Clinical trials: Critical Care, open to volunteers
Critical Care, Intensive Care, Fluid Accumulation
CReep and Maintenance flUid Sodium Chloride ADministration rEduction in cRitically Ill adultS
This study is enrolling adult patients who require a prolonged stay in the intensive care unit (ICU). These patients often receive large amounts of intravenous fluids, which can contain more salt (sodium and chloride) than the…
- Conditions
- Critical Care, Intensive Care, Fluid Accumulation, Fluid and Electrolyte Imbalance, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- CRUSADERS (NCT07189091)
- Testing
- Glucose 5% for fluid creep, NaCl 0.9% (normal saline) for fluid creep, PlasmaLyte as maintenance fluid
- Where
- 4 sites in Belgium
- Volunteers
- 640 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Antwerp
Fluid Overload
Controlled Fluid Removal in Critical Ill Patients With Fluid Overload in the Intensive Care Unit.
This study evaluates the benefits and harms of goal directed fluid removal with furosemide versus placebo in critical ill adult patients with fluid overload in the intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- GODIF (NCT04180397)
- Testing
- Furosemide, Isotonic saline
- Where
- 29 sites in Australia, Czechia and 7 more
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people
- Sponsor
- Morten H. Bestle
Heart Failure, ICUAW
Intensive Care Unit-acquired Heart Failure in Critically Ill: the ICU-HF Study
Critically ill patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are exposed to a wide range of complications that can affect long-term morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- ICU-HF (NCT07094425)
- Testing
- transthoracic echocardiography
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Critical Illness, Recovery Outcomes
Improving Survivorship for Critically Ill Patients Aged 65 and Over
IMPROVE-65 is a randomised control trial designed specifically for people aged over 65 who have survived critical illness. It aims to support patients and general practitioners by providing timely, personalised information to…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Recovery Outcomes, Care Coordination
- Trial name
- IMPROVE-65 (NCT07175961)
- Testing
- Multicomponent telehealth care coordination
- Where
- 2 sites in Australia
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre
Psychological Disorder, Critical Illness
Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of a Spiritual Care Strategy on Psychological Disorders in Critically Ill Patients
Studies in hospitalized patients have shown that a large percentage of them consider religion or spirituality to be an important factor in enabling them to cope with a serious illness.
- Trial name
- NCT06048783
- Testing
- Program of systematic and periodic spiritual accompaniment and care
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Pontificia Universidad Catolica de Chile
Invasive Candidiasis
Invasive Candidiasis in Critical Care
The combination of acute phase marker monitoring and the "T2Candida" assay (name of the test) will represent an acceleration of the identification of the causative agent of mycotic infection, a significant improvement in the…
- Trial name
- NCT06456151
- Testing
- Invasive candidiasis test, Urine sample collection for future research
- Where
- 2 sites in Czechia
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Ostrava
ECMO Treatment, ARDS
Hemodynamic Monitoring and Fluid Responsiveness in Venoarterial Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (VA ECMO) - "HemodynamECMOnitoring-VA Study"
In extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO), blood is drawn out of the body via tubes, oxygenated in an artificial lung; and then pumped back into the blood vessels.
- Conditions
- ECMO Treatment, ARDS, Pneumonia, Intensive Care
- Trial name
- NCT06593756
- Testing
- Transthoracic Echocardiography, Uncalibrated Pulse Contour Analysis, Transpulmonary Thermodilution/Calibrated Pulse Contour Analysis
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS)
Long-Term Outcomes and Post-Intensive Care Syndrome: Investigating the Associations Between Metabolic Signatures and Physical Functioning in Critically Ill Patients
Despite being young, healthy, and physically fit, some intensive care unit (ICU) patients experience significantly worse functional recovery after critical illness than older patients with multiple comorbidities although a poor…
- Trial name
- TOPICS (NCT07170527)
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- ARH van Zanten, MD PhD
Dysphagia, Critical Illness
Optimizing Dysphagia Treatment Delivery in Acute Care: A Hybrid Efficacy Implementation Trial
This research study is investigating the efficacy and implementation of expiratory muscle strength training (EMST), standard of care dysphagia treatment, and intensive dysphagia treatment in critically ill adults in the acute…
- Trial name
- NCT07736105
- Testing
- Expiratory muscle strength training (EMST), Standard of Care Dysphagia Treatment, Intensive Dysphagia Treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Respiratory Failure
Precision Ventilation vs Standard Care for Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
The goal of this interventional study is to compare standard mechanical ventilation to a lung-stress oriented ventilation strategy in patients with Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS).
- Trial name
- PREVENT VILI (NCT06066502)
- Testing
- Precision ventilation, Guided usual care ventilation
- Where
- 33 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,100 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
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
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
Hypertriglyceridemia
Vitamin C Administration and Triglycerides Level in Critical Care Patients
Vitamin C (ascorbic acid) is a water-soluble vitamin with antioxidant properties. Previous studies showed that the administration of vitamin C was associated with decreased triglyceride (TG) levels in ambulatory patients…
- Trial name
- NCT06206759
- Testing
- administration of vitamin C
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Septic Shock, Sepsis
Delphi Septic Shock: Sub-phenotypes Using Point-of-Care Ultrasound in Patients With Septic Shock
The Delphi survey process is a well-established mechanism for generating consensus on a certain topic by using a panel "collective intelligence".
- Conditions
- Septic Shock, Sepsis, Shock
- Trial name
- NCT07616817
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Albany Medical College
Metabolism and Nutrition Disorder
Amino Acid Metabolism in Fed Surgical Critically Ill Patients
Introduction Sarcopenia is defined as progressive generalized loss of skeletal muscle mass, strength and function. Sarcopenia due to lack of physical activity is a known phenomenon and is usually observed as a normal part of…
- Trial name
- NCT03451968
- Testing
- amino acid tracer injection for metabolism analysis
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rabin Medical Center
Critical Illness, Ventilated Patients
Critical Illness After Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation
This is a prospective, multicenter observational trial for patients who develop critical illness after hematopoietic cell transplantation.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Ventilated Patients, Hematopoetic Stem Cell Transplantation, Transplant Complication
- Trial name
- CARE-HCT (NCT07328724)
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University People's Hospital
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
Ventilator Weaning, Airway Extubation
Can a Pain Monitor Predict When Postoperative Intensive Care Unit Patients Are Ready to Breathe on Their Own? A Pilot Study
The goal of this observational study is to learn if a chest monitor that tracks heart rhythm can help predict whether adults on a breathing machine after surgery will be able to breathe on their own once the breathing tube is…
- Conditions
- Ventilator Weaning, Airway Extubation, Respiration, Artificial
- Trial name
- NCT07771101
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
PICS, PICS-F
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome - Multicentre Prospective Registry Database of the DACH Region
Post-Intensive Care Syndrome (PICS) refers to long-term cognitive, physical, and psychological impairments that can arise after intensive care treatment.
- Trial name
- PICS-DACH (NCT07290712)
- Where
- 4 sites in Austria, Germany
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna
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