Active clinical trials for "Critical Illness"

The researchers intend to investigate possible anabolic effects of bi-weekly exogenous testosterone administration during intensive care unit (ICU) stay for up to 8 weeks. Control group will receive standard ICU management and will also be followed during ICU stay.

The purpose of this study is to assess the safety and efficacy of polymyxin B as monotherapy versus a combined polymyxin B-carbapenem therapy against multidrug-resistant (MDR) gram negative infections. The investigators intend to evaluate if this synergistic drug regimen correlates with improved outcomes against gram-negative infections in critically ill patients including: better clinical resolution, reduced length of stay at hospital, reduced length of stay at the intensive care unit, and less recurrence of infection.

Mechanical ventilation has been known to produce changes in the flow of blood through the major blood vessels in the body. These changes may go undetected, but with continuous arterial blood pressure measurements, changes in the arterial waveform can be visualized. Although we know that these arterial pressure variations occur during mechanical ventilation, little is known about the effects of various modes of mechanical ventilation on these changes. The most common modes of ventilation used in ICU are Volume control, Pressure control and Airway pressure release ventilation. Objective We have designed a prospective randomized pilot study to determine the effects of the commonly used ventilator modes on the arterial pressure.

ICU acquired weakness contributes (ICUAW) to poor functional outcome in survivors of critical care. Most damage occurs during the first week of critical illness when patients are unable to cooperate with conventional active rehabilitation. Functional electrical stimulation-assisted cycle ergometry (FES-CE) may improve muscle function and long-term outcome. Methods: Assessor-blinded pragmatic single-centre randomized controlled trial. Adults (n=150) mechanically ventilated for < 48 hours from 4 ICUs who are estimated to need >7 days of critical care will be randomized to receive either FES-CE-based intensified rehabilitation or routine care, which will continue until ICU discharge. Primary outcome: Quality of life as measured by SF-36 score at 6 months. Secondary outcomes: functional performance at ICU discharge, cross sectional muscle diameter and nitrogen balance, and muscle power. In a subgroup we will assess insulin sensitivity and perform skeletal muscle biopsies to look at mitochondrial function, fibre typing and regulatory protein expression in response to FES-CE.

HYDRA is a randomized clinical trial designed to evaluate safety and efficiency of hydrochlorothiazide in critical patients with hypernatremia

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Paralytic ileus is a common intestinal dysfunction in critically ill patients. There are still no established the effective medications except correcting the primary causes and prokinetics trial which limited in efficacy and potential adverse events.

The aim of this prospective randomized study is to compare the safety and efficacy of two strategies for sedation of critically ill patients submitted to mechanical ventilation: continuous intravenous infusion of dexmedetomidine versus intravenous bolus of midazolam. The two groups will be compared as to the incidence of of delirium, evaluated with the Confusion Assessment Method for ICU (CAM-ICU) and the percentage of time within the target sedation using the Richmond Agitation-Sedation Scale (RAAS).Eligible patients will be 18 years or older intubated and mechanically ventilated for less than 48 hours prior to start of study drug and anticipated ventilation duration of at least 48 hours. Calculated sample size is 146 patients (73 patients in each group)

The Purpose of this study is to: Refine and validate a computerized bedside decision support tool blood glucose management in critically ill adult and pediatric ICU patients. Monitor how often low blood sugar levels occur during use of the bedside tool. Determine how the computerized tool effects the workload of the ICU nurses.

The purpose of this study is to determine whether Rosiglitazone,decreases the ADMA concentration and thereby increases the arginine/ADMA ratio of critically ill patients.