Clinical trials: Neonatal Critical Care
Signs and Symptoms
Noninvasive Optical Measurement of Critical Care Neonates
The purpose of this study is to determine whether reflections of light can be used to provide real-time pictures of blood vessel formation around infants' heads. This study device is called laser speckle imaging.
- Trial name
- NCT01483703
- Testing
- Laser Speckle Imaging
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 6 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Water-Electrolyte Imbalance, Intensive Care Units
Fluid Overload and Pulmonary Function
Esophageal atresia is a rare but severe malformation, and it requires early surgery. Coloesophagoplasty is surgical repair of the esophageal with an isoperistaltic transverse colon graft.
- Conditions
- Water-Electrolyte Imbalance, Intensive Care Units, Pediatric, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- NCT05129930
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Pirogov Russian National Research Medical University
Newborn Morbidity, Newborn Complication
Feasibility Study Evaluating the Efficacy of a Wireless Vital Signs Monitor for Critically Ill Newborns in Kenya
The neoGuard device is a 4-in-1 wearable vital signs monitor designed to continuously measure temperature, pulse rate (PR), respiratory rate (RR) and blood oxygen saturation (SpO2) in newborns.
- Trial name
- NCT04606589
- Testing
- neoGuard vital signs monitor
- Where
- Kenya
- Volunteers
- 167 people
- Sponsor
- Neopenda, PBC
Critical Illness
Clinical Trial on Individual Characteristics Affecting Pain Drug Therapy in Neonates
Children differ from adults with respect to growth and development but also immaturity of various pharmacological mechanisms. Dosing schemes in children are usually derived in an empirical manner from clinical trials in adult…
- Trial name
- NeoPopGen (NCT02426463)
- Testing
- propofol, oxycodone
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Turku University Hospital
Tetanus
Multicenter Study of Tetanus Patients in Fujian Province of China
Background: Tetanus is a life-threatening disease in developing countries, and accompanied by a high mortality rate. China is the world's largest developing country, and Fujian Province is a typical coastal province in China with…
- Trial name
- NCT04165928
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 95 people
- Sponsor
- Fujian Provincial Hospital
Patient Safety, Organizational Change
Generalizing TESTPILOT to New Single Family Room NICUs
Complex service interventions are neither smooth nor easy in any transitioning healthcare facility. Simulations performed in the new environment reinforce patient safety by uncovering safety threats, enabling their correction…
- Trial name
- TESTPILOT (NCT02574104)
- Testing
- Simulate a functional NICU prior to moving patients
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Hyperoxemia, Cerebrovascular Circulation
HYPER MIND - Hyperoxia Effects on Cerebral Hemodynamics
This study aims to better understand how short periods of exposure to high oxygen levels affect blood flow in the brain of patients who are intubated and mechanically ventilated in the Intensive Care Unit (ICU).
- Conditions
- Hyperoxemia, Cerebrovascular Circulation, Cerebral Autoregulation, Critical Illness
- Trial name
- HYPER-MIND (NCT07377162)
- Testing
- Normobaric Hyperoxic Stimulus (NBHO)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Erasme University Hospital
Congenital Disease
Kids Intestinal Dysfunction in Congenital Heart Disease: the Kind Heart Study
Approximately 40,000 infants are born each year in the United States with congenital heart defects (CHD), and heart defects are the leading cause of birth defect-related deaths in the United States.
- Trial name
- NCT02824705
- Testing
- Congenital Heart Disease Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Pulmonary Hypertension, Neonatal Hypoxic Respiratory Failure
Inhaled Iloprost as an Adjunct to Inhaled Nitric Oxide in Pediatric Critical Care Patients
The purpose of this study is to determine whether inhaled iloprost is safe and effective in pediatric patients with pulmonary hypertension who are sick in the intensive care unit.
- Conditions
- Pulmonary Hypertension, Neonatal Hypoxic Respiratory Failure, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of Newborn, Congenital Heart Defects
- Trial name
- NCT00981591
- Testing
- Iloprost
- Sponsor
- Seattle Children's Hospital
Critical Illness, Pediatric Critical Illness
Brain Blood Flow and Cerebral Autoregulation Monitoring in Critically Ill Children
This study uses a non-invasive (external) ultrasound test called Transcranial Doppler (TCD) to measure how blood flows through the major arteries of the brain of children receiving care in the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit…
- Conditions
- Critical Illness, Pediatric Critical Illness, Respiratory Failure, Traumatic Brain Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07613918
- Testing
- Transcranial Doppler
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 125 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Critical Illness
Cytomegalovirus Control in Critical Care
The purpose of this study is to determine whether reactivation of latent cytomegalovirus infection in critically ill patients looked after in the intensive care unit can be successfully and safely prevented using antiviral…
- Trial name
- CCCC (NCT01503918)
- Testing
- Valaciclovir/Aciclovir, Valganciclovir/Ganciclovir
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
Congenital Heart Disease
Use of a Predictive Analytics Algorithm to Optimize Weaning of Inotropes Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
The objective of this study is to determine the effectiveness of a real time continuous risk analytics algorithm in the successful de-escalation of vasoactive and inotropic support in pediatric patients following cardiac surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04600700
- Testing
- Clinical Decision support system (CDSS) for inotrope weaning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Intensive Care Unit Patient
WHO Covid 19 - Neurological Abnormalities in SARS-CoV-2 ICU Patients
The SARS-CoV-2 epidemic is leading to a large number of patients in intensive care units due to severe hypoxemic pneumonia. After an acute phase that may require controlled mechanical ventilation and deep sedation, removal of…
- Conditions
- SARS-CoV-2 Infection, Intensive Care Unit Patient, Neurological Abnormality, Delirium
- Trial name
- NeuroCovid (NCT04643548)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Congenital Heart Disease
Application of a Clinical Decision Support System to Reduce Mechanical Ventilation Duration After Cardiac Surgery in Children
The goal of this study is to evaluate the impact of a clinical decision support system (CDSS) in children receiving mechanical ventilation (MV) after surgery for congenital heart disease (CHD).
- Trial name
- NCT05687292
- Testing
- Clinical decision support system (CDSS) for ventilator weaning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 330 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Neonatal Critical Care
Palliative Care in Maternity and Neonatology
Palliative care is now an accepted principle in most maternity and neonatology wards, however not much is known about its psychological and social consequences on families.
- Trial name
- VESPAN (NCT04619901)
- Testing
- Semi-structured interviews, Questionnaire, following Scales
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Lille
Heart Defects, Congenital
Micronutrients in Children in Critical Care With Cardiac Conditions
This study aims to explore the frequency and types of micronutrient deficiencies in a sample of UK children with CHD using standard and novel markers in blood.
- Trial name
- MC5 (NCT02409706)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Infant, Premature, Diseases, Respiratory Disease
Critical Respiratory Diseases in Ex-preterm Infants in PICU
Premature birth is the leading cause of death in children younger than 5 years old worldwide, especially in low- and middle-income countries.
- Conditions
- Infant, Premature, Diseases, Respiratory Disease, Respiratory Failure, Premature Birth
- Trial name
- NCT04284891
- Where
- Vietnam
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- National Children's Hospital, Vietnam
Critical Illness, Parenteral Nutrition
Protein Restriction In Parenteral Nutrition For Critically Ill Neonates During The Acute Phase: A Preliminary Study
This study aims to determine the differences in outcomes in groups with protein restriction in parenteral nutrition of critically ill infants, compared with protein regimens according to local guidelines.
- Trial name
- NCT07801040
- Testing
- Amino acid infusion
- Where
- Indonesia
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Universitas Indonesia
Respiratory Failure
Respiratory Care in Intensive Care Unit for Neuromuscular Patients
Retrospective multicentric observational study exploring the population of adult neuromuscular patients presenting a respiratory distress requiring their admission in an Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for ventilatory support.
- Trial name
- NCT02936908
- Testing
- Ventilatory support
- Where
- 4 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Hospices Civils de Lyon
Whole Genome Sequencing, Genetic Disease
N-Care Project: Enhancing Asian-Pacific Collaboration
Through Asian-Pacific multinational collaboration, we aim to utilize third-generation genome sequencing to rapidly diagnose genetic diseases in critically ill infants and young children, achieving the goal of early diagnosis for…
- Conditions
- Whole Genome Sequencing, Genetic Disease, Critical Care, Intensive Care, Nanopore Sequencing
- Trial name
- N-Care project (NCT06821386)
- Testing
- Genetic study with nanopore sequencing
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital