Clinical trials: Intensive Care Units
Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit, Sleep Quality in Adult ICU Patients
Virtual Reality to Reduce Anxiety, Agitation and Delirium in Critically Ill Patients
This is a pilot feasibility study examining the use of immersive virtual reality (VR) in adult intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
- Conditions
- Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit, Sleep Quality in Adult ICU Patients, Agitation Associated With Critical Illness, Anxiety Acute
- Trial name
- NCT07649876
- Testing
- Virtual reality (VR) therapy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Patient Handoff, Healthcare Team
Handoffs and Transitions in Critical Care - Understanding Scalability
The investigators will leverage implementation science and engineering to adapt, implement, and rigorously evaluate tailored postoperative handoff protocols and implementation strategies.
- Conditions
- Patient Handoff, Healthcare Team, Communication, Patient Safety
- Trial name
- HATRICC-US (NCT04571749)
- Testing
- Customized handoff
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
Effects of TUMATA and Mozart Music on Sleep and Comfort in NICU Newborns
This study aims to evaluate the effects of two different types of music played in the neonatal intensive care unit on newborns' sleep and comfort levels.
- Trial name
- NeoMusic (NCT07837180)
- Testing
- TUMATA Music, Mozart Classical Music
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 48 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Premature, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The Effect of Gentle Human Touch and Stimulus Reduction on Pain and Comfort During Heel Blood Collection in Premature Newborns
Premature infants frequently experience painful procedures during their admission to neonatal intensive care units; this can lead to acute adverse events, imbalances, and long-term neurodevelopmental implications.
- Conditions
- Premature, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Touch, Nursing Care
- Trial name
- NCT07715682
- Testing
- Gentle Human Touch, Environmental Modification
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kubra Nur Kabakcı Sarıdağ
Aspiration, Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
Aspiration Training Given With Different Methods
Parents whose children are in intensive care have to cope with many stressors in terms of psychological, physical, economic and social aspects.
- Trial name
- NCT05950425
- Testing
- Aspiration training
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Necmettin Erbakan University
Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Massage
The Effect of Abdominal Massage on Gastric Problems in Pediatric Intensive Care: A Randomized Controlled Study
Many system functions differ in children dependent on mechanical ventilation support and may present with various complications.
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Massage, Nutrition Disorders, Nurse's Role
- Trial name
- NCT04841174
- Testing
- Abdominal massage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 24 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Premature Infant, Clustered Care
Development and Effectiveness Evaluation of a Clustered Care Guideline Within Individualized Developmental Care: RCT
The Individualized Developmental Care (IDC) model was developed to minimize the negative impact of the neonatal intensive care environment and to support infants' physiological stability.
- Conditions
- Premature Infant, Clustered Care, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Developmental Care
- Trial name
- Guideline (NCT07052786)
- Testing
- Infants will receive group care based on individualized developmental care according to the guide., Standard care
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 49 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- KTO Karatay University
Intensive Care Unit-acquired Weakness, Artifical Intelligence
AI Based Muscular Ultrasound to Assess Intensive Care Unit-acquired Weakness
The aim of this observational case-control study is to investigate, whether artificial intelligence can detect ultrasound-derived imaging characteristics typical for intensive care unit-acquired weakness.
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Unit-acquired Weakness, Artifical Intelligence, Ultrasound
- Trial name
- ACTIVATE (NCT06765551)
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Ultrasound
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 64 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jena University Hospital
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Hospitalized Newborn
Maternal Sensory Interventions in Newborns
This study was designed to determine the effects of maternal sensory interventions (kangaroo care, lullabies, and maternal tactile-auditory soothing) on sleep-wake states, physiological parameters, and sleep onset latency in…
- Trial name
- MSI (NCT07725094)
- Testing
- Kangaroo Care, Maternal Lullaby, Maternal Tactile-Auditory Soothing
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Anxiety, Health Education
QR Code Video Education for ICU Family Members
This prospective randomized controlled study aims to evaluate the effect of a QR code-based digital information video on knowledge level and anxiety among family members of intensive care unit (ICU) patients.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Health Education, Family Members of Intensive Care Unit Patients
- Trial name
- QR-ICU (NCT07660705)
- Testing
- QR Code-Based Digital Educational Video
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elazıg Fethi Sekin Sehir Hastanesi
Sepsis, Intensive Care Unit
Effect of Albumin Replacement on Oxygen Delivery in Sepsis Patients
Fluid resuscitation is a critical component of sepsis treatment. Research has shown that intravenous (IV) fluid therapy in sepsis positively impacts cardiac output and thereby oxygen (O2) delivery through a complex interaction of…
- Trial name
- NCT06556914
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsun University
Delirium in the Intensive Care Unit, Sleep Quality
Precision ICU Care: Evaluating an AI-Driven Nursing Decision Support System for Delirium Prevention
Delirium affects up to 83% of mechanically ventilated patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU), often leading to longer hospital stays and long-term memory or cognitive problems.
- Trial name
- NCT07631494
- Testing
- MLP-based Clinical Decision Support System (MLP-CDSS), VR-based Cognitive Intervention, VR-assisted Early Mobility Exercise
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 188 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University
Critically Ill, Extubation
Does Tracheal Suction During Extubation in Intensive Care Unit Decrease Functional Residual Capacity
Little is known about the procedure of extubation of patients admitted in Intensive Care Units (ICU). In particular, effects of tracheal suction during extubation have never been evaluated.
- Conditions
- Critically Ill, Extubation, Intensive Care Unit
- Trial name
- NCT03681626
- Testing
- no tracheal suction, tracheal suction
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Rouen
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Comfort
Comfort Intervention in PICU Children
This randomized controlled trial evaluates a family-centered comfort intervention for children hospitalized in a pediatric intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- Pediatric Intensive Care Unit, Comfort, Anxiety in Children, Fear
- Trial name
- CCI-PICU (NCT07441668)
- Testing
- Intervention Family-Centered Comfort, Standard Care (in control arm)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Hyperoxemia, Intensive Care Unit (ICU)
Hyperoxemia in the Intensive Care Unit(ICU)
In our study, to research the prevalence of hyperoxemia in adult patients treated in the intensive care unit (ICU) and its relationship with clinical outcomes.
- Conditions
- Hyperoxemia, Intensive Care Unit (ICU), CPAP, Invasive Mechanical Ventilation
- Trial name
- ICU (NCT07549763)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 260 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trakya University
Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission, Tracheostomy
Impact of Information and Participation on Decision Time for Tracheostomy or PEG in ICU Families
Decisions regarding tracheostomy and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) in the intensive care unit (ICU) are frequently associated with substantial uncertainty, decisional conflict, and psychosocial burden among patients'…
- Conditions
- Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Admission, Tracheostomy, Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG)
- Trial name
- NCT07435896
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Elazıg Fethi Sekin Sehir Hastanesi
Newborn, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The Effect of Sleep Caps on Sleep and Physiological Parameters in Infants in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
This study is a randomized controlled experimental trial designed to evaluate the effects of a researcher-developed sleep cap on the sleep and physiological variables of infants hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit.
- Conditions
- Newborn, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Neonatal Intensive Care, Sleep
- Trial name
- NCT07423962
- Testing
- Wearing a Sleep Cap
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 53 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aydin Adnan Menderes University
Sepsis, Sepsis and Septic Shock
Hemodynamic Venous Congestion Ultrasound (VExUS) by ICU Nurses in Sepsis Patients.
Sepsis is a serious condition where the body's immune response to infection overreacts, leading to organ damage and death. Venous congestion, a buildup of blood in the veins, can occur in sepsis and contribute to organ injury.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Sepsis and Septic Shock, Sepsis at Intensive Care Unit, Intensive Care Nurses
- Trial name
- VEXIVAN (NCT07406750)
- Testing
- Education in performing hemodynamic diagnostic ultrasound of venous congestion, Hemodynamic diagnostic ultrasound of venous congestion
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County
Sepsis, Sepsis and Septic Shock
Role of Transposable Elements in Septic Immune Aging
The goal of this observational study is to learn about how transposable element levels affect the patient outcomes in sepsis. The main questions it aims to answer is: 1.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Sepsis and Septic Shock, Sepsis With Multiple Organ Dysfunction (MOD), Sepsis With Acute Organ Dysfunction
- Trial name
- SITE (NCT06809868)
- Testing
- RNA and DNA Sequencing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 116 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Interprofessional Relations, Interprofessional Education
Interprofessional Collaboration in the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU): An Action-Research Training Project
This study evaluates the impact of a structured interprofessional training program on daily collaboration within the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit (CICU/UTIC) at the University Hospital of Parma.
- Conditions
- Interprofessional Relations, Interprofessional Education, Attitude of Health Personnel, Intensive Care Units
- Trial name
- COLLUTIC_25 (NCT07360366)
- Testing
- The training phase of the project consists of an interactive course aimed at healthcare professionals (physicians, nurses and OSS) to improve their ability to recognise and enact effective collaborati
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Parma