Clinical trials: Incision Infection
Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Arthroplasty, Replacement
Trial to Reduce Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Errors (TRAPE)
The specific aims are to determine the incidence of medication errors related to antimicrobial prophylaxis for cardiovascular surgery, joint replacement surgery, and hysterectomies across a heterogeneous sample of hospitals…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures, Arthroplasty, Replacement, Hysterectomy
- Trial name
- NCT00114036
- Testing
- Quality improvement strategies
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ)
Edema, Pain
Comparison of Hyaluronidase and Dexametasone in Reduction of Postoperative Edema
The present study is designed to reveal effectiveness of hyaluronidase and dexamethasone on reduction of postoperative edema, pain, trismus, and infection.
- Conditions
- Edema, Pain, Trismus, Infection, Surgical Site
- Trial name
- NCT05466604
- Testing
- Hyaluronidase Injection mesomedica, Dexamethasone dekort
- Where
- 2 sites in Cyprus, Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hacettepe University
Surgical Site Infection
Benefit of a Single Preoperative Dose of Antibiotics for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
In a rural hospital in Tanzania the rate of surgical site infections (SSI) was 21.6%. Inappropriate choice of antibiotics and of administration time were determined as sole risk factors in this setting.
- Trial name
- SSI2 (NCT00801099)
- Testing
- Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Surgical Site Infection
Tracking Wound Infection With Smartphone Technology
This study aims to evaluate if a smartphone-delivered tool can help assess for wound infections, and if this improves access to care and results in earlier treatment. Participants will be randomised to one of two groups.
- Trial name
- TWIST (NCT02704897)
- Testing
- Wound Assessment Tool
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 492 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Wound Infections
Prophylactic Incisional Care in Obese Women at Cesarean
Surgical site infections (SSIs) complicate 5 - 12% of cesareans. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) - a closed, sealed system that applies negative pressure to the wound surface - has been used to treat open wounds since the…
- Trial name
- PICO-C (NCT02578745)
- Testing
- Prophylactic NPWT (PICO system), Standard Dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Full-thickness Skin Defects, Degloving Injuries
RECELL® System Combined With Meshed Autograft for Reduction of Donor Skin Harvesting in Soft Tissue Reconstruction
A prospective randomized within-subject controlled study to compare the clinical performance of conventional autografting with and without the RECELL system on acute non-burn full-thickness skin defects.
- Conditions
- Full-thickness Skin Defects, Degloving Injuries, Crush Injuries, Laceration of Skin
- Trial name
- NCT04091672
- Testing
- Control Intervention (Conventional Autograft), Investigational Intervention (RECELL + more widely meshed autograft)
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Avita Medical
Surgical Wound Infection
Local Gentamicin Application to Reduce Postoperative Infection Rate
The majority of elderly patients with a displaced fracture of the proximal femur are now treated with a hemiarthroplasty. Prosthetic joint infection is a devastating complication, and the infection rate is high in this group of…
- Trial name
- NCT01287780
- Testing
- Collagen-gentamicin sponge
- Where
- 5 sites in Norway
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Surgical Site Infection
Comparison Of Outcome Of Antibiotic Coated Vicryl Vs Non-Coated Vicryl In Abdominal Fascial Closure After Laparotomy In Children
We are investigating outcome of antibiotic coated vicryl versus non coated vicryl in terms of rate of surgical site infection and lebgth of hospital stay in children after lalaprotomy for perforated viscera.
- Trial name
- NCT06129773
- Testing
- antibiotic coated vicryl used for fascial closure
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Muhammad Adeel Ashiq
Wounds and Injuries, Wound Infection
Long Term Status of Free Dermal Fat Autografts for Complex Craniofacial Wounds
This study will evaluate the use of free autologous dermal fat grafting (also called free dermal fat autografting) to treat complex craniofacial wounds that have failed standard treatment and to understand how well these grafts…
- Conditions
- Wounds and Injuries, Wound Infection, Facial Bones Fracture, Soft Tissue Injuries
- Trial name
- FTFDT2 (NCT03880188)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Dufresne, Craig, MD, PC
Orthopaedic Surgery (30 Minutes or Longer)
The Effect of Plasma-air-filtration on the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections in Orthopaedic Surgery
The study is a multicenter, double-blind, randomized, controlled trial conducted at six major university and teaching hospitals with a catchment population of approximately 2 million.
- Trial name
- EPOS (NCT02695368)
- Testing
- Novaerus NV800 on, Novaerus NV800 off, Novaerus NV800 on or off
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 45,000 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Surgical Site Infection
Effect of Peritoneal Lavage With Clindamycin-gentamicin Solution on Postoperative Colorectal Cancer Infection in Elective Surgery
Intrabdominal antibiotic irrigation will reduce wound and intrabdominal infection.
- Trial name
- lavage (NCT01378832)
- Testing
- Intra-peritoneal antibiotic lavage
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad Miguel Hernandez de Elche
Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Infection, Septic Arthritis
A Metagenomic Next-generation Sequencing (mNGS)-Guided Sequential Culture Strategy for Postoperative Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Infection (CLRI): a Retrospective Cohort Study
This retrospective cohort study evaluates a sequential diagnostic strategy for patients with postoperative cruciate ligament reconstruction infection (CLRI).
- Conditions
- Cruciate Ligament Reconstruction Infection, Septic Arthritis, Surgical Wound Infection, Joint Infection
- Trial name
- NCT07852598
- Testing
- Metagenomic next-generation sequencing (mNGS), mNGS-guided modified culture, Conventional microbiological culture
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital of Fujian Medical University
Pneumonia, Bloodstream Infection
Clinical Outcomes in Patients With Infection by Resistant Microorganism
The goal of this individual patient data meta-analysis is to estimate the attributed and the associated health burden related to bloodstream infections, pneumonia, skin and soft tissue infections, surgical site infections and…
- Conditions
- Pneumonia, Bloodstream Infection, Urinary Tract Infections, Skin Infection
- Trial name
- NCT05880069
- Testing
- Pathogen resistant phenotype
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 5,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitario Virgen Macarena
Wound; Head, Multiple, Wound; Head, Scalp
Short Term Status of Free Dermal Fat Autografts for Complex Craniofacial Wounds
This study will evaluate the use of free autologous dermal fat grafting (also called free dermal fat autografting) to treat complex craniofacial wounds that have failed standard treatment and to understand how well these grafts…
- Conditions
- Wound; Head, Multiple, Wound; Head, Scalp, Wound; Head, Wound Infection
- Trial name
- FTFDT3 (NCT03872544)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Dufresne, Craig, MD, PC
Surgical Wound Infection
Supplemental Perioperative Oxygen to Reduce the Incidence of Post-cesarean Wound Infection
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of supplemental oxygen at 80% FIO2 can reduce the incidence of surgical site infection after emergency cesarean section.
- Trial name
- NCT01340534
- Testing
- Supplemental oxygen 80% FIO2, Use of air (no oxygen during surgery)
- Where
- Panama
- Volunteers
- 370 people
- Sponsor
- Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama
Abdominal Hernia
Light vs Heavy Weighted Mesh Repair in Primary Abdominal Hernia in Terms of Surgical Site Infection
This study compares the incidence of surgical site infections (SSI) in patients undergoing abdominal hernia repair using either light or heavy-weighted polypropylene mesh.
- Trial name
- NCT06644612
- Testing
- Light Weight Mesh, Heavy Weight Mesh
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Khyber Medical University Peshawar
Surgical Site Infection
Neutrophil Phenotypic Profiling and Surgical Site Infections in Surgical Patients
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are one of the major hospital acquired infections and responsible for the most cost among the hospital acquired infections.
- Trial name
- NCT04773457
- Testing
- Surgical Site Infection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 220 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Staphylococcus Aureus, Surgical Wound Infection
Risk Factors for Staphylococcus Aureus Surgical Site Infections in Orthopedic and Trauma Surgery
The most commonly identified organism for Surgical Site Infection (SSI) in orthopedic surgery is Staphylococcus aureus but risk factors for mono microbial S.aureus SSI are not well-known.
- Conditions
- Staphylococcus Aureus, Surgical Wound Infection, Orthopedic Disorder, Traumatology
- Trial name
- ISO (NCT03040960)
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Grenoble
Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Spine Diseases
Efficacy of Intrawound Vancomycin in Spine Surgery
"This multicenter, prospective, time-cluster randomized controlled trial with blinded endpoint assessment (PROBE design) evaluated the efficacy of intrawound vancomycin powder (2 g) in preventing surgical site infections (SSI)…
- Trial name
- NCT07866157
- Testing
- vancomycin, Standard surgical closure
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 416 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Surgical Site Infection
Dressing Wear Time After Breast Augmentation With Prosthesis
This study was designed to determine whether the duration of dressing wear following augmentation mammaplasty influence skin colonization and eventually surgical site infections rates.
- Trial name
- NCT01553604
- Testing
- augmentation mammaplasty
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daniela Francescato Veiga