Clinical trials: Overdose
Opioids; Harmful Use
Piloting a Naloxone Intervention in Philadelphia
The escalating opioid overdose epidemic is one of the most serious public health problems confronting the U.S. Death due to drug overdose is a significant and rising cause of mortality and morbidity in Philadelphia.
- Trial name
- NCT03305497
- Testing
- Mobile Phone Application
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Midazolam Overdose
Measurement of Midazolam Levels in Follicular Fluid
To determine the impact of Midazolam levels in follicular fluid on morpho-kinetics and morpho-genetics. The reason to measure Midazolam levels in larger size follicles in this study is to maximize the chances to get a mature…
- Trial name
- NCT03049293
- Testing
- Midazolam
- Where
- United Arab Emirates
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- ART Fertility Clinics LLC
Drug Overdose, Virtual Reality
Use of Virtual Reality for Overdose Management Educational Trainings
This cluster-randomized trial will compare changes in attitudes and knowledge on administering naloxone based on exposure to either a virtual reality educational training or the current standard educational trainings (e.g.
- Trial name
- NCT04091659
- Testing
- Virtual Reality Education, Standard Education
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Drug Overdose Accidental
Addressing Overdose Risk Among Recently Incarcerated People Living With HIV/AIDS
The overall objective of this study is to evaluate an educational overdose prevention intervention's effectiveness among incarcerated people living with HIV/AIDS, specifically within the context of other outcomes related to…
- Trial name
- NCT03569592
- Testing
- Overdose Prevention Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Drexel University
Opioid; Intoxication, Perception Disturbance (Acute), Acute Pain
Pupillary Unrest in Ambient Light, and Relationship to Opioid-Induced Respiratory Depression
Volunteers will receive a weight-based opioid (remifentanil) infusion for 10 minutes. In the first run, serial pupillary measurements (pupillary unrest, pupil diameter) will be taken at baseline, and at 2.5-minute intervals…
- Conditions
- Opioid; Intoxication, Perception Disturbance (Acute), Acute Pain, Overdose of Opiate, Respiratory Depression
- Trial name
- NCT04301895
- Testing
- Continuous conversational interaction, Remifentanil infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Drug Overdose, Overdose of Beta-adrenergic Blocking Drug
Glucagon's Cardiovascular Effects With and Without Beta-blocker-induced Cardioinhibition
This trial investigates effects of a glucagon bolus injection on heart rate, blood pressure and cardiac output during beta-blocker-induced cardiodepression.
- Trial name
- GLUCAGON (NCT03533179)
- Testing
- Glucagon, Esmolol, Physiologic saline - glucagon dummy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg
Blood Glucose, High, Oral Hypoglycaemic Overdose
Impact of Oral Glucose Tolerance Test on Extent of Hemoglobin Glycation
The glycation extent of human hemoglobin is under control of the Maillard reaction, a chemical interaction between an amino acide and a reducing sugar.
- Trial name
- HbA1c (NCT04018430)
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Urs E. Nydegger
Drug Overdose, Opioid-Related Disorders
Development of an Algorithm That Predicts Hypoventilation Due to an Opioid Overdose
RTM Vital Signs, LLC is developing a miniature wearable tracheal sound sensor that communicates with a cell phone containing a machine-learning diagnostic algorithm designed to detect and predict the onset of mild, moderate, and…
- Trial name
- NCT03845699
- Testing
- Diagnostic algorithms that detects/predicts hypoventilation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RTM Vital Signs, LLC
Infection, Vitamin A Overdose
Vitamin A Total Body Stores of Senegalese Children in Relation to Their Infectious Status
Despite economic growth in developing countries, Sub-Saharan Africa still faces food insecurity malnutrition and infections. Micronutrient deficiency and infectious diseases still remain a public health problem and have a…
- Trial name
- NCT03207308
- Testing
- Vitamin A supplementation
- Where
- Senegal
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cheikh Anta Diop University, Senegal
Iodine Reaction, Iodine Compounds Overdose
The Effect of Iodine Intakes on Maternal and Infant Health and the Study of Iodine RNI for Different Stages of Pregnancy
This study determined the effects of different iodine intake on the maternal and infant health and provide evidence for studying the RNI and UL of iodine in pregnant women. 1.
- Conditions
- Iodine Reaction, Iodine Compounds Overdose, Pregnancy Related
- Trial name
- NCT03710148
- Testing
- Natural exposure of deficient or excessive iodine
- Where
- 3 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wanqi Zhang
Drug Overdose
Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of a New Formulation of Nasal Naloxone for Prehospital Use
Overdose with potential deadly outcome is a serious problem among opioid abusers, not least in Norway. The annual death toll from overdose is about 250, higher than road traffic accidents.
- Trial name
- OPI-14-001 (NCT02307721)
- Testing
- Intranasal naloxone, Intramuscular naloxone, Remifentanil
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Drug Overdose
Pharmacodynamics and Arteriovenous Differences of Naloxone in Healthy Participants Exposed to an Opioid
Overdose with potential deadly outcome is a serious problem among opioid abusers, not least in Norway. To save lives, immediate treatment with a μ-opioid antidote such as naloxone is required.
- Trial name
- OPI-15-001 (NCT02405988)
- Testing
- Intravenous naloxone, Remifentanil
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Accidental Overdose of Opiate
Rapid Self-Testing to Prevent Fentanyl Overdose Among Young People Who Use Drugs
The research team will enroll 100 young adults who use cocaine, heroin, inject drugs, or purchase prescription medications on the illicit market in a pilot study to be known as the Rhode Island Young Adult Prescription and…
- Trial name
- RAPiDS2 (NCT03373825)
- Testing
- Take home rapid drug test
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brown University
Drug Overdose, Overdose of Beta-adrenergic Blocking Drug
Effects of Lipid Emulsion on the Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Properties of Metoprolol.
The aim of this study is to investigate whether intravenous lipid emulsion is effective in attenuating the clinical effects of a cardioactive drug, exemplified by the beta-blocking agent metoprolol.
- Conditions
- Drug Overdose, Overdose of Beta-adrenergic Blocking Drug, Blood Pressure
- Trial name
- NCT02924454
- Testing
- metoprolol, intravenous lipid emulsion, Sodium chloride 0.9% solution - lipid emulsion dummy
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mikkel Bring Christensen
Propofol Overdose of Undetermined Intent
Performance Evaluation of Four Pharmacokinetic-Pharmacodynamic(PKPD) Models of Propofol in Elderly Patients
Despite the wide use of propofol target-controlled infusion (TCI) in elderly patients, pharmacokinetic (PK) and pharmacodynamic (PD) models performance has not been prospectively assessed in this population.
- Trial name
- TCIGeriatric (NCT01435785)
- Where
- 2 sites in Chile
- Volunteers
- 14 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad del Desarrollo
Drug Overdose
Bioavailability of a New Formulation of Nasal Naloxone for Prehospital Use
Overdose with potential deadly outcome is a serious problem among opioid abusers, not least in Norway. The annual death toll from overdose is about 250, twice the annual death toll from traffic accidents.
- Trial name
- NCT02158117
- Testing
- nasal naloxone
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 12 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Drug Overdose
Bioavailability of Nasal Naloxone and Injected Naloxone Compared
Opioid overdoses have in the last decade counted for about 230 untimely deaths annually in Norway. The government is currently implementing a strategy for combating this epidemic.
- Trial name
- OPI-15-002 (NCT02598856)
- Testing
- Intranasal (IN) naloxone 1x, Intranasal (IN) naloxone 2, Intravenous (IV) naloxone
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Drug Overdose, Opioid-Related Disorders
Pharmacokinetic Evaluation of Intranasal and Intramuscular Naloxone in Healthy Volunteers
To determine the pharmacokinetics of 4 intranasal doses of naloxone compared to a 0.4 mg dose of naloxone administrated intramuscular and to identify an appropriate intranasal dose that could achieve systemic exposure comparable…
- Trial name
- NCT02572089
- Testing
- Naloxone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Drug Overdose, Opioid-Related Disorders
Buccal Versus Injectable Naloxone: a Phase I Healthy Volunteer Study
Naloxone is the standard treatment in response to cases of suspected opiate overdose. Buccal formulation of naloxone is a novel alternative to the licensed naloxone injection which, by removing the risk of accidental…
- Trial name
- NCT02733822
- Testing
- Naloxone
- Volunteers
- 4 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- King's College London
Acetaminophen Overdose, Pain
Investigation of Efficacy of Improved Acetaminophen Labeling
The purpose of this study is to evaluate, through brief, one-on-one cognitive interviews, the efficacy of 'enhanced' acetaminophen messages and icons in improving consumer understanding and use of prescription (Rx) and…
- Trial name
- NCT01592448
- Testing
- Active Ingredient Icon
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 662 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University