Clinical trials: Neurocritical Care
Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Patients
Pupillometry in Critical Care
Traumatic Brain Injury is a leading cause of death and disability in adults worldwide. The investigators want to find the best way to predict which patients with head injuries are going to deteriorate in order to get medical…
- Trial name
- PUPIL (NCT07838350)
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Walton Centre NHS Foundation Trust
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
Blood Pressure
Multidisciplinary Study to Verify Blood Pressure Documentation and Response to Titration of Intravenous Medications
This study is an observational, non-randomized, study that will examine the variability in blood pressure (BP) response to intravenous (IV) vasoactive medications when BP is continuously sampled versus real-world BP sampling.
- Trial name
- VERBATIM (NCT06253780)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Respiratory Failure, Intracranial Hypertension
Safety of Optimal PEEP in NSICU Patients
The investigators aim to demonstrate that use of transpulmonary pressure to guide PEEP management is safe in patients with possible elevations of intracranial pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT03862027
- Testing
- Esophageal Balloon catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Acute Brain Injury Coma, Neurocritical Care
Development and Validation of a Prognostic Model for Neurocritical Patients Using Multimodal Brain Monitoring
This study aims to develop and validate a prognostic model for neurocritical patients using multimodal brain monitoring data. By combining data from various monitoring techniques such as EEG, TCD, and NIRS, this model will help…
- Conditions
- Acute Brain Injury Coma, Neurocritical Care, Cerebral Infarction, Intracranial Hemorrhages
- Trial name
- NCT07115459
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Xiangya Hospital of Central South University
Stroke
Guideline-recommended Basic Parameter Adherence in Neurocritical Care Patients
The aim of the planned study project is to assess the current situation regarding the treatment of patients with severe stroke at the neuro-critical care unit.
- Trial name
- NORMONICU (NCT06367543)
- Testing
- Time in therapeutic range of vital parameters
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 474 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Giessen
Acute Brain Injury, Mechanical Ventilation
Brain Monitoring During PEEP-Based Respiratory Therapy in Critically Ill Patients
Mechanical ventilation is commonly used in critically ill patients with acute brain injury. Positive end-expiratory pressure (PEEP) and lung recruitment maneuvers are important ventilator strategies for improving oxygenation, but…
- Conditions
- Acute Brain Injury, Mechanical Ventilation, Neurocritical Care
- Trial name
- NCT07716787
- Testing
- Recruitment Maneuver, Positive End-Expiratory Pressure Adjustment
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Shengli Oilfield Hospital
Sleep Fragmentation
Sleep Disruption in Post-operative Patients in the Neurocritical Care Unit
The role of sleep in patients admitted to the intensive care unit is an emerging field of research. There have been studies that show patients in the ICU have poor sleep including sleep fragmentation, multiple arousals, decreased…
- Trial name
- SDPPNCU (NCT02997839)
- Testing
- sleep disruption
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Myasthenic Crisis, Upper Respiratory Infection
Incidence and Risk of Influenza in Myasthenic Patients
Upper respiratory infection , including influenza, may exacerbate the symptoms of myasthenia gravis (MG), which is an autoimmune disease that causes muscle weakness and, in some cases, can precipitate a myasthenic crisis In the…
- Trial name
- NCT03884777
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- Centre d'Investigation Clinique et Technologique 805
Pressure Ulcer
Prevention of Pressure Ulcer by Lateral Tilt Bed in Neurocritical Care
Patient positioning is an essential part of a preventive strategy for neurocritical care patients. The aim of the study will be to determine whether the positioning of the bed is the same or better compared to the positioning of…
- Trial name
- PULAT-NC (NCT04078477)
- Testing
- Body positioning
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Regional Hospital Liberec
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Hypertension
Safety and Efficacy Study of Clevidipine to Control Hypertension in Patients Admitted With Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
This study is designed to assess how rapidly and how safely Clevidipine can be used to control high Blood Pressure in patients with subarachnoid hemorrhage which is a type of brain bleed that happens because of a weak balloon…
- Trial name
- CLASH (NCT00978822)
- Testing
- Clevidipine butyrate injectable emulsion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy (HIE)
Severity of Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy and Neurological Pupil Index in Neonates
The goal of this observational study is to learn if the reactivity of a newborn's eye to light (measured as an index, using a new device -pupillometer) reflect the health of their brain recovering from disruption of blood/oxygen…
- Trial name
- SHINE (NCT07024771)
- Testing
- Automated Pupillometer
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Brain Injuries
Non-invasive Near-infrared Spectroscopy (NIRS) Versus Invasive Licox Intracranial Pressure
Researchers are trying to assess how accurately and safely NIRS non-invasive monitoring can detect changes in intracranial pressure to determine if this noninvasive device can be used instead of invasive monitoring with Licox in…
- Trial name
- NCT04247321
- Testing
- Licox® Brain Tissue Oxygen Monitoring System, Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Coma
Using EEG to Study Coma in the Neurocritical Care Unit
Despite its clinical significance, the pathophysiology of coma is still under investigation and the physiology of emergence from coma remains a mystery.
- Trial name
- NCT01897194
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal, Delayed Cerebral Ischemia
Noninvasive CA Monitoring Validation and Autonomic Modulation in Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
This is a two-component prospective study of adult aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (aSAH) patients admitted to the Neurosciences Intensive Care Unit (NSICU) at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
- Conditions
- Subarachnoid Hemorrhage, Aneurysmal, Delayed Cerebral Ischemia, Cerebral Vasospasm, Autonomic Nervous System Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT07577739
- Testing
- Right-Sided Cervical Sympathetic Block at C6, Transcutaneous Auricular Vagal Nerve Stimulation (taVNS)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Acute Brain Injuries, Consciousness Disorders
CONNECT-ME: Consciousness in Neurocritical Care Cohort Study Using fMRI and EEG
Detecting preserved consciousness in brain-injured patients by traditional clinical means requires presence of motor function. Otherwise, patients may be erroneously classified as being in a vegetative state.
- Trial name
- CONNECT-ME (NCT02644265)
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet
Brain Injuries, Congenital Heart Disease
Protecting Brains and Saving Futures - the PBSF Protocol
Background: Multiple neonatal disorders are associated with risks of neurological injury. Thus, management of these infants should involve a coordinated approach to permit early diagnosis with improved clinical care.
- Conditions
- Brain Injuries, Congenital Heart Disease, Newborn Morbidity, Intraventricular Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- PBSF (NCT03786497)
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 2,268 people
- Sponsor
- Protecting Brains Saving Futures
Lung Collapse
The Effect of Lateral Tilt on Ventilation Distribution in Lungs Assessed by Electrical Impedance Tomography
Prevention of lung inhomogeneity is an essential part of preventive strategy in neurocritical care, reducing the risks of secondary brain damage from hypoxemia, hypo/hypercapnia or pneumonia.
- Trial name
- N-LAT-EIT (NCT04235231)
- Testing
- Bed tilting, Body positioning
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Regional Hospital Liberec
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage (aSAH), Headache Disorders
Efficacy of Scalp Block in Managing Post Subarachnoid Hemorrhage Headache in Critically Ill Patients. A Single Centre Randomized Controlled Trial
Subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH) is a devastating neurological disorder associated with significant mortality and morbidity rates, arising not just from the hemorrhage itself but also because of the catastrophic multisystem sequelae…
- Trial name
- SAH-BLOCK (NCT07307508)
- Testing
- Levobupivacaine Scalp block, Conventional analgesic therapy
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Acute Brain Injury, Hypoxia, Brain
Portable MRI for Pediatric Hypoxic Ischemic Brain Injury
This study will evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of low field portable MRI (pMRI) for detection of hypoxic ischemic brain injuries in pediatric patients compared to clinically obtained neuroimaging to define pediatric…
- Conditions
- Acute Brain Injury, Hypoxia, Brain, Ischemia, Brain, Brain Injuries
- Trial name
- pMRI for HIBI (NCT07577336)
- Testing
- Portable MRI, Scavenged Sample Collection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Mercy Hospital Kansas City