Clinical trials: Morbidity
Device Induced Injury, Necrosis, Pressure
Mucosal Pressure of the Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme Versus the i-Gel in Paralyzed Anesthetized Female Patients
In the following randomized non-crossover study, the investigators test the hypothesis that directly measured mucosal pressure differ between the laryngeal mask airway (LMA) Supreme and the i-Gel in paralyzed anesthetized…
- Conditions
- Device Induced Injury, Necrosis, Pressure, Complication of Device Insertion, Airway Morbidity
- Trial name
- NCT01367678
- Testing
- Laryngeal Mask Airway Supreme, i-Gel extraglottic airway device
- Where
- 2 sites in Austria, Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Schulthess Klinik
Tracheal Intubation Morbidity
Glottic Visualization & Ease of Intubation With Different Laryngoscope Blades
Orotracheal intubation the commonest method used to secure and maintain airway during anaesthesia. A variety of methods are available for orotracheal intubation such as digital or tactile method, use of lighted orotracheal…
- Trial name
- NCT01352299
- Testing
- Macintosh Laryngoscope blade, MacCoy, Miller
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Tata Memorial Hospital
Mortality, Morbidity
Impact of the WHO Recommended Vitamin A Supplementation at Immunisation Contacts
High-dose vitamin A to children above 6 months of age reduces all-cause mortality by 23-30%. The WHO recommends vitamin A supplementation (VAS) with the first vaccine after 6 months of age.
- Trial name
- NCT00514891
- Testing
- Vitamin A
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 9,500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Inclusion Criteria:, Adult
Impact of Educational Group Intervention on the Consumption of Fruit and Vegetables
The right to food and nutrition is established in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights as they are basic requirements for promoting and protecting good health.
- Conditions
- Inclusion Criteria:, Adult, No Pregnancy, No Lactation
- Trial name
- fvphc (NCT01209481)
- Testing
- nutritional education group action
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- UPECLIN HC FM Botucatu Unesp
Coronary Artery Bypass, Delirium
Organ Protection for Coronary Artery Bypass Graft (CABG): Propofol Versus Desflurane
Background: Different anaesthetic agents have been shown to have different protective effects upon heart, brain and renal function under ischaemic conditions (oxygen starvation).
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Bypass, Delirium, Dementia, Amnesia
- Trial name
- NCT00400790
- Testing
- propofol, desflurane
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 182 people
- Sponsor
- University of Melbourne
Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality
Trial of the Impact of Vitamin A on Maternal Mortality
Main objectives: To evaluate the impact of weekly vitamin A supplementation (VAS) to women of reproductive age (15-45 years) on maternal mortality in rural Ghana, and to compare this with the impact on overall mortality.
- Conditions
- Vitamin A Deficiency, Maternal Mortality, Maternal Morbidity
- Trial name
- ObaapaVitA (NCT00211341)
- Testing
- Vitamin A
- Where
- Ghana
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Marginal Ulcer, Chronic Ulcer Disease
Chronic Marginal Ulcers After Gastric Bypass
The purpose of this study is to determine the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of revision gastroplasty along with other adjunct procedures in the treatment of intractable / chronic marginal ulcers after Roux-en-Y gastric…
- Conditions
- Marginal Ulcer, Chronic Ulcer Disease, Persistent Ulcer Disease, Recurrent Ulcer Disease
- Trial name
- ChronicMU (NCT01041079)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Child Development, Cognitive Development
Efficacy of Micronutrient Fortified Yoghurt in School Children for Health Benefits
To evaluate the efficacy of consumption of yoghurt fortified with 30% recommended dietary allowance (RDA) of essential micronutrients (iron, zinc, vitamin A and iodine) for a period of one year in comparison to same yoghurt…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Cognitive Development, Morbidity, Physical Growth
- Trial name
- NCT00980733
- Testing
- Fortified Yoghurt, Yoghurt
- Where
- Bangladesh
- Volunteers
- 1,325 people
- Sponsor
- Annamalai University
Cognitive Dysfunction, Cardiac Morbidity
The Difference in Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction and Myocardial Ischemia Between Propofol and Isoflurane
The progressive aging of the general population cause increase in number of extensive and long surgeries in older patients. Age is a risk factor for perioperative myocardial ischemia and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction (POCD)…
- Trial name
- POCD (NCT00908518)
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Tel-Aviv Sourasky Medical Center
Febrile Morbidity, Pain
Post-Operative Treatment With Ketorolac After Abdominal Myomectomy
The purpose of this study is to determine if ketorolac, given after abdominal myomectomy, will decrease the frequency of post-oerative fevers as well as improve post-operative pain management.
- Trial name
- NCT00845754
- Testing
- ketorolac, saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 112 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ascher-Walsh, Charles, M.D.
Alcohol Related Morbidity, Alcohol Dependence
Project RAP: Reaching Adolescents for Prevention
The purpose of the study is to determine if a brief motivational interview in the context of an emergency health care visit will reduce high-risk drinking and drug-taking and associated health consequences among adolescents ages…
- Trial name
- NCT00183157
- Testing
- Brief Motivational Intervention, Assessment and list of resources, Referral to Community Resources
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,400 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Neonatal Morbidity, Neonatal Illnesses
Effect of Referral Card on Neonatal Medical Care Seeking for Institutional Births in Urban Lucknow
Neonatal mortality rate in Uttar Pradesh, Northern India is 53.6 per thousand, and accounts for 8% of global neonatal deaths.It has been argued that prompt and appropriate care-seeking for sick neonates can substantially reduce…
- Trial name
- Referral Card (NCT00832143)
- Testing
- Referral Card with one-to-one counseling
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 1,020 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King George's Medical University
Chronic Kidney Disease, Cardiovascular Morbidity
Chemoreflex Sensitivity in Chronic Kidney Disease
Cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are markedly increased in chronic kidney disease (CKD) and may be explained in part by sympathetic hyperactivity.
- Trial name
- NCT00794872
- Testing
- blood sampling
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RWTH Aachen University
Morbidity, Mortality
Impact of Zinc Supplementation on Mortality and Hospitalizations in Children Aged 1 Months to 23 Months
Children, aged 1 months to 23 months, in the intervention households received zinc, iron and folic acid and those in the control households were administered iron and folic acid (IFA) alone for a period of one year.
- Conditions
- Morbidity, Mortality, Diarrhea, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT00269542
- Testing
- Zinc and iron folic acid - Intervention
- Volunteers
- 94,359 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Society for Applied Studies
Hypothermia, Morbidity
Perinatal Hypothermia, Risk Factors and Long-Term Consequences in Guinea-Bissau, Westafrica
Low body temperature (hypothermia (HT)) at birth contributes to infant mortality in low-income countries. A study from Guinéa-Bissau indicates that HT results in an increased mortality rate, which persist at least two months…
- Conditions
- Hypothermia, Morbidity, Mortality
- Trial name
- NCT00429000
- Testing
- thermospot
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 788 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project
Mortality, Morbidity
Different Doses of Vitamin A and Childhood Morbidity and Mortality
Vitamin A supplementation reduces all-cause mortality. It is therefore given with oral polio vaccine in national campaigns. However, it is not clear which dose is optimal.
- Trial name
- NCT00168584
- Testing
- Vitamin A
- Where
- Guinea-Bissau
- Volunteers
- 5,400 people
- Sponsor
- Bandim Health Project