Clinical trials: Abdominal Surgeries
Abdominal Pain, Surgical Adhesions
Pregabalin for Abdominal Pain From Adhesions
The purpose of this study is to evaluate if pregabalin demonstrates significant reduction in abdominal pain from adhesions.
- Trial name
- NCT00310765
- Testing
- Pregabalin 75 or 150 mg BID for 7 weeks followed by open label pregabalin 150 mg BID for 4 weeks
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Wound Healing and Prevention
Performance, Safety and Efficacy of NPWT Device
Smith \& Nephew are assessing a new investigational single use NPWT system.
- Trial name
- NCT04102865
- Testing
- Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT)
- Where
- 8 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Smith & Nephew, Inc.
Abdominal Surgery, Colon Surgery
D-PLEX 310: Safety and Efficacy of D-PLEX in the Prevention of Post Abdominal Surgery Incisional Infection
Subjects who are planned to undergo an abdominal (colon) surgery and who will meet the study entry criteria will be randomly divided into 2 groups: for half D-PLEX will be administered concomitantly with the standard of care…
- Conditions
- Abdominal Surgery, Colon Surgery, Post-Op Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03633123
- Testing
- D-PLEX, Standard of Care (SoC)
- Where
- 8 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- PolyPid Ltd.
Peripheral Vascular Disease, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Glycemic Control to Prevent Cardiac Morbidity in Vascular Surgery
Aggressive intraoperative and postoperative management of blood glucose may substantially decrease perioperative cardiovascular and infectious complications in diabetic and non-diabetic patients undergoing vascular surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00328094
- Testing
- continuous intravenous insulin infusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 242 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Postoperative Pain
Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Local Anesthetic Infiltration for Pain Control in the Abdominal Surgery
Postoperative analgesia is an important part of the anesthetic care. According to the recent studies, multimodal analgesia can provide better analgesia \& patient satisfaction with fewer side effect.
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT02029755)
- Testing
- transversus abdominis plane block, local infiltration, Patient controlled analgesia
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Taipei Medical University Hospital
Gastrointestinal Injury, Complicated Diverticulitis
Vacuum Assisted Therapy in Emergent Contaminated Abdominal Surgeries
Emergent abdominal surgeries have very high rate of wound contamination due to exposure to bacteria from GI tract. There are several different approaches to wound management in these patients including wet-to-dry dressing or…
- Trial name
- NCT02127164
- Testing
- "Veraflo" device, Dakin's solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people
- Sponsor
- University of Arizona
Surgical Wound Infection, Postoperative Wound Infection
Study Evaluating Severe Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) Following Contaminated Or Dirty-infected Abdominal Surgery
This is an observational study to evaluate the relative importance of the known risk factors for severe surgical site infections (SSIs) on the development of the more severe SSI cases, and to describe the demographic, clinical…
- Trial name
- EURIDICE (NCT00906074)
- Testing
- Elective or emergency abdominal surgery
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Malignant Gastrointestinal Neoplasm, Malignant Peritoneal Neoplasm
Consumer-Based Activity Monitor in Evaluating and Measuring Activity of Older Patients With Abdominal Cancer Undergoing Surgery
This pilot clinical trial studies how well consumer-based activity monitor works in evaluating and measuring activity of older patients with abdominal cancer undergoing surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02356471
- Testing
- Management of Therapy Complications Fitbit Zip (portable pedometer device), Questionnaire Administration, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Carcinoma of the Appendix, Colorectal Cancer
Thalidomide in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery and Chemotherapy for Cancer That Has Spread Throughout the Abdomen Due to Colorectal Cancer or Appendix Cancer
RATIONALE: Thalidomide may stop the growth of tumor cells by blocking blood flow to the tumor. Giving thalidomide after surgery and chemotherapy may kill any remaining tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00310076
- Testing
- thalidomide, surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Breast Hypertrophy, Abdominal Elastosis
Randomized Controlled Trial of Subcuticular Skin Closure Versus Steri-strip S Closure
Purpose: The aims of this randomized clinical trial are: 1. to assess scar quality from the patient and surgeon perspectives 2. to assess patient comfort in the days immediately following surgery 3.
- Conditions
- Breast Hypertrophy, Abdominal Elastosis, Breast Reconstruction
- Trial name
- NCT00727025
- Testing
- wound closure device (Steri-Strip™)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Outpatient Surgery, Abdominal Surgery
Pilot Trial: Postoperative Opioid-free Analgesia
North America is facing an opioid epidemic fueled by surgeons, who are the second largest subgroup of physicians involved in opioid prescribing.
- Conditions
- Outpatient Surgery, Abdominal Surgery, Breast Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT04254679
- Testing
- Opioid analgesics, Non-opioid analgesics
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Hemostasis, Surgical
The Safety and Effectiveness of PROCRIT (Epoetin Alfa) in Patients Undergoing Elective Major Abdominal and/or Pelvic Surgery
The primary purpose of the study is to compare the effect of perioperative (the time period describing the duration of a participants surgical procedure) administration of PROCRIT to that of Standard of Care (SOC) on the…
- Trial name
- NCT00350519
- Testing
- Epoetin alfa, Standard of Care
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Johnson & Johnson Pharmaceutical Research & Development, L.L.C.
Digestive System Carcinoma, Genitourinary System Carcinoma
Home Base Telemonitoring in Gastrointestinal, Genitourinary, or Gynecologic Cancer Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery
This phase III trial compares a home-based telemonitoring program that collects symptom and daily step information to surgeon only care in improving recovery and stopping complications within 30 days after surgery in patients…
- Conditions
- Digestive System Carcinoma, Genitourinary System Carcinoma, Malignant Female Reproductive System Neoplasm, Malignant Solid Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT04596384
- Testing
- Best Practice, Functional Assessment, Medical Device Usage and Evaluation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Bariatric Surgery, Transverse Abdominal Plane Regional Blocks
Regional TAP Block for Bariatric Patients
Addition of transverse abdominis plane (TAP) block to general anesthesia for morbidly obese patients (BMI >35) undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery for weight loss will significantly reduce opioid use in the recovery room
- Trial name
- NCT04051684
- Testing
- Transverse abdominal plane block, Ropivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Major Surgery Under General Anesthesia
The Effects of Ambient Temperature and Forced-air Warming on Intraoperative Core Temperature
The purpose of this study is to determine: 1. the effect of ambient temperature on the rate of core temperature change from 1 to 3 hours after induction of anesthesia (linear phase of the hypothermia curve) in major operations…
- Trial name
- NCT02715076
- Testing
- Ambient Temperature 19°C, Ambient Temperature 21°C, Ambient Temperature 23°C
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 292 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Surgical Procedures, Operative
Arterial Pulse Waveform Contour Analysis for Intraoperative Goal Directed Therapy in Major Abdominal Surgery
This study evaluates whether using information from a special arterial blood pressure monitor to guide how much fluid is given during surgery changes how long a patient stays in the hospital after the surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01082614
- Testing
- Vigileo
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Loma Linda University
Inguinal Hernia, Postoperative Pain
Preoperative Etanercept Before Inguinal Hernia Surgery
Inguinal hernia repair is one of the most frequently performed operations in young men. Persistent pain after inguinal surgery represents a significant cause of disability, occurring in between 15%-35% of cases.
- Trial name
- NCT00825344
- Testing
- Etanercept, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Fibroids
Misoprostol for Reduction of Blood Loss During Fibroid Surgery
The aim of this research work is to assess the impact of a single preoperative dose of buccal misoprostol in reducing blood loss during abdominal fibroid surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02209545
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 47 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Frailty
Piloting Prehabilitation Before Abdominal Surgery
Frail Veterans are at increased risk for poor surgical outcomes, and as the Veteran population grows older and more frail, there is a critical need to identify effective strategies for reducing surgical risks for these patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03040336
- Testing
- Prehabilitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- VA Office of Research and Development
Constipation, Impaction, and Bowel Obstruction, Unspecified Adult Solid Tumor, Protocol Specific
S1316, Surgery or Non-Surgical Management in Treating Patients With Intra-Abdominal Cancer and Bowel Obstruction
This partially randomized clinical trial studies surgery or non-surgical management in treating patients with intra-abdominal cancer and bowel obstruction.
- Trial name
- NCT02270450
- Testing
- therapeutic conventional surgery, gastrointestinal complications management/prevention, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 38 sites in United States, Canada and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 221 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network