Clinical trials: Intensive Care Units
Critical Illness, Fever
Safety and Efficacy of Acetaminophen in the Intensive Care Unit.
The intensive care unit (ICU) team needs to know what effects acetaminophen has in critically ill patients. Acetaminophen is better known as Tylenol. It is the drug given to reduce fever.
- Trial name
- SEA-ICU (NCT02280239)
- Testing
- Acetaminophen
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Communication, Critical Illness
Improving Family Meetings in the Pediatric Cardiac Intensive Care Unit
This study aims to improve communication between medical teams, patients, and families in the pediatric cardiac intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT03749330
- Testing
- CICU Team And Loved Ones Communicating (CICU TALC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 451 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Anemia
Age of Blood in Children in Pediatric Intensive Care Units
ABC PICU is a randomized clinical trial that will compare the clinical consequences of RBC storage duration in 1538 critically ill children.
- Trial name
- ABC-PICU (NCT01977547)
- Testing
- Short storage RBC age
- Where
- 37 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 1,538 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Family Members, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
Psychological Symptoms and Families of COVID-19 Patients
Families of patients in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) are at increased risk for developing psychological symptoms that can last for months after the patient is discharged.
- Conditions
- Family Members, Post Intensive Care Unit Syndrome, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT04501445
- Testing
- Written Summary of Rounds
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Agitation
Acupuncture to Improve Comfort of Children on a Ventilator in the Intensive Care Unit
The purpose of this study is to determine whether acupuncture is effective at improving comfort in children on a ventilator in the intensive care unit.
- Trial name
- NCT01848158
- Testing
- acupuncture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Temperature
Accuracy and Precision Comparison of Temptraq
Purpose The purpose of this feasibility study is to assess the accuracy and precision of the Temp-Traq thermometer for monitoring body temperature in adult patients under three conditions (hypothermia, normothermia, and…
- Trial name
- NCT03264833
- Testing
- TempTraq
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Bacterial Infections
French Study In ICU Patients Treated With Tigecycline
This study will describe clinical outcome and safety data collected prospectively in subjects hospitalized in an intensive care unit (ICU) presenting with an infection for which treatment with tigecycline, alone or in…
- Trial name
- NCT00799591
- Testing
- Observational study so no intervention in the patient.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- Wyeth is now a wholly owned subsidiary of Pfizer
Acute Respiratory Failure, Post-Intensive Care Syndrome
Mobile Critical Care Recovery Program for Acute Respiratory Failure Survivors
The m-CCRP randomized controlled trial will evaluate the efficacy of a collaborative critical care recovery program from acute respiratory failure (ARF) survivors in accomplishing the Institute of Healthcare Improvement's triple…
- Trial name
- m-CCRP (NCT03053245)
- Testing
- Mobile Critical Care Program, Attention Control
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 503 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Hypoxemia
Oxygen Saturation Alarms in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
Infants will be observed in the neonatal intensive care unit for 4 hours. The observer will note the timing of oxygen saturation alarms, staff response, and interrupted staff activities.
- Trial name
- NCT01085539
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Covid19 and Mortality
Factors Affecting Mortality in Critical Patients Admitted to Intensive Care Unit Due to Coronavirus Disease 2019
Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital, located in Diyarbakır province in southeastern Turkey, was designed as a pandemic hospital from the beginning of the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) outbreak.
- Trial name
- NCT04659876
- Testing
- clinical features and laboratory values
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 445 people
- Sponsor
- Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gazi Yasargil Training and Research Hospital
Sedation
Efficacy and Safety of Inhaled Isoflurane Delivered Via the Sedaconda ACD-S Compared to Intravenous Propofol for Sedation of Mechanically Ventilated Intensive Care Unit Adult Patients (INSPiRE-ICU1)
This is a study to compare safety and efficacy of inhaled isoflurane administered via the Sedaconda ACD-S device system versus intravenous propofol for sedation of mechanically ventilated patients in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU)…
- Trial name
- INSPiRE-ICU1 (NCT05312385)
- Testing
- Isoflurane, Propofol, Isoflurane (run-ins)
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 277 people
- Sponsor
- Sedana Medical
Cardiopulmonary Bypass Surgery
HPI (Hypotension Prediction Index) Care Trial
A prospective single-center randomized controlled trial to determine if guided hemodynamic management with the Acumen HPI technology in the OR and ICU can reduce the mean duration of hypotension in cardiac surgery patients…
- Trial name
- NCT05083403
- Testing
- AcumenTM HPI Software Feature, Non-protocolized Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 170 people
- Sponsor
- Edwards Lifesciences
Intensive Care Unit Syndrome
Feasibility, Acceptability, and Barriers to Implementation of a Geriatrics Bundle in the ICU
Despite the known benefits of geriatric care models among hospitalized older adults outside the intensive care unit (ICU), few studies have addressed the needs of older adults in the ICU; for example, sensory impairment…
- Trial name
- ACE-ICU (NCT04652453)
- Testing
- Geriatrics Bundle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 83 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Parenteral Nutrition
Study Comparing a Soybean Oil-Based With an Olive Oil-Based Lipid Emulsion in ICU Patients Requiring TPN
Many hospitalized patients who are malnourished or not eating receive intravenous feeding or total parenteral nutrition (TPN). Despite improving nutrition, TPN may increase the risk of infections and hospital complications.
- Trial name
- TPN2 (NCT00672854)
- Testing
- ClinOleic 20% Intravenous Emulsion, Intralipid, 20% Intravenous Emulsion
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
ICU Acquired Weakness
Diagnosing Intensive Care Unit (ICU) Acquired Weakness
The goal of this study is to develop a non-invasive test to diagnose intensive care unit (ICU) acquired weakness that can be administered to both responsive and non-responsive patients.
- Trial name
- NCT04166630
- Testing
- Clinical Electrical Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Cerebral Palsy, Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
Therapeutic Intervention Supporting Development From NICU to 6 Months for Infants Post Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility and begin to evaluate the effect of a sensorimotor intervention (SMI) provided in the first 6 months of life for infants with hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy.
- Trial name
- NCT05130528
- Testing
- Sensorimotor Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis
Facilitating Communication Study
This study is a randomized clinical trial of an intervention to improve outcomes for patients and their family by using ICU nurse facilitators to support, model, and teach communication strategies that enable patients and their…
- Conditions
- Chronic Disease, Neoplasm Metastasis, Lung Neoplasm, Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive
- Trial name
- FCS2 (NCT03721952)
- Testing
- Facilitator-Based Intervention
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 977 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Pulmonary Infections
Dornase Alfa Therapy for Ventilator Associated Lung Infections in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU)
To evaluate the effect of Dornase alfa on preterm and late preterm neonates with ventilator associated pulmonary infections. Dornase alfa has been effective in the treatment of pulmonary infections in patients with cystic…
- Trial name
- PVAIN (NCT01356147)
- Testing
- Dornase alfa
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Georgetown University
Intensive Care Unit Survivors, Informal Caregivers (Family and Friends)
Improving Psychological Distress Among Critical Illness Survivors and Their Caregivers
Patients who receive life support in intensive care units commonly suffer from persistent depression, anxiety, and post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms after discharge.
- Trial name
- NCT01983254
- Testing
- coping skills training, education program
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 417 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Nosocomial Infections
Study of Bathing With Chlorhexidine Impregnated Cloths on Nosocomial Infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit
The investigators propose to conduct a large clinical study to determine if daily bathing with chlorhexidine impregnated cloths will reduce the incidence of healthcare-associated infections in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit…
- Trial name
- NCT00549393
- Testing
- 2% Chlorhexidine gluconate cloth
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5,659 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University