Clinical trials: Drainage/Methods
Ventilator-associated Pneumonia
Methods of Chlorhexidine Cleansing to Prevent Ventilator-Associated Pneumonia (VAP)
Ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP) is common in patients receiving mechanical ventilation, and is associated with longer hospital stay, increased treatment costs, and higher rates of morbidity and mortality .
- Trial name
- VAP (NCT02077920)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine, 0.9% sodium chloride injection, Endotracheal tube
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- General Hospital of Shenyang Military Region
Calculous Anuria, Upper Ureteral Stone
Initial Drainage Method and Flexible Ureteroscopy Outcomes in Calculous Anuria
Calculous anuria caused by obstructing upper ureteral stones in a solitary functioning kidney is a urological emergency requiring urgent decompression.
- Conditions
- Calculous Anuria, Upper Ureteral Stone, Obstructive Uropathy, Acute Kidney Injury
- Trial name
- NCT07627880
- Testing
- Initial JJ Ureteral Stent Drainage, Initial Percutaneous Nephrostomy Drainage
- Where
- 3 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Quality of Life
Brody Belt - Alternative Method of Securing a Patient's Urinary Drainage Bag
The Brody belt may help improve quality of life in patients using urinary drainage bags. PURPOSE: This clinical trial studies the Brody belt in improving the quality of life in patients using urinary drainage bags.
- Trial name
- NCT01228864
- Testing
- quality of life
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Nausea and Vomiting, Postoperative
A Study To Evaluate An NK-1 Antiemetic For The Prevention Of Post Operative Nausea And Vomiting
This study is looking at a range of doses of this NK-1 receptor antagonist drug, for both safety and effectiveness in prevention PONV
- Trial name
- NCT00108095
- Testing
- intravenous ondansetron
- Where
- 58 sites in United States, Belgium and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 701 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Parents
The Effect of Family Integrated Care on Preparing Parents With Premature Infants Hospitalized in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit for Discharge
Physiological and structural features of premature infants differ from mature newborns. Families worry about touching their very sensitive and fragile babies, which are quite different from their expectations, and they seriously…
- Trial name
- NCT04478162
- Testing
- Supporting parents who have premature babies to be ready for discharge with the training given within the scope of FICare model.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Sakarya University
Cutaneous Abscess
Trial of Abscess Drainage Techniques
Comparing the outcome of traditional incision and drainage with a larger skin incision with or without gauze packing of cutaneous abscess in pediatrics versus a new minimally invasive incision and drainage with two small…
- Trial name
- NCT02545946
- Testing
- vessel loop, traditional I&D with or without packing
- Volunteers
- 3 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Thyroglossal Duct Cysts
Assessing Post-operative Outcomes After Children's Sistrunk Procedure With or Without a Drain
Purpose of the Study: This study looks at how kids recover after a type of neck surgery called the Sistrunk procedure. Some kids have a small tube (called a drain) placed during surgery, and some do not.
- Trial name
- NCT07148895
- Testing
- Post-surgical drain, No post-surgical drain
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Breast Cancer Lymphedema
Comparison of Techniques for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema.
This crossover study compares two different treatment techniques for Breast Cancer-Related Lymphedema: 1. Complex Physical Therapy plus Pressotherapy. 2. Kinesio Taping.
- Trial name
- NCT03051750
- Testing
- Complex Physical Therapy plus Pressotherapy, Kinesio Taping
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 43 people
- Sponsor
- Violeta Pajero Otero
Bronchiectasis
Long-term Airway Clearance Therapy in Non-cystic Fibrosis Bronchiectasis
The main aim is to analyze whether the routine use of chest physiotherapy in non cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis (NCFB) improves the cough severity and the quality of life in this population.
- Trial name
- NCT02324855
- Testing
- Chest physiotherapy plus usual care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Universidad San Jorge
Aneurysmal Subarachnoid Hemorrhage
EARLYdrain - Outcome After Early Lumbar CSF-drainage in Aneurysmal SAH
The intention of the study is to investigate whether drainage of cerebral spinal fluid via a lumbar route ("Tuohy-drain") will improve outcome after intracranial aneurysmal subarachnoid hemorrhage (SAH).
- Trial name
- EARLYDRAIN (NCT01258257)
- Testing
- Insertion of a lumbar drain
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Frail Older Adults
Effectiveness of a Comprehensive Patient-centered Hospital Discharge Planning Intervention for Frail Older Adults
A large number of frail older adults have difficulty performing activities of daily living and resuming former roles in the months following hospital discharge.
- Trial name
- HOME (NCT04154917)
- Testing
- HOME
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Université de Sherbrooke
Glaucoma Eye
The Effect of Trabeculectomy & Ex-PRESS Glaucoma Drainage Implant on the Corneal Biomechanical Properties
This study aims to look into the change of the corneal biomechanical properties in patients undergoing insertion of the Ex-PRESS mini shunt or trabeculectomy for medically uncontrolled glaucoma
- Trial name
- NCT04648943
- Testing
- Ex-Press mini shunt insertion, Trabeculectomy
- Volunteers
- 26 people
- Sponsor
- Democritus University of Thrace
Fall
Occupational Therapy Group Program on Falls Prevention and Patient Education for the Older Adults Hospitalized
The primary outcome is to assess the impact of the group program on falls prevention and patient education on home modifications and the implementation of technical assistance.
- Trial name
- ENCRAGE (NCT03738709)
- Testing
- Falls prevention and education giving a demonstration of the usage of technical assistance.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 136 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
Intracranial Surgery
Investigation of the Effects of Discharge Education Strategies on Quality of Life and Daily Living Activities in Patients Who Have Undergone Intracranial Surgery.
It was planned to provide education using verbal education or verbal and picture-text brochure method as a discharge education strategy for patients who underwent intracranial surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT07012681
- Testing
- discharge training (oral and written brochure), discharge education (oral education)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Bahçeşehir University
Anal Fistula, Patient Discharge Education
Determining the Effect of Education Given to Patients Undergoing Outpatient Anal Fistula Surgery
It is emphasized that discharge education should shift from traditional healthcare provider-centered, one-way education to patient-centered education based on patient-care provider interaction to ensure patients' active…
- Conditions
- Anal Fistula, Patient Discharge Education, Outpatient Anal Surgery
- Trial name
- anal fistula (NCT07323160)
- Testing
- Teach-back discharge education
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Nausea and Vomiting, Postoperative
Post-Operative Nausea And Vomiting Study In Female Patients
The primary purpose of this study is to determine an effective dose of this NK-1 anti-emetic medication to prevent nausea and vomiting in females after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00274690
- Testing
- GW679769
- Where
- 44 sites in United States, Denmark and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 435 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Urosepsis, Kidney Stone
Effect of Emergency Urinary Drainage on Subsequent PCNL Outcomes in Obstructive Urosepsis
Obstructive urolithiasis complicated by urosepsis is a life-threatening medical emergency requiring urgent urinary tract decompression.
- Trial name
- NCT07826325
- Testing
- Retrograde Ureteral Stenting followed by PCNL, Percutaneous Nephrostomy followed by PCNL
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Beni-Suef University
Chronic Venous Insufficiency
Manual Lymphatic Drainage in Chronic Venous Insufficiency: a Randomized Controlled Trial
The purpose of this study is to compare functional status and quality of life of a group of patients with chronic venous insufficiency treated with manual lymphatic drainage with a group not treated with manual lymphatic…
- Trial name
- MLDCVI (NCT01899482)
- Testing
- Manual Lymphatic Drainage, Education
- Where
- Portugal
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Technical University of Lisbon
Prostatectomy
Radical Laparoscopic Prostatectomy. Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program
Current trends are based on the implementation of enhanced recovery programs (ERP) for most surgical procedures. The transversus abdominis plane (TAP) block has been demonstrated as an effective analgesic alternative in abdominal…
- Trial name
- NCT03884335
- Testing
- laparoscopic radical prostatectomy
- Volunteers
- 45 people
- Sponsor
- Consorci Sanitari Integral
Post-operative Nausea, Post-operative Vomiting
Study of Anesthesia Techniques to Reduce Nausea and Vomiting After Jaw Corrective Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a multi-modal anesthesia and pain control protocol reduces post-operative and post-discharge nausea and vomiting (PONV and PDNV) in patients undergoing upper jaw corrective…
- Conditions
- Post-operative Nausea, Post-operative Vomiting, Nausea Persistent
- Trial name
- NCT01592708
- Testing
- Antiemetic anesthesia protocol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 233 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill