 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale-NUS College
Sequelae of; Complications Surgical and Medical Care
The Effect of Listening to the Holy Quran on Vital Signs in Coma Patients
The aim of this study is to examine the effect of the Holy Quran listened to to coma patients on their vital signs. Does listening to the Holy Quran have a positive effect on the life values of coma patients?
- Trial name
- NCT06326541
- Testing
- music therapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Bitlis Eren University
Comatose Survivors of Cardiac Arrest
High Dose of Erythropoietin Analogue After Cardiac Arrest
The investigators hypothesised that the neuroprotective effects of erythropoietin and its analogues could lead to an improve outcome after cardiac arrest.
- Trial name
- Epo-ACR-02 (NCT00999583)
- Testing
- EPOETINE ALPHA, Control arm
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Trauma
Effect of Family Member's Massage Therapy on the Vital Signs and Glasgow Coma Scale Score
The effect of family member's massage therapy on the Vital signs and Glasgow Coma Scale Score of hospitalized patients in Intensive Care Unit: A Triple-blinded Randomized controlled Clinical Trial Study
- Trial name
- NCT01909882
- Testing
- Massage therapy
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baqiyatallah Medical Sciences University
Brain Death
Neurophysiological Examination in Patients With Brain Death
This study examines muscle movements of elecromyography in adults with brain death. Half of the participants will have brain death, the other half will be healthy volunteers.
- Trial name
- NCT03262896
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuzuncu Yil 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
Tissue and Organ Harvesting, Liver Transplantation
Evaluation of Liver Grafts With FibroScan® Before Organ Retrieval in Patients With Brain Death
According to the French Biomedicine Agency annual report on retrieval activities and transplants, 1,164 liver transplants were performed in 2011 and 1,161 in 2012.
- Conditions
- Tissue and Organ Harvesting, Liver Transplantation, Brain Death
- Trial name
- FIBROSCAME (NCT02460250)
- Testing
- Fibroscan
- Where
- 19 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 740 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Limoges
Traumatic Brain Injury, Coma
The Efficacy of Familiar Voice Stimulation During Coma Recovery
The purpose of the study is to determine whether familiar vocal stimulation, provided during coma recovery, improves outcomes for persons who are unconscious after severe TBI.
- Conditions
- Traumatic Brain Injury, Coma, Vegetative State, Minimally Conscious State
- Trial name
- FAST (NCT00557076)
- Testing
- Familiar Auditory Sensory Training
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Coma, Traumatic
Dopaminergic Disruption Induced by Traumatic Coma: Dopaminergic Pathways Abnormalities and Biomarkers of Recovery Using MRI and 18F-LBT-999 PET
The neural correlates of consciousness have been studied at the macroscopic level. However, the neurochemical basis of these processes remains poorly understood.
- Trial name
- ComaDopa (NCT06930261)
- Testing
- LBT-999
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Institut National de la Santé Et de la Recherche Médicale, France
Consciousness Disorder, Minimally Conscious State
Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation for Post-coma Patients With Disorders of Consciousness
Non-invasive brain stimulations techniques have recently shown promising results in patients with disorders of consciousness. Notably, a case reported improvement of level of consciousness using transcutaneous auricular vagal…
- Conditions
- Consciousness Disorder, Minimally Conscious State, Vegetative State
- Trial name
- NCT04065386
- Testing
- Active taVNS
- Where
- 2 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- University of Liege
Consciousness Disorders, Disorders of Consciousness Due to Severe Brain Injury
Ultrasound Stimulation for Patients in a Disorder of Consciousness
The overall aim of this study is to develop an intervention that can help recovery in patients surviving severe brain injury but failing to fully recover.
- Trial name
- tFUS (NCT06939348)
- Testing
- The Brainsonix BX Pulsar 1002 was designed to deliver low-intensity focused ultrasound pulsations (LIFUP) to the human brain.
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Hepatic Failure, Hepatic Impairment
Single Dose Pharmacokinetics of Suboxone Study in Hepatic Impaired Subjects
The objective was to determine if hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection or mild to severe hepatic impairment (Child-Pugh Classes A, B, and C) altered the PK of buprenorphine, norbuprenorphine, or naloxone.
- Conditions
- Hepatic Failure, Hepatic Impairment, Chronic Hepatitis C Infection With Hepatic Coma
- Trial name
- NCT01846455
- Testing
- 2.0mg Buprenorphine/0.5mg Naloxone, Promethazine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indivior Inc.
Status Epilepticus, Altered Level of Consciousness
eegCap Application in Paediatrics wiTh redUced GCS in REsus
Children frequently present with altered or reduced consciousness levels to emergency departments. By using EEG monitoring, subclinical seizure activity may be detected, leading to earlier pharmacological intervention and…
- Conditions
- Status Epilepticus, Altered Level of Consciousness, Non-epileptic Seizures, Epilepsy
- Trial name
- CAPTURE (NCT05259891)
- Where
- Ireland
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University College Cork