Clinical trials: Postoperative Respiratory Complications
Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Delayed Emergence From Anesthesia
Evaluation of Modafinil vs Placebo for Treatment of Anesthesia Delayed Emergence in Obstructive Sleep Apnea
The purpose of this study is to determine whether modafinil use in patients with obstructive sleep apnea will improve postoperative delayed emergence after general anesthesia.
- Trial name
- ModOSA (NCT02494102)
- Testing
- Modafinil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Sinusitis, Opioid Use
Pain Control Following Sinus Surgery
Given the ongoing national opioid epidemic, an increased interest has developed in optimizing opioid prescribing practices of physicians, including otolaryngologists.
- Conditions
- Sinusitis, Opioid Use, Opioid Abuse, Narcotic Use
- Trial name
- NCT03783702
- Testing
- OxyCODONE 5 Mg (milligram) Oral Tablet, Ibuprofen 600 Mg (milligram) Oral Tablet, Acetaminophen 650 MG (milligram) Oral Tablet
- Where
- 6 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Pain, Postoperative, Lung Diseases
Efficacy of Intercostal CryoAnalgesia in Robotic Lung Resection
This is a single center, single surgeon, prospective, randomized trial examining the addition of Cryo Nerve Block during robot assisted thoracoscopic anatomic lung resection surgery
- Trial name
- NCT05144828
- Testing
- Intercostal Nerve Cryoablation, Patient-controlled analgesia (PCA)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 33 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Abdominal Surgery, Respiratory Failure
Metabolites of Tramadol in the Postoperative Surgical Patients
Tramadol is opioid analgesic widely used to treat moderate to severe pain. It is metabolized by cytochrome CYP2D6 into two major metabolites: pharmacologically active metabolite O-desmethyltramadol (M1) and inactive…
- Conditions
- Abdominal Surgery, Respiratory Failure, Renal Failure, Liver Dysfunction
- Trial name
- METRAS (NCT04004481)
- Testing
- Postoperative analgesia using tramadol
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Osijek University Hospital
Thoracic Diseases, Postoperative Pain
Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Intercostal Nerve Block Trial
The Minimally Invasive Thoracic Surgery Intercostal Nerve Block Trial is a single center, double-blind, randomized, active-comparator controlled clinical trial to assess the analgesic efficacy of intercostal nerve block by…
- Conditions
- Thoracic Diseases, Postoperative Pain, Opioid Use
- Trial name
- NCT03508830
- Testing
- Liposomal bupivacaine, Bupivacaine Injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 91 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Postoperative Pulmonary Atelectasis, Surgery
Prophylactic nCPAP Following Bowel Surgery (Bio-REB File 11-27)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether prophylactic nasal continuous positive airway pressure (nCPAP) in the post-anaesthesia care unit (PACU) improves post-operative pulmonary function following elective bowel…
- Trial name
- NCT01316575
- Testing
- nCPAP, Low Flow Oxygen
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
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
Cardiac Arrest
Reoxygenation After Cardiac Arrest II (REOX II Study)
The broad objective of this study is to test the association between hyperoxia exposure after resuscitation from cardiac arrest and outcome.
- Trial name
- REOX II (NCT02698826)
- Testing
- Protocol for rapid FiO2 optimization
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Cooper Norcross Health
Atelectasis, Pulmonary Infection
Bi-PAP vs Sham Bi-PAP on Pulmonary Function in Morbidly Obese Patients After Bariatric Surgery
The effect of biphasic positive airway pressure (Bi-PAP) at individualized pressures on the postoperative pulmonary recovery of morbidly obese patients (MOP) undergoing open bariatric surgery (OBS) and possible placebo…
- Conditions
- Atelectasis, Pulmonary Infection, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), Pulmonary Disease
- Trial name
- NCT03438383
- Testing
- Bi-PAP
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Evangelismos Hospital
Head and Neck Cancer, Acute Pain
Perioperative Gabapentin Use In Head And Neck Mucosal Surgery Patients
Patient satisfaction with healthcare is increasingly being utilized as a metric to reflect provider and hospital quality of care.
- Conditions
- Head and Neck Cancer, Acute Pain, Postoperative Pain
- Trial name
- GABA (NCT02926573)
- Testing
- Gabapentin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Thoracic Diseases, Urinary Retention
Post-Operative Urinary Retention (POUR) in Thoracic Surgery Patients Receiving Prophylactic Tamsulosin
Post-Operative Urinary Retention (POUR) in Thoracic Surgery is a prospective interventional study aiming to test the hypothesis that the prophylactic use of tamsulosin prior to thoracic surgery in high risk patients leads to…
- Trial name
- POUR (NCT04994431)
- Testing
- Tamsulosin Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- University of Massachusetts, Worcester
Post-operative Pain, Respiratory Depression
Dexmedetomidine for the Control of Post-Operative Pain in Thoracotomy Patients
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety, efficacy, hemodynamic and respiratory stability of a low-dose of dexmedetomidine infusion in post-operative surgical in-patients undergoing thoracic surgery after discharge…
- Trial name
- NCT00345384
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 38 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Tonsillectomy, Tonsillitis
EXPAREL® for Pain After Tonsillectomy
The purpose of this study is to determine whether liposomal bupivacaine (long acting injectable anesthetic) provides greater post operative pain relief compared to the standard post operative pain regiment for tonsillectomy…
- Conditions
- Tonsillectomy, Tonsillitis, Post-operative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT02444533
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Respiratory Complications, Pediatric
Evaluation of Respiratory Acoustic Monitor in Children After Surgery
The study will evaluate the performance of measuring respiration rate with the Respiratory Acoustic Monitoring (RAM).
- Trial name
- NCT02256384
- Testing
- Respiratory Acoustic Monitor
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 76 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Obstructive Sleep Apnea
Impact of Sugammadex vs. Neostigmine Reversal on Post-Operative Recovery and Complications
Sugammadex or neostigmine are given at the end of the surgery to reverse neuro muscular blocking drugs (NMBD). This study will evaluate whether reversal of NMBD with sugammadex is associated with faster recovery than neostigmine…
- Trial name
- Sugammadex (NCT03679611)
- Testing
- Sugammadex Sodium, Neostigmine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- University Health Network, Toronto
Respiratory Aspiration
The Influence of Endotracheal Tube Design on Fluid Leakage Into the Lungs During Surgery
Surgical patients have an endotracheal tube inserted into their windpipe to help them breathe while under general anesthesia. These tubes have a "cuff" on the outside that is inflated in the trachea to help prevent fluids from…
- Trial name
- NCT01539135
- Testing
- Methylene Blue
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic - MITG
Obesity, Morbid, Complications of Bariatric Procedures
The Effect of Postoperative Incentive Spirometry on Pulmonary Function and Pulmonary Complications in Bariatric Surgery
This study evaluates the omission of incentive spirometry use following bariatric surgery. Half of participants will receive an incentive spirometer while the other half will not.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Complications of Bariatric Procedures, Pulmonary Atelectasis, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- NCT02431455
- Testing
- Incentive spirometer, No incentive spirometer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 224 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lahey Clinic
Coronary Artery Disease, Postoperative Pain
Pectointercostal Fascial Plane Block (PIFB) Alone Versus PIFB With Rectus Sheath Block (RSB) in Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine if ultrasound-guided bilateral pectointercostal fascial plane blocks with bilateral rectus sheath blocks block decrease pain scores, decrease opioid consumption, improve respiratory…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Postoperative Pain, Respiratory Failure
- Trial name
- NCT04908449
- Testing
- Rectus sheath block with bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Hemodynamic Instability, Respiratory Complications of Care
A Pilot Trial of Continuous Portable Postoperative Hemodynamic And Saturation Monitoring On Hospital Wards
The study team will collect data for this study from participants who are having surgery and recovering postoperatively on 2 pre-designated hospital units.
- Trial name
- NCT04574908
- Testing
- ViSi device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 879 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Respiratory Failure, Respiratory Infection
Avoiding Neuromuscular Blockers to Reduce Complications
The goal of this study to evaluate whether eliminating the use of non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents (NMBA) for maintenance of general anesthesia reduces postoperative pulmonary complications in higher risk patients.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Failure, Respiratory Infection, Aspiration Pneumonia, Pneumonitis
- Trial name
- NCT03962725
- Testing
- Neuromuscular Blocking Agents, Anesthetic Adjuncts
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 3 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center