Clinical trials: Resuscitation
Teamwork During Neonatal Resuscitation
Improving Teamwork for Neonatal Resuscitation
The Neonatal Resuscitation Program (NRP) is the curriculum used to teach providers how to care for newborns in the delivery room. Breakdowns in teamwork and communication contribute to NRP quality problems.
- Trial name
- NCT00651794
- Testing
- Teamwork training, Standard NRP curriculum, Skills practice with low-fidelity mannequin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Acute Respiratory Failure, Intubation Complication
Preventing Cardiovascular collaPse With Administration of Fluid Resuscitation Before Endotracheal Intubation
Endotracheal intubation is common in the care of critically ill patients. Complications of airway management in this setting are frequently encountered and may be associated with an increased risk of death.
- Trial name
- PrePARE (NCT03026777)
- Testing
- intravenous crystalloid fluid, 500 mL
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 337 people
- Sponsor
- Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center in New Orleans
Sepsis, Severe, Septic Shock
Metabolic Resuscitation Using Ascorbic Acid, Thiamine, and Glucocorticoids in Sepsis.
This study has been created to compare the addition of intravenous (IV) vitamin C, thiamine, and hydrocortisone to the usual standard of care of sepsis and septic shock.
- Trial name
- ORANGES (NCT03422159)
- Testing
- Ascorbic Acid, Thiamine, Hydrocortisone
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Community Medical Center, Toms River, NJ
Brain Injuries, Traumatic
Hypertonic Resuscitation Following Severe Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI)
The purpose of this study is to determine if hypertonic saline with and without dextran can improve neurologic outcomes in victims of severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- NCT00316004
- Testing
- 7.5% Hypertonic Saline in 6% Dextran-70 (HSD), 7.5% Hypertonic Saline (HS), 0.9% Normal Saline (NS)
- Where
- 12 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,331 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Cardiac Arrest
Amiodarone, Lidocaine or Neither for Out-Of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest Due to Ventricular Fibrillation or Tachycardia
The primary objective of the trial is to determine if survival to hospital discharge is improved with early therapeutic administration of a new Captisol-Enabled formulation of IV amiodarone (Nexterone-PM101) compared to placebo.
- Trial name
- ALPS (NCT01401647)
- Testing
- amiodarone, Lidocaine, Normal saline
- Where
- 9 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 3,024 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Trauma, Hemorrhagic Shock
Control of Major Bleeding After Trauma Study
Bleeding is the most avoidable cause of death in trauma patients. Up to one-third of severely injured trauma patients are found to be coagulopathic and forty percent of the mortality following severe injury is due to…
- Trial name
- COMBAT (NCT01838863)
- Testing
- Type AB plasma, Crystalloid fluid (standard of care for resuscitation)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 144 people
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Shock, Septic
Pragmatic Pediatric Trial of Balanced Versus Normal Saline Fluid in Sepsis: A Pilot Feasibility Study
The objective of this pilot study is to assess overall feasibility prior to embarking on a larger randomized pragmatic trial comparing the clinical effectiveness of fluid resuscitation with NS versus LR for pediatric patients…
- Trial name
- PRoMPT BOLUS (NCT03340805)
- Testing
- Lactated Ringer, Normal saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Heart Transplant
Donors After Circulatory Death Heart Trial
To evaluate the effectiveness of the OCS Heart System to resuscitate, preserve and assess hearts donated after circulatory death for transplantation to increase the pool of donor hearts available for transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT03831048
- Testing
- OCS Heart System, Cold Storage
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- TransMedics
Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death
Treatment of Ventricular Tachyarrhythmias Refractory To Shock With Beta Blockers: The SHOCK and BLOCK Trial
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the effectiveness of metoprolol, a "beta blocker," in treating patients in the hospital with a cardiac arrest. It will be given intravenously (given into a vein).
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death, Ventricular Fibrillation, Tachycardia, Ventricular
- Trial name
- Shock n Block (NCT00401882)
- Testing
- Epinephrine, Metoprolol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- David Haines, MD
Heart Transplant
Donor After Circulatory Death Heart CAP Trial
The Portable Organ Care System (OCS™) Heart for Resuscitating, Preserving and Assessing Hearts Donated after Circulatory Death Continued Access Protocol (OCS DCD Heart CAP)
- Trial name
- NCT04615182
- Testing
- Transplant
- Where
- 25 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- TransMedics
Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest
Implementation of Gold Standard EMS CPR Programs for 2% Improvement in Survival Rates of Out-of-Hospital Cardiac Arrest in a Metropolitan City
This study aims to improve the survival rate of out-of-hospital cardiac arrest patients by 2% through a bundle of three intervention measures including: 1) dispatcher-assisted CPR, 2) multi-tiered response team CPR, and 3)…
- Trial name
- 2% Project (NCT02540629)
- Testing
- Bundled EMS CPR approach including dispatcher-assisted CPR, 3-person team CPR, and feedback CPR monitoring device
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 12,670 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Fluid Loss, Symptom Complex, Triple
Saline vs. Lactated Ringers for Emergency Department IV Fluid Resuscitation
Administration of intravascular (IV) fluid is the most common emergency department (ED) procedure. IV fluids are integral to increasing effective blood volume and ensuring organ perfusion in patients with volume depletion and…
- Conditions
- Fluid Loss, Symptom Complex, Triple, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT03133767
- Testing
- Lactated Ringer Solution, Normal Saline 0.9% Infusion Solution Bag
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 157 people
- Sponsor
- Nicholas M Mohr
Cardiac Arrest
Pragmatic Airway Resuscitation Trial
The primary objective of the trial is to determine if 72-hour survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) is improved with initial endotracheal intubation (ETI) over initial laryngeal tube (LT) airway management…
- Trial name
- PART (NCT02419573)
- Testing
- Endotracheal Intubation, Laryngeal Tube (King)
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3,004 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Spinal Cord Injury at C4-C6 Level
High Definition Neuromuscular Stimulation in Tetraplegia
The purpose of this study is to demonstrate high definition non-invasive neuromuscular stimulation of an upper extremity in tetraplegic participants.
- Trial name
- NCT04075812
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Stimulator
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Cardiac Arrest, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication
Advanced Reperfusion Strategies for Refractory Cardiac Arrest
This is a Phase II, single center (Under the Center for Resuscitation Medicine at the University of Minnesota Medical School), partially blinded, prospective, intention to treat, safety and efficacy clinical trial, randomizing…
- Conditions
- Cardiac Arrest, Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Complication, Ventricular Fibrillation, Pulseless Ventricular Tachycardia
- Trial name
- ARREST (NCT03880565)
- Testing
- Early Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Facilitated Resuscitation, Standard Advanced Cardiac Life Support (ACLS) Resuscitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Cardiac Arrest, Sudden Cardiac Death
Hemodynamic Effects of Standard Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR), Active Compression Decompression CPR With an Inspiratory Impedance Device, and Standard CPR With an Intrathoracic Pressure Regulator During Out-of-hospital Cardiac Arrest
More than 300,000 Americans experience out-of-hospital cardiac arrest annually, with overall survival rates averaging less than 5%.
- Trial name
- NCT01325870
- Testing
- ACD-CPR, ITPR, S-CPR
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Advanced Circulatory Systems
Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Pediatric ALL
Impact of 2 Resuscitation Sequences on Management of Simulated Pediatric Cardiac Arrest
The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation regularly publishes a Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations but guidelines can nevertheless differ when knowledge gaps persist.
- Conditions
- Cardiopulmonary Arrest, Pediatric ALL, Resuscitation
- Trial name
- NCT05474170
- Testing
- AHA resuscitation sequence, ERC resuscitation sequence
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Geneve TEAM Ambulances
Death, Pain
Intervention to Improve Care at Life's End
The BEACON trial (Best Practices for End-of-Life Care for Our Nations' Veterans) was a six-site implementation study to evaluate a multi-component, education-based intervention to improve the quality of end-of-life care provided…
- Conditions
- Death, Pain, Dyspnea
- Trial name
- BEACON (NCT00234286)
- Testing
- Comfort care education intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 78 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Edema, Hypoproteinemia
Furosemide and Albumin for Diuresis of Edema: A Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial
Critically ill patients usually require intravenous fluids to correct low blood pressure and improve blood flow to vital organs.
- Trial name
- FADE (NCT02055872)
- Testing
- Intravenous albumin, Normal saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Cardiac Arrest
Code Blue Outcomes & Process Improvement Through Leadership Optimization Using Teleintensivists-Simulation
This multicenter randomized trial will employ in-situ cardiac arrest simulations ("mock codes") to test whether using telemedicine technology to add an intensive care physician as the "copilot" for cardiac arrest resuscitation…
- Trial name
- COPILOT-Sim (NCT03000829)
- Testing
- Tele-intensivist consultation, Simulated "observation" by ICU physician
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,001 people
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.