Critical Illness: Clinical Trials

1,760 trials for Critical Illness, newest first

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914 completed, 311 unknown, 216 recruiting, 127 not yet recruiting. 628 Not applicable, 120 Phase 2, 106 Phase 3, 94 Phase 4, 32 Phase 1.

By phase and status

PhaseTrialsStatus
Not applicable628Completed 342, Unknown 90, Recruiting 79, Not yet recruiting 45, Terminated 31, Active not recruiting 17, Withdrawn 11, Enrolling by invitation 10, Suspended 3
Phase 2120Completed 60, Unknown 21, Terminated 17, Recruiting 13, Not yet recruiting 5, Withdrawn 4
Phase 3106Completed 49, Unknown 16, Terminated 15, Recruiting 8, Withdrawn 8, Active not recruiting 5, Not yet recruiting 5
Phase 494Completed 51, Terminated 14, Recruiting 10, Unknown 10, Not yet recruiting 4, Withdrawn 3, Active not recruiting 2
Phase 132Completed 18, Unknown 4, Recruiting 3, Terminated 3, Not yet recruiting 2, Withdrawn 2
Early Phase 17Completed 3, Not yet recruiting 2, Recruiting 1, Unknown 1

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TrialPhaseStatusSponsorEnrollmentStartUpdated
Optimizing Dysphagia Treatment Delivery in Acute Care: A Hybrid Efficacy Implementation Trial
Expiratory muscle strength training (EMST), Standard of Care Dysphagia Treatment, Intensive Dysphagia Treatment - Dysphagia, Critical Illness
Not applicableNot yet recruitingVanderbilt University Medical Center1202027-07-012026-10-14
Collaborative Risk-stratified Investigation in Thrombosis-prone Inpatients With Critical Illness: Anticoagulation With LMWH in Teens for ThromboProphylaxis (CRITICAL-Teens-TP).
Enoxaparin - Venous Thromboembolism (VTE)
Phase 3Not yet recruitingJohns Hopkins All Children's Hospital8022027-04-152026-05-26
Insights Into the Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy to Critical Ill Patients
continuous renal replacement therapy - Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT), Acute Kidney Injury
Not yet recruitingUniversity of Alberta1000002027-03-312026-09-09
Swallowing Assessment for Predicting Extubation Failure in Critically Ill Patients
Extubation Failure, Mechanical Ventilation
Not yet recruitingUniversidade Federal de Pernambuco8002027-03-302026-06-22
INTUPROS 2-3: Improving First-Pass Intubation Success and Reducing Complications in ICU Patients
Critical Illness, Airway Management Assessment
Not yet recruitingSpanish Society of Critical Care Medicine and Coronary Units13002027-03-012026-09-08
Effect of Protein, Mobility Therapy and Electric Stimulation on Recovery in Older ICU Survivors
MRP and High Protein Supplement (HPRO) and Neuromuscular Electric Stimulation (NMES) - Critical Illness, Sarcopenia
Early Phase 1Not yet recruitingUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore782027-03-012026-05-06
The Extended Study of Prevalence of Infection in Intensive Care IV
Sepsis, Infection
Not yet recruitingUniversidad de la Sabana100002027-02-012026-06-29
REFRAME: an Emotion Regulation Intervention to Improve Psychological Outcomes in Surrogate Decision-Makers of the Critically Ill
REFRAME, Informational Support - Critical Illness
Not applicableNot yet recruitingCase Western Reserve University3872027-01-042026-06-25
Self-directed Mobile Mindfulness to Address ICU Survivors' Psychological Distress
Lift mobile mindfulness, Enlighten Recovery education program - Critical Illness, Heart Failure
Not applicableNot yet recruitingDuke University4502027-01-012026-07-08
SWedish Intensive Care Biobank
Any Condition Underlying Critical Illness
Not yet recruitingUppsala University250002027-01-012026-05-13
Precision Modulation of Gut Microbiome Enteropathogen Colonization in Critical Illness
Synbiotic, Standard of Care (SOC) - Critical Illness
Phase 1 / Phase 2Not yet recruitingUniversity of Calgary642027-01-012026-09-10
HERMES: Quality and Safety of Advanced Respiratory Support During Patient Transport
Advanced Respiratory Support During Patient Transport - Acute Respiratory Failure, Respiratory Insufficiency
Not yet recruitingMedipol University5652026-12-312026-09-04
Reducing Days DELirious With DEXmedetomidine as Part of an Intensive Care Unit Sleep Promotion Bundle
Dexmedetomidine, Control (placebo) group - Sleep, Delirium
Early Phase 1Not yet recruitingUniversity of Alberta502026-12-012026-10-13
Geriatrics in the Intensive Care Unit
Age group - Geriatrics
Not yet recruitingHospital Departamental de Villavicencio10002026-12-012026-02-09
Tracing Of Real-time glu13Cose Metabolism in Human Immune Cells - Intensive Care Unit
13C6-Glucose - Glucose, Metabolism
Not applicableNot yet recruitingVanderbilt University Medical Center252026-11-012026-09-09
Effect of PEEP on Indirect Calorimetry in Critically Ill Patients
Protocolized PEEP Adjustment - Indirect Calorimetry, Mechanical Ventilation
Not applicableNot yet recruitingVastra Gotaland Region202026-11-012026-09-01
Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Impact on Intensive Care Unit Length of Stay
continuous renal replacement therapy - AKI - Acute Kidney Injury, Critical Illness
Not yet recruitingKarolinska Institutet5000002026-11-012026-09-18
Frailty and Outcomes in Critically Ill Patients Receiving CRRT
Acute Kidney Injury
Not yet recruitingKarolinska Institutet220002026-11-012026-09-28
Healthcare and Community Service Utilisation in Older Survivors of Critical Illness
Critical Illness
Not yet recruitingMonash University302026-11-012026-10-13
Resistance-Optimised Antimicrobial Dosing in Critically Ill Patients, a Randomised Controlled Trial
Resistance-Optimised Precision Dosing, Standard Care Dosing - Hospital-acquired Pneumonia (HAP), Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
Not applicableNot yet recruitingThe University of Queensland6102026-11-012026-09-15

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Narrower conditions

Sepsis (162)  ·  Acute Kidney Injury (91)  ·  Respiratory Insufficiency (77)  ·  Delirium (76)  ·  COVID-19 (70)  ·  Shock, Septic (61)  ·  Shock (50)  ·  Wounds and Injuries (42)  ·  Respiratory Distress Syndrome (40)  ·  Hyperglycemia (36)  ·  Infections (36)  ·  Muscle Weakness (34)  ·  Muscular Atrophy (34)  ·  Multiple Organ Failure (33)

Broader conditions

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms (1760)  ·  Disease Attributes (1756)  ·  Pathologic Processes (1756)  ·  Infections (323)  ·  Signs and Symptoms (291)  ·  Respiratory Tract Diseases (268)  ·  Nervous System Diseases (229)  ·  Neurologic Manifestations (210)  ·  Inflammation (189)  ·  Systemic Inflammatory Response Syndrome (179)  ·  Lung Diseases (168)  ·  Mental Disorders (155)  ·  Nutritional and Metabolic Diseases (155)  ·  Respiration Disorders (135)  ·  Respiratory Tract Infections (118)

Interventions

Standard of Care (25)  ·  Saline Solution (20)  ·  Dexmedetomidine (17)  ·  Blood Specimen Collection (13)  ·  Sodium Chloride (13)  ·  Midazolam (12)  ·  Propofol (11)  ·  Cholecalciferol (10)  ·  Enteral Nutrition (10)  ·  Observation (9)  ·  Echocardiography (8)  ·  Meropenem (8)  ·  Ringer's Lactate (8)  ·  Calorimetry, Indirect (7)  ·  Ketamine (7)

Sponsors

Vanderbilt University Medical Center (24)  ·  Australian and New Zealand Intensive Care Research Centre (23)  ·  Assiut University (20)  ·  Duke University (20)  ·  Mayo Clinic (18)  ·  University Medical Center Groningen (17)  ·  Medical University of Vienna (16)  ·  National Taiwan University Hospital (15)  ·  Massachusetts General Hospital (14)  ·  Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris (13)  ·  University Hospital, Lille (13)  ·  Charite University, Berlin, Germany (12)  ·  Karolinska University Hospital (12)  ·  University of Liege (12)  ·  Helsinki University Central Hospital (11)

Countries

United States (363)  ·  France (130)  ·  China (109)  ·  Canada (100)  ·  United Kingdom (79)  ·  Germany (73)  ·  Netherlands (69)  ·  Belgium (63)  ·  Australia (61)  ·  Turkey (Türkiye) (60)  ·  Italy (59)  ·  Brazil (47)  ·  Switzerland (44)  ·  Spain (43)  ·  Sweden (43)

Top investigators

Stefan J Schaller, MD (12)  ·  Daren K Heyland, MD (7)  ·  Mohan Gurjar, MD, PDCC (7)  ·  Olav Rooyackers, PhD (7)  ·  Ulrike Holzinger, MD (6)  ·  Alexander Zarbock, MD (4)  ·  Christopher E Cox, MD (4)  ·  Gianluca Villa, MD (4)  ·  Karen Choong, MB, BCh, MSc (4)  ·  Manfred Weiss, MD (4)  ·  Matthew W Semler, MD, MSc (4)  ·  Matthias Eikermann, MD, PhD (4)  ·  Max Bell, MD, PhD (4)

Results publications

PMID 28374096, PMID 33755076, PMID 34519356, PMID 36416787, PMID 10776874, PMID 18511703, PMID 19446324, PMID 23417207, PMID 23506003, PMID 24088092, PMID 24108501, PMID 26903338, PMID 26986466, PMID 27922747, PMID 28302179, PMID 28866754, PMID 28936712, PMID 29181557, PMID 29485925, PMID 29980655, PMID 30448193, PMID 30920411, PMID 32669140, PMID 33196806, PMID 33929361, PMID 35169170, PMID 35443809, PMID 36066025, PMID 37029295, PMID 37326325, PMID 38063184, PMID 38127779, PMID 38461657, PMID 38990335, PMID 3928249, PMID 39382222, PMID 39878152, PMID 40920961, PMID 9559604, PMID 10446815, PMID 10470711, PMID 10525595, PMID 10642782, PMID 10660851, PMID 10722036, PMID 10781452, PMID 10816184, PMID 10861149, PMID 10887767, PMID 10966293

NIH funding

2017 (4), 2005 (3), 2014 (3), 2016 (3), 2018 (3), 2025 (3), 2019 (2), K23HL088020 (2), R21NR018693 (2), U01AT009974 (2), 1UG3AT013109-01 (1), 1UG3HL165740-01A1 (1), 1UG3HL166785 (1), 2004 (1), 2008 (1)