Clinical trials: Critical Illness, completed
Critical Illness, Sleep Deprivation
Improving the Sleep and Circadian Rhythms of Mechanically Ventilated Patients
The goal of this project is to determine whether the sleep and circadian rhythms of critically ill patients undergoing mechanical ventilation can be improved through practical strategies that can be employed at the bedside.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Sleep Deprivation, Respiratory Failure, Sleep Disorders, Circadian Rhythm
- Trial name
- NCT01284140
- Testing
- Sleep and circadian rhythm promotion, Usual care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Brian Gehlbach
Critical Illness
Use of Nudges To Enhance Enrollment in Critical Care Research
Difficulties enrolling patients in randomized clinical trials (RCTs) have long been recognized as a major barrier to successful evaluation of medical interventions.
- Trial name
- NCT03284359
- Testing
- Pre-Consent Nudge Bundle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 182 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Hyperglycemia
Feasibility Study to Evaluate Safety and Device Performance of the Hospital Glucose Management System (HGMS)
The purpose of this study is to assess safety and device performance of the Medtronic Hospital Glucose Management System (HGMS) for up to 72-hours.
- Trial name
- MAHI (NCT01763567)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic MiniMed, Inc.
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Subdural Hematoma
Efficacy of Bromocriptine For Fever Reduction in Acute Neurologic Injury
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the antipyretic effect of bromocriptine in critically-ill patients with acute neurologic injury and fever from infectious and non-infectious etiologies.
- Conditions
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Subdural Hematoma, Traumatic Brain Injury, Ischemic Stroke
- Trial name
- BFF (NCT03496545)
- Testing
- Bromocriptine 5 MG, Acetaminophen 650 MG
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Critical Illness, Oncology
Giving Information Systematically and Transparently in Lung and GI Cancer Phase 2
When advanced disease progresses, there comes a time when an oncologists must explain to their patients that they only have months left to live.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Oncology, Communication
- Trial name
- Oncolo-GIST (NCT04179305)
- Testing
- Oncolo-GIST, Usual Care Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Bacterial Infection
Minocycline Pharmacokinetics (ACUMIN)
This is a Phase IV, multi-center open-label pharmacokinetic trial studying the pharmacokinetics and pharmacodynamics of a single dose of Minocin IV.
- Trial name
- NCT03369951
- Testing
- Minocycline
- Where
- 15 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
Critical Illness
Continuous Glucose Monitoring With a Subcutaneous Sensor During Critical Illness and Surgery
We hypothesize that measurements of interstitial fluid (ISF) glucose by the FreeStyle Navigator (Abbot Diabetes Care), a continuous glucose monitoring system, will correlate with blood glucose (BG) values in surgical and ICU…
- Trial name
- NCT00694473
- Testing
- Freestyle Navigator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Critical Illness, Communication Disabilities
Enhancing & Mobilizing the POtential for Wellness & Emotional Resilience Among Surrogate Decision-Makers of ICU Patients
Intensive Care Units (ICU) are stressful places where life-and-death medical decisions are made and patients' surrogate decision-makers are exposed to potentially traumatic experiences.
- Trial name
- EMPOWER (NCT03276559)
- Testing
- EMPOWER, Enhanced Usual Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Weill Medical College of Cornell University
Acute Renal Failure
Acute Renal Failure Trial Network (ATN) Study
This is a multi-center, prospective, randomized, parallel-group trial of an intensive strategy vs conventional strategy of renal replacement therapy for the treatment of acute renal failure secondary to acute tubular necrosis in…
- Trial name
- ATN (NCT00076219)
- Testing
- renal replacement therapy
- Where
- 22 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,124 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency
Vitamin D to Improve Outcomes by Leveraging Early Treatment
Vitamin D deficiency is a common, potentially reversible contributor to morbidity and mortality among critically ill patients. We conducted a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial of early vitamin D3…
- Conditions
- Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Vitamin D Deficiency, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- VIOLET (NCT03096314)
- Testing
- Vitamin D3
- Where
- 47 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,358 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Invasive Candidiasis
Invasive Candidiasis in Saudi ICUs
Epidemiology and clinical outcomes of invasive candidiasis in critically ill patients in Saudi Arabia is not well studied. This observational study objectives include to determine the epidemiology, risk factors and outcomes of…
- Trial name
- ICIP-SA (NCT01490684)
- Where
- 2 sites in Saudi Arabia
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Hasan Al-Dorzi
Critical Illness
Gastric Ultrasound in Tube Fed Intubated Patients
This study will use point of care (POC) gastric ultrasound to confirm that nasojejunal tube (NJ) feeds result in minimal to no gastric content and therefore are low risk for aspiration and should be allowed at the very least to…
- Trial name
- NCT04612348
- Testing
- Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Joseph D. Tobias
Hypotension, Critical Illness
Midodrine for the Treatment of Refractory Hypotension
We hypothesize that midodrine treatment of refractory hypotension in patients otherwise ready for discharge from the ICU shortens duration of receiving IV vasopressors and SICU length of stay without increasing MGH length of stay…
- Trial name
- NCT01531959
- Testing
- Midodrine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Australia
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Systemic Fungal Infections
Single Dose Population Pharmacokinetics of Intravenous Posaconazole in Critically Ill Patients
The purpose of this study is to try to find out how critically ill patients receiving the anti fungal medication, posaconazole, process it in their body.
- Trial name
- POSA (NCT02968134)
- Testing
- Posaconazole
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital
Critical Illness
Safety and Dose Escalation Study of Zinc Supplementation in Critically Ill Children
The purpose of the study is 1) to determine whether administration of intravenous zinc to critically ill children is safe, and 2) to determine an appropriate dose of zinc supplementation.
- Trial name
- NCT01062009
- Testing
- Zinc sulfate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland
Diabetes Mellitus
Risk Identification of the GlucoTab System in Routine Use
Identification of risks of the GlucoTab system in routine use.
- Trial name
- NCT02053077
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Acute Respiratory Failure
Treatment of Critical Illness Polyneuromyopathy
Acute respiratory failure is a heterogeneous disorder that results in more than 300,000 Americans requiring admission to an intensive care unit for invasive mechanical ventilatory support each year.
- Trial name
- Do-It-Now (NCT01058421)
- Testing
- intensive physical therapy, control group
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Sepsis
Kidney Response to Sepsis Affects Angiogenic Balance and Likelihood of CCI and PICS
This study investigates the mechanism by which kidney dysfunction perpetuates inflammation, immunosuppression, and catabolism (PICS) in chronic critical illness.
- Trial name
- NCT02276066
- Testing
- GFR by Iohexol, Urine Collection, Blood samples
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 73 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Respiratory Failure
Multi-center Evaluation of the NEMO Gauge to Aid in Correct Positioning of the Endotracheal Tube
The aim of this study is to verify the safety and accuracy of an FDA-approved device called the NEMO™ Gauge to aide in the proper positioning of the endotracheal tube (ETT), inserted in the lungs of patients admitted to the…
- Trial name
- NCT02787681
- Testing
- NEMO Gauge
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 71 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Substance Withdrawal Syndrome
Signs and Symptoms of Opioid-associated Iatrogenic Withdrawal in Critically Ill Adults
Mechanically ventilated critically ill adults may require prolonged administration of opioids to facilitate ventilator support and maintain comfort.
- Trial name
- SOWA-ICU (NCT03435614)
- Testing
- Opioids
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Marc M. Perreault