Clinical trials: Incision Infection
Infection, Surgical Site
IO vs IV Vancomycin in Tourniquetless TKA
Purpose of this study is to compare the efficacy of intravenous and intraosseous antibiotic administration techniques during tourniquetless total knee arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT05705843
- Testing
- Intraosseous Vancomycin Injection, Intravenous Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Surgical Site Infection, Unplanned Fracture-Related Reoperation
Pre-operative Aqueous Antiseptic Skin Solutions in Open Fractures
The prevention of infection is the single most important goal influencing peri-operative care of patients with open fractures. Standard practice in the management of open fractures includes sterile technique and pre-operative…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Unplanned Fracture-Related Reoperation, Open Appendicular Fracture
- Trial name
- Aqueous-PREP (NCT03385304)
- Testing
- 10% povidone-iodine (1% free iodine) in purified water, 4% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) in purified water
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, Canada and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 1,638 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Impacted Tooth, Postoperative Complications in Maxillofacial Surgery
Effectiveness of Postoperative Topical and Oral Antibiotics on Impacted Mandibular 3rd Molar Surgery.
This randomized controlled trial evaluates the effectiveness of postoperative topical antibiotics compared with oral antibiotics in patients undergoing surgical extraction of impacted mandibular third molars.
- Conditions
- Impacted Tooth, Postoperative Complications in Maxillofacial Surgery, Surgical Wound Infection, Facial Pain
- Trial name
- POTA-M3S (NCT07573033)
- Testing
- Topical Antibiotic, Oral antibiotic therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Liaquat College of Medicine and Dentistry
Wound Complication
Cesarean Skin Incision Trial
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a difference between Pfannenstiel and midline vertical skin incision at time of cesarean section in preventing wound complications in the morbidly obese patient.
- Trial name
- C-SIT (NCT01897376)
- Testing
- Pfannenstiel incision, vertical skin incision
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 228 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Obesity, Diabetes
Effects of Prevena Therapy on Obese and or Diabetic Patients With Surgical Groin Sites
The purpose of the study is to determine the effects of Prevena therapy on decreasing groin surgical site infections in patients who are obese and /or diabetic having vascular surgery.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Diabetes, Peripheral Vascular Disease
- Trial name
- NCT01983215
- Testing
- Prevena vac
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 276 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr. Jean E. Starr, MD
Post Operative Surgical Site Infection
Topical Antibiotic Therapy to Reduce Infection After Operative Treatment of Fractures at High Risk of Infection: TOBRA
The overall objective is to compare the effect of Vancomycin and Tobramycin powder combined (treatment) to Vancomycin powder (control) in the reduction of post-fixation infections of tibial plateau and tibial pilon fractures at…
- Trial name
- TOBRA (NCT04597008)
- Testing
- Treatment group, Control group
- Where
- 41 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,660 people
- Sponsor
- Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium
Incisional Surgical Site Infections
Total Occlusive Ionic Silver-containing Dressing vs Mupirocin Ointment Application vs Conventional Dressing in Elective Colorectal Surgery: Effect on Incisional Surgical Site Infection
The patients were randomized into 3 groups: those patients undergoing a ionic silver-containing dressing (ISD) (Group 1), those undergoing a Mupirocin ointment application (MOA) (Group 2) and those using a conventional dressing…
- Trial name
- NCT02267122
- Testing
- ionic silver-containing dressing, Mupirocin ointment application
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Elche
Appendicitis (Diagnosis)
Precision Antibiotic Dosing for Appendectomy
This research is studying a drug called cefoxitin already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the risk of infection after surgery to remove an appendix.
- Trial name
- PANDA (NCT06860802)
- Testing
- Cefoxitin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
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
Incarcerated Hernia, Appendicitis Acute
Prevention of Postoperative Hernias in Emergency Surgery
The aim of this observational study is to understand the risk factors and incidence of postoperative hernias among patients undergoing emergency surgery.
- Conditions
- Incarcerated Hernia, Appendicitis Acute, Cholecystitis, Acute, Ileus
- Trial name
- PROPHECY (NCT06815822)
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Jan Kochanowski University
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
Efficacy of Integrating Next Generation Sequencing for Treatment of Surgical Site Infection After Fracture Fixation:
The study focuses on the serious problem of infections and wound-healing issues that can happen after high-energy bone fractures.
- Conditions
- Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Fracture Fixation
- Trial name
- NGS (NCT07458230)
- Testing
- NGS diagnostic findings
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
Complication of Surgical Procedure
TCOT Effectiveness in Preventing Wound Infections in Perineal Resections
In colorectal surgery, oxygen insufflation (which leads to higher oxygen concentration in the surgical site) has been shown to decrease infection rate.
- Trial name
- NCT02374294
- Testing
- Epiflo
- Sponsor
- Neogenix, LLC dba Ogenix
Colorectal Cancer, Nutritional Deficiency
PeRioperative Omega Three and the Effect on ImmuNity
Bowel cancer is the second most common cause of cancer-related death in the UK, with 50,000 new cases and over 15,000 deaths annually.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Cancer, Nutritional Deficiency, Infected Wound, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- PROTEIN (NCT03598413)
- Testing
- Omega-3
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Soft Tissue Injuries
"Enhancing Surgical Safety in Developing Nations: Investigating Antibiotics' Role in Hand Surgeries."
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the use of antibiotics with no use in people undergoing soft tissue hand surgery in developing countries.
- Trial name
- NCT05990842
- Testing
- Antibiotic
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Marcos Felipe Marcatto de Abreu
Surgical Site Infections
Effect of Mupirocin Dressings Versus Island Dressings on Surgical Site Infections in Elective Colorectal Surgery
Infections at the site of surgical incisions (SSIs) are the most common infection among surgical patients. Although all patients undergoing surgical procedures are at risk for developing SSIs, colorectal surgery has had…
- Trial name
- NCT02619773
- Testing
- mupirocin ointment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Gundersen Lutheran Medical Foundation
Infective Endocarditis, Infection Related to Ventricular Assist Device
Retrospective Analysis of Nephrotoxicity During Daptomycin Versus Vancomycin Treatments in High Risk Patients
Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a frequent complication that occurs in 15 to 25% of patients after vascular surgery, and up to 40% of patients after cardiac surgery.
- Conditions
- Infective Endocarditis, Infection Related to Ventricular Assist Device, Infection Related to Vascular Prothesis, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- DVN (NCT03961503)
- Testing
- Daptomycin (DAP) treatment, Vancomycin (VAN) treatment
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Montpellier
Presence of Ileostomy
Need for Subcutaneous Wound Drains in Ileostomy Reversal
The purpose of this study is to find out whether the insertion of subcutaneous wound drains has an influence on postoperative hospital stay in ileostomy reversal.
- Trial name
- DRASTAR (NCT01050686)
- Testing
- insertion of subcutaneous wound drain, no insertion of subcutaneous wound drain
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Surgical Site Infection
Prophylactic Antibiotic in Subtalar Fusion Surgery
Assessment of surgical site infection when using postoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in subtalar fusion surgery 24hours versus 5 days
- Trial name
- NCT06527989
- Testing
- Ceftriaxone 2000 mg
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Surgical Infection
Routine Preoperative Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Modified Radical Mastectomy
This is a randomized, double blinded, placebo-controlled trial on the routine use of preoperative antibiotic prophylaxis in modified radical mastectomy to evaluate the efficacy of preoperative prophylactic antibiotics in the…
- Trial name
- NCT01558986
- Testing
- Cefazolin, Sterile water
- Where
- Philippines
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- University of the Philippines
Surgical Site Infection
Novosyn® CHD vs Polyglactin 910 Suture to Close Wounds After Emergency or Elective Laparotomy or Laparoscopic Surgery
The aim of the study is to elucidate, if the colonization of bacteria is lower on the Novosyn® CHD suture compared to uncoated Polyglactin 910 suture, which will be assessed by the incidence of surgical site infections (SSI: A1…
- Trial name
- POLYNOVO-CHD (NCT05966961)
- Testing
- Novosyn® in emergency or elective laparotomy or laparoscopic surgery, Polyglactin 910 in emergency or elective laparotomy or laparoscopic surgery
- Where
- 4 sites in Italy, Spain
- Volunteers
- 2,998 people
- Sponsor
- Aesculap AG