Clinical trials: Incision Infection
Breast Cancer
Surgical Site Infection With 0.05% Chlorhexidine (CHG) Compared to Triple Antibiotic Irrigation
The investigators intend to perform a prospective randomized study and compare the incidence of surgical wound infection between mastectomy wounds irrigated with triple antibiotic solution (one side) and 0.05% CHG (opposite side)…
- Trial name
- NCT02395614
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine irrigation, triple antibiotic irrigation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 88 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Bacterial Vaginoses
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis
This is a double-blinded, placebo controlled, multi-center randomized trial of 482 pregnant women who are diagnosed with Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) in the late 3rd trimester (>34 weeks).
- Trial name
- NCT04578015
- Testing
- Metronidazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Surgery, Pneumonia
Multicenter Infection Surveillance Study Following Open Heart Surgery
The main goals of the study are as follows: (1) to determine the correlation between pain management using continuous infusion of local anesthetics and the incidence of pneumonia and surgical infection in cardiac surgery…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Pneumonia, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00673712
- Testing
- Continuous Sternal Block, Opioid based analgesia
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 647 people
- Sponsor
- Halyard Health
Surgical Site Infection
Continuous Antibiotic Prophylaxis in Colorectal Surgery
We propose to randomise patients due to undergo colorectal surgery to standard antibiotic prophylaxis or an interventional antibiotic prophylaxis regimen and assess surgical wound infection rates.
- Trial name
- Colo-Pro (NCT02445859)
- Testing
- Cefuroxime 4 hourly bolus
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- University of Leeds
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
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
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
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.
Cesarean Section, Surgical Site Infection
Preoperative Application of Chlorhexidine to Reduce Infection With Cesarean Section After Labor
Surgical site infections (SSI) are the second most common cause of nosocomial infections accounting for 15% of all nosocomial infections among hospitalized patients and 38% of nosocomial infections in surgical patients.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section, Surgical Site Infection, Nosocomial Infection
- Trial name
- PRACTICAL (NCT03423147)
- Testing
- 2% chlorhexidine gluconate cloth, 4% Chlorhexidine gluconate vaginal scrub
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 319 people
- Sponsor
- Angela Bianco
Surgical Wound Infection, Preoperative Care
Povidone-Iodine for Nasal Decolonization
To evaluate the efficacy and tolerability of 10% povidone-iodine in eliminating nasal carriage of Staphylococcus aureus and MRSA.
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound Infection, Preoperative Care, Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
- Trial name
- NCT05529173
- Testing
- Povidone-Iodine 10%, 0.9% NaCl Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 192 people
- Sponsor
- Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Postoperative Wound Infection
Efficacy Study of Antiseptic Preoperative Scrubs in Prevention of Postoperative Infections
Most cases of infection of clean-contaminated wounds (wounds without gross spillage of organisms from the gastrointestinal tract) are thought to originate from the skin.
- Trial name
- NCT00290290
- Testing
- chlorhexidine-alcohol, Povidone-Iodine
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 849 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Surgical Wound Infection
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Prevention of Poststernotomy Infection
This prospective study evaluates the role of negative pressure wound therapy or wound VAC as a dressing over the incision to prevent poststernotomy wound infection in high risk patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02020018
- Testing
- Prevena Incision Management System, Conventional sterile dry wound dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,869 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Surgical Wound Dehiscence, Wound Infection
Prevention of Wound Complications After Cesarean Delivery in Obese Women Utilizing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Wound complications after Cesarean section (C-section) are common in obese women. Approximately 25% of obese women having a C-section will have a wound complication.
- Trial name
- NCT00654641
- Testing
- Negative pressure wound closure, Standard wound closure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Postoperative Wound Infection Deep Incisional Surgical Site, Prosthesis and Implants
Effect of Photodynamic Treatment on Skin Microbiome. Single Center Study
The overarching aim of this research project is to prevent orthopedic implant-associated infections. This study aims to investigate if photodynamic therapy has an effect on bacterial skin colonization and decrease number of…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Wound Infection Deep Incisional Surgical Site, Prosthesis and Implants, Surgical Site Infection, Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Trial name
- PHOMIC (NCT04067843)
- Testing
- Photodynamic treatment
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
30% Oxygen Concentration During Colorectal Surgery, 80% Oxygen Concentration During Colorectal Surgery
Supplemental Oxygen in Colorectal Surgery: A Quality Improvement Project
Our primary objective is to develop a clinical pathway for care of patients having colorectal surgery at the Clinic. In particular, the investigators would like to determine what intraoperative concentration of oxygen is optimal…
- Trial name
- NCT01777568
- Testing
- 30% oxygen, 80% oxygen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5,749 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Surgical Site Infections, Post Operative Complication
2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Skin Cloths to Prevent SSI in Spine Surgery Patients
Surgical site infection (SSI) following spinal surgery is a frequent complication and results in higher morbidity, mortality and healthcare costs.
- Trial name
- DeSSI (NCT02490631)
- Testing
- 2% chlorhexidine gluconate cloths
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Surgical Site Infection, Vaginal Surgery
Vaginal Prep Solutions to Reduce Bacteria Colony Counts in Patients Having a Vaginal Surgery
This is a randomized trial comparing the effectiveness of 4 vaginal prep solutions (betadine, baby shampoo, TechniCare and Peridex) on reducing bacterial colony counts during surgery preparation.
- Trial name
- NCT03854370
- Testing
- Betadine, Peridex, TechniCare
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- Wright State University
Spinal Deformity
Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the outcome of incisional negative pressure wound therapy in preventing surgical site infections and wound complications (dehiscence) in high-risk patients undergoing complex spinal…
- Trial name
- NCT01759381
- Testing
- Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 19 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Surgical Site Infection
Effect of Standard Normothermia Protocol On Surgical Site Infections
Aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of a standard normothermia protocol and effects on postoperative Surgical Site Infection (SSI) rate.
- Trial name
- NCT02961244
- Testing
- Prewarming and perioperative warming with Forced Air Warming device and its blankets., Forced Air Warming blanket
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Surgical Site Infection
Prevena™ Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Re-operative Colorectal Surgery
Many strategies have been attempted to reduce SSI rates. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services introduced the Surgical Care Improvement Project infection project with the aim of reducing SSI incidence and morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT02509260
- Testing
- Prevena wound management system, Standard wound dressings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic