Clinical trials: Incision, Surgical
Arterial Obstructive Diseases
Trial Using Integuseal as Microbial Sealant for Arterial Bypass Surgery on Lower Extremities
The purpose of this study is to prove a reduction of postoperative wound infections after direct preoperative use of a microbial sealant in the form of Integuseal for vascular procedures on lower extremities.
- Trial name
- ITT (NCT00940979)
- Testing
- Application of Integuseal sealant
- Where
- 3 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Rijnstate Hospital
Surgical Site Infection
SSI Rates in Patients Undergoing Mastectomy Without Reconstruction- A Multicenter, Double-blinded RCT.
Breast cancer is the second most prevalent malignancy in the world and an important component of treatment warrants surgical procedures such as mastectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT04577846
- Testing
- Cephalexin 500 MG
- Where
- 3 sites in Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 384 people
- Sponsor
- Aga Khan University
Pain, Surgical Wound
Preemptive Paracetamol for Postoperative Pain
The purpose of this study is to test whether a dose of paracetamol given before surgical incision is more effective at reducing postoperative pain and analgesic consumption in cervical spine surgery versus a dose given at the end…
- Trial name
- PPPP (NCT02425254)
- Testing
- Intravenous paracetamol, Intravenous saline 0.9%
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Nottingham
Gastrointestinal Tumors, Surgical Wound Infection
Non-Dressing vs. Routine Dressing Change After Gastrointestinal Cancer Surgery
The goal of this randomized non-inferiority trial is to evaluate whether omitting postoperative wound dressings is noninferior to routine dressing changes in patients undergoing gastrointestinal cancer surgery.
- Conditions
- Gastrointestinal Tumors, Surgical Wound Infection, Pain, Postoperative
- Trial name
- Dressing (NCT06263205)
- Testing
- Non-Dressing of Surgical Wound, Regular Dressing Change of Surgical Wound
- Where
- 4 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,138 people
- Sponsor
- Fudan University
Drug Resistance, Bacterial, Postoperative Wound Infection
Local Collagen-Gentamicin and Extra Fixation of the Sternum for Prevention of Sternal Wound Infection in Cardiac Surgery
The aim of the present study is to evaluate a new technique for prevention of sternal wound infection consisting of local application of collagen-gentamicin in addition to routine i.v. antibiotic prophylaxis.
- Trial name
- LOGIX (NCT00484055)
- Testing
- Local application of collagen-gentamicin, Fixation of the sternotomy with more than six wires
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 1,358 people
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County
Complications; Cesarean Section
Scalpel vs Diathermy in Repeat Cesarean Delivery
The objective of this study is to compare scalpel vs. diathermy in abdominal wall incision in pregnant patients undergoing repeat elective cesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT02493608
- Testing
- scalpel, Diathermy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lower Esophageal Ring, Dysphagia
Trial of Electrosurgical Incision Versus Bougie Dilation of Symptomatic Lower Esophageal (Schatzki's) Rings
The primary objective of this study is to compare the efficacy of bougie dilation to electrosurgical incision of symptomatic schatzki's rings at one year follow-up in the presence of rabeprazole treatment.
- Trial name
- NCT00204750
- Testing
- Bougie Dilation, Needle-knife incision
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Surgical Site Infection, Anastomotic Leak
Oral Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Colorectal Surgery
The investigators perform a case-control study to compare preparation before elective colorectal surgery. The first group is a prospective patient - registry in all patients with mechanical bowel preparation (MBP) and oral…
- Trial name
- ABCR (NCT03759886)
- Testing
- Paromomycin Sulfate Powder
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leipzig
Wound Heal, Surgical Wound
Chlorhexidine Plus Hyaluronic Acid Mouthwash in Surgical Wound Healing Following Third Molar Surgery
Evaluation of the response of gingival tissues to the use of mouthwash with chlorhexidine and chlorhexidine + hyaluronic acid in terms of healing of the surgical wound following third molar surgery.
- Conditions
- Wound Heal, Surgical Wound, Impacted Third Molar Tooth
- Trial name
- CLOR_4 (NCT05414253)
- Testing
- Parallel Assignment
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pisa
Breast Reductions
Evaluation of Breast Reduction Techniques
The purpose of this study is to retrospectively evaluate breast reduction techniques in terms of complications, functionality, patient satisfaction, and cosmetic outcomes.
- Trial name
- NCT04509037
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Henry Ford Health System
Gallbladder Disease
The Comparison of Single Incision Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy and Three Port Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Laparoscopic techniques have allowed surgeons to perform complicated intrabdominal surgery with minimal trauma. Laparoscopic cholecystectomy has been recognized since 1987 as the gold standard procedure for gallbladder surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01772745
- Testing
- SILS cholecystectomy, TPCL cholecystectomy
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maltepe University
Sepsis, Respiratory Failure
The Effect of Intensive Insulin Therapy in the Surgical Critical Care Unit
We sought to determine if there is a benefit to using an insulin drip to control hyperglycemia in the surgical critical care unit for patients who undergo general and vascular surgery.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Respiratory Failure, Renal Failure, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00282594
- Testing
- Novolin R (human recombinant Insulin)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 317 people
- Sponsor
- Genesys
Surgical Wound Infection
Effects of Showering in 48-72 Hours of Median Sternotomy on Wound Infection, Pain, Comfort and Satisfaction
Time of showering after surgery is still a controversial issue for surgical patients and health professionals. It has been reported that patients should not shower until sutures are removed since traditionally showering is…
- Trial name
- NCT04250961
- Testing
- postoperative early shower
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pamukkale University
Postoperative Wound Infection Superficial Incisional, Postoperative Wound Infection Deep Incisional Surgical Site
Safety and Efficacy of D-PLEX in the Prevention of Sternal Infection Post Cardiac Surgery.
This study is aimed to assess the anti-infective efficacy of D-PLEX over a period of 3 months post operation as well as the safety over a period of 6 months, by preventing sternal infection post cardiac surgery in patients above…
- Trial name
- NCT02731573
- Testing
- D-PLEX, Open heart surgery
- Where
- 5 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 81 people
- Sponsor
- PolyPid Ltd.
Surgical Site Infections
St. Barbara Specialised Regional Hospital No. 5: Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections
Retrospective laboratory-based data collection study of surgical site infections: Surveillance of Healthcare-Associated Infections in Orthopaedic and Trauma Surgery Unit in Sosnowiec, Poland;
- Trial name
- NCT03686553
- Testing
- laboratory-based data collection
- Volunteers
- 5,239 people
- Sponsor
- Polskie Towarzystwo Zakażeń Szpitalnych
Cesarean Section, Surgical Site Infection
Steri-Strip Application Versus Standard Wound Closure for Cesarean Section Incisions
This study is evaluating whether Steri-Strips® provide additional benefits when used after cesarean section (C-section) surgery.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section, Surgical Site Infection, Wound Dehiscence, Seroma
- Trial name
- STRIP-CS (NCT07686913)
- Testing
- Steri-Strip™ Skin Closures, Standard Cesarean Wound Closure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 610 people
- Sponsor
- Riverside University Health System Medical Center
Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Comparative Outcomes of Mammary Artery Harvesting: Infection, Occlusion Rates and Thoracic Pain Assessment
The COMFORT Trial is a randomized controlled superiority trial comparing skeletonized (SK) versus non-skeletonized (non-SK) harvesting of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending artery (LAD) graft in…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- COMFORT (NCT07720661)
- Testing
- Skeletonized LIMA Harvesting, Non-Skeletonized LIMA Harvesting
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Anastomotic Leak, Microbial Colonization
SURGIcal COmplication and MIcrobiome ChangeS in Colorectal Surgery
The microbiome, the collection of microorganisms that live in our gut, plays an important role in maintaining our health, proper nutrient absorption, nutrient turnover and immunity.
- Trial name
- Surgi-Comics (NCT05779254)
- Testing
- Neomycin Sulfate
- Where
- 3 sites in Hungary
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Uzsoki Hospital
Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Calistar A vs. Calistar S - Comparative Cohort Retrospective Analysis of Single Incision POP Systems
The main objective of this study is to compare the initial outcomes and complication of two meshes implanted through a single incision to treat anterior and apical prolapses, Calistar A and a second-generation low weight mesh…
- Trial name
- NCT03715803
- Testing
- Calistar A mesh to treat anterior and apical POP, Calistar S mesh to treat anterior and apical POP
- Where
- Argentina
- Volunteers
- 217 people
- Sponsor
- Agustin Sampietro
Surgical Site Infection, Infection; Cesarean Section
Study to Evaluate DACC Dressings for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections in Women Undergoing Caesarean Section.
Surgical site infections (SSIs) constitute an important medical and socioeconomic problem worldwide. Despite the fact that the risk factors for SSIs were identified and the continuously increasing medical knowledge in the fields…
- Trial name
- NCT02168023
- Testing
- DACC impregnated dressing, Standard surgical dressing
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 543 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Warsaw