Clinical trials: ICU
Critical Illness, Mechanical Ventilation
Cost-Effectiveness of Inhaled Sedation Versus Intravenous Propofol in Mechanically Ventilated Critically Ill Adults
The goal of this observational study is to learn whether inhaled sedation is a cost-effective alternative to intravenous propofol in mechanically ventilated critically ill adults admitted to the intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Mechanical Ventilation, Respiratory Insufficiency
- Trial name
- NCT07734350
- Testing
- Isoflurane, Propofol (Astra-Zeneca)
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital H+ Queretaro
Pain
Impact of Hypnosis During Invasive Procedure in Intensive Care Unit
Pain during ICU stay remains one of the major complaints for patients. Beside pain intensity, well described by patients' self reports, pain distress, which is an emotional experience, cannot be treated with usual analgesia.
- Trial name
- HYPNOICU (NCT04399850)
- Testing
- Hypnosis group
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Prone Position
Early Verticalization of the Patient With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome: Assessment of Feasibility and Safety.
Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome (ARDS) is defined according to the Berlin definition (1) as diffuse lung damage occurring in patients with a predisposing risk factor.
- Trial name
- STAND_ARDS1 (NCT04472260)
- Testing
- Verticalization and Prone position
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Régional d'Orléans
Catheter-Related Infections
Impact of a Task Delegation to ICU Nurses for Midlines' Placement
The administration of medication, fluid resuscitation, or even nutrition in intensive care unit (ICU) patients, requires one or more infusion lines which can be peripheral or central.
- Trial name
- IDEM (NCT04155723)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 310 people
- Sponsor
- Groupe Hospitalier de Bretagne Sud
Sepsis
Project 4B: Lower Extremity Strength Training in ICU Patients
The purpose of this research study is to see if electrical stimulation of the leg muscles will improve strength in patients receiving mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit (ICU).
- Trial name
- NCT02467023
- Testing
- Muscle stimulation with Niveus medical stimulator, measurement of maximal isometric twitch strength, Muscle Biopsy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Glucose, Metabolism
Tracing Of Real-time glu13Cose Metabolism in Human Immune Cells - Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to understand how cells of the immune system use the common sugar glucose during critical illness. Investigators will intravenously infuse a non-radioactive carbon-13 glucose tracer into adult…
- Conditions
- Glucose, Metabolism, Isotope Labeling, Immune System and Related Disorders
- Trial name
- TORCH-ICU (NCT07811180)
- Testing
- 13C6-Glucose
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Septic Shock
Association Between Muscle L3 CT Scan Muscle Derived Parameters of Muscle Function Upon Intensive Care Unit Admission and 3 Months Mortality After ICU Discharge for Patients Admitted for Septic Shock. The SIMS Study
Muscle dysfunction in intensive care units is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. During septic shock, there is an increased catabolism and systemic inflammation resulting in quantitative and qualitative muscle…
- Trial name
- SIMS (NCT07483710)
- Testing
- Evaluation of muscle dysfunction in intensive care units for septic schock patients
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 196 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Frailty, Critical Illness
Frailty and Severity as Determinants of Hospital Cost in the ICU
This study evaluated the association between baseline frailty (mFI-11) and acute illness severity (SAPS 3) with real hospital costs in adult patients admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- Conditions
- Frailty, Critical Illness, Hospital Costs
- Trial name
- FRESH-ICU (NCT07621276)
- Testing
- Total Real Hospital Cost.
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital H+ Queretaro
Weakness, Muscle
Bed Rest and Muscle Strength in ICU: Interest in the Early Association of NEMS With Cyclo-ergometer Mobilization
Muscles atrophy and weakness are common in intensive care units, their origin is multifactorial. Passive then active mobilization with cyclo-ergometer have shown to improve functional abilities and limit muscle weakness among…
- Trial name
- AFMPR (NCT03987997)
- Testing
- Early association of electrical muscle stimulation with cyclo-ergometer
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Direction Centrale du Service de Santé des Armées
Stereotype-threat, COVID-19
Stereotype Threat Effect on CPR Performance in Covid-19 Intensive Care Units: A Randomised Controlled Mannequin Study
Stereotype threat (ST) is an important issue that has been studied repeatedly in the psychology literature. ST is the thought that a person will be negatively evaluated and judged regarding a negative stereotype that belongs to…
- Trial name
- NCT05074446
- Testing
- stereotype threat manipulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Muscle Weakness
Growth Differentiation Factor 15 in ICU Acquired Muscle Weakness
Intensive care unit -acquired weakness (ICU- AW) is a common consequence linked to a worse outcome as evidenced by prolonged mechanical ventilation, longer ICU stays, greater mortality rates and a lower quality of life for…
- Trial name
- NCT06713746
- Testing
- growth differentiation factor 15
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Infant Development, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Individual Structured Therapy in Early Premature Infants at the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
In this study, investigators aimed to apply an individual structured therapy protocol within the framework of neurodevelopmental therapy principles in early premature infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit and…
- Conditions
- Infant Development, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, INDIVIDUALIZED THERAPY
- Trial name
- NCT06648213
- Testing
- Physiotherapy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Sleep Deprivation, Depression
Work Hour Reductions, Medical Errors, and Intern Well-Being at Providence St. Vincent Medical Center Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to determine whether reducing intern work hours and eliminating extended shifts in the intensive care unit will reduce prescribing errors and improve intern well-being.
- Trial name
- NCT00996320
- Testing
- Reduced work hour schedule
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Providence Health & Services
Pressure Incidence Prevention
Pressure Injury Prevention in the ICU With Multi-Layer Foam Dressings
A Multi-Centre, Open, Non-controlled, Clinical Investigation to Evaluate the User Friendliness and Wear Time of Multi-layer Foam Dressings With Safetac® for Pressure Injury Prevention in the Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- PUP16_01 (NCT02962882)
- Testing
- Mepilex Border
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Molnlycke Health Care AB
Fungal Invasive Disease
Predictive Factors of Mortality in Invasive Fungal Disease in Post-surgical Critical Care Unit
Invasive fungal disease in the critically ill patient is a serious complication that increases hospitalization times, morbidity and mortality, and healthcare costs.
- Trial name
- FPR-IIS (NCT04484376)
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 134 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario La Fe
Enteral Nutrition, COVID-19 Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome
Early Versus Delayed Enteral Nutrition in Critically Ill Adults With COVID-19
The goal of this observational study is to determine the relationship between the nutritional profile of critically ill patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and disease severity, prognosis, and survival, to assess the ability to meet…
- Trial name
- NCT06134674
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara City Hospital Bilkent
Sepsis
Prognostic Impact of Admission Glucose Level in Septic Patients Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit
Background: Sepsis is one of the most common reasons for admission to intensive care units (ICU) worldwide. About 30% of all patients admitted to intensive care suffer from sepsis (1).
- Trial name
- NCT04740333
- Testing
- No intervention- observational study
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 224 people
- Sponsor
- Meir Medical Center
Acute Kidney Injury
Impact of a Treatment With Angiotensin Receptor Blocker on Outcome After Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Discharged From the ICU.
The patients discharged from intensive care units (ICU) have a high incidence of cardiovascular events and mortality rate during the year following ICU discharge.
- Trial name
- START-or-NOT (NCT05272878)
- Testing
- IRBESARTAN, tablet, 150 mg
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 508 people
- Sponsor
- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris
Corneal Perforation, Exposure Keratitis
The Role of OmniLenz® in the Treatment of Small Corneal Perforations Secondary to Exposure Keratitis in ICU Patients
Case series of 5 ICU patients in Farwaniya Hospital who developed exposure keratitis and a subsequent small corneal perforation between April 2022 and April 2024.
- Conditions
- Corneal Perforation, Exposure Keratitis, Infectious Keratitis
- Trial name
- NCT06539663
- Testing
- OmniLenz®
- Where
- Kuwait
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Farwaniya Hospital
Central Line-associated Bloodstream Infection (CLABSI)
Port Protectors for Prevention of CLABSIs in Respiratory Semi-intensive Care Unit
Central Line-Associated BloodStream Infections (CLABSIs) are responsible for many deaths in the United States annually. Several collaboratives have demonstrated the preventability of these infections.
- Trial name
- NCT03486093
- Testing
- Training and retraining to GAVECELT "bundle" recommendations plus port protector, Training and retraining to GAVECELT "bundle" recommendations
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Catholic University of the Sacred Heart