

All trials that we participate in have prior Ethics Committee approval and trial participation is only by agreement of all the Senior Medical Staff.
The research nursing team work within the unit to ensure that data collection is accurate and that trial enrolment and treatment protocols are adhered to.
The Intensive Care Foundation is a charitable organisation formed by ANZICS in 1990. It works to raise money in New Zealand & Australia to improve the care of critically ill patients through research & the education of health professionals responsible for intensive care. More information on the vital work they do can be found by clicking the logo to the left.
Wellington Regional Hospital also has a Clinical Trials Unit, a dedicated clinical research facility funded by Capital & Coast District Health Board. The 14-bed unit is the first to be located in a New Zealand public hospital with access to a wide range of clinical specialists & networks.
The ADRENAL trial: steroids in adult ICU patients with severe sepsis
The SPICE III study: early goal-directed sedation practice in ICU patients
The TRANSFUSE trial: standard vs fresher red blood cell use in Intensive Care
The RELIEF study: Restrictive Versus LIbEral Fluid Therapy in Major Abdominal Surgery
The TRICS-III study: Transfusion Requirements in Cardiac Surgery III
The ICU-ROX study: avoidance of hyperoxaemia vs standard care in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation
The ART-123 trial: recombinant human soluble thrombomodulin to treat disseminated intravascular coagulation in severe sepsis
The PEPTIC study: proton pump inhibitors vs histamine receptor blockers for stress ulcer prophylaxis in ICU
The TARGET trial: standard enteral nutrition vs energy dense nutrition in ICU
The PLUS study: saline vs Plasma-lyte for fluid resuscitation in sick ICU patients
The AT-II study: angiotensin-II for catecholamine refractory shock
CTG Point Prevalence Study
If you are a staff member of Wellington ICU looking for more information on current or upcoming trials, please use the button to the right or the menu bar at the top of the page.
The DECRA trial: Early decompressive craniectomy in patients with severe traumatic brain injury
The PROWESS-SHOCK trial
The NICE-SUGAR trial: Intensive versus conventional glucose control in critically ill patients
The EARLY PN trial: Early parenteral nutrition vs standard care in the critically ill patient
The RIPS trial: Remote ischaemic preconditioning in cardiac surgery
The RIPS Dose trial: defining the optimal dose for remote ischaemic preconditioning in cardiac surgery
DARE: Discharge And Readmission Evaluation Study
SPICE: Sedation Practices in Intensive Care
INFINITE Influenza A Registry
The HOTorNOT trial
The DahLIA trial: Dexmedetomidine to Lessen ICU Agitation
The BLING2 trial: continuous vs intermittent beta-lactam dosing in critically ill patients
The HEAT trial: Permissive HyperthErmiA Through avoidance of Paracetamol in sepsis trial
Relative’s and staff’s experience of the moment of death in the Intensive Care Unit
The SPLIT trial: Normal Saline vs Plasma-Lyte in Intensive Care patients
The EPO-TBI trial: Erythropoietin in Traumatic Brain Injury
The TEAM trial: early activity & mobility in ventilated ICU patients
The ICON audit: an audit of international ICU practice
The NZMET study: characteristics & outcomes of Medical Emergency Team calls in New Zealand hospitals
The ZORO trial: Intravenous Zanamivir versus Oral Oseltamivir in Adults with Influenza
The PHARLAP trial: Permissive Hypercapnia, Alveolar Recruitment & Limited Airway Pressures in ventilated patients with ARDS
The HOTorNOT trial
The HEAT trial
The RIPS trial
The RIPS Dose trial
Relative’s and staff’s experience of the moment of death in the Intensive Care Unit
The METNZ study: characteristics & outcomes of Medical Emergency Team calls in New Zealand hospitals
The ICU-ROX study: avoidance of hyperoxaemia vs standard care in patients requiring prolonged mechanical ventilation
The PEPTIC study: proton pump inhibitors vs histamine receptor blockers for ulcer prophylaxis therapy in the Intensive Care Unit
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This page was last updated on Friday, 01 June 2018 13:14:56
