Clinical trials: Surgeons
Physiological Stress
Physiologic Burden to the Surgeon During Orthopaedic Surgery
The investigator's plan to quantify the physiologic impact of orthopaedic surgery on the surgeon and operating team.
- Trial name
- NCT06180044
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Osteoarthrosis Knee Arthroplasty Analgesia Pain Management
Comparison Ultrasound-Guided Adductor Canal Block and Surgeon-Performed Block for Pain Management After Total Knee Arthroplasty
Objective: Adductor canal block (ACB) is widely performed for postoperative analgesia for total knee arthroplasty (TKA). The aim of this study is to compare surgeon-assisted and anesthesiologist-assisted (ultrasound-guided)…
- Trial name
- ACB (NCT06533085)
- Testing
- Adductor canal block by surgeon
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 240 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kirsehir Ahi Evran Universitesi
Cholelithiasis, Cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic
SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program in Polish Reality - Awareness, Implementation and Opinion on Usefulness
The study is designed to assess the awareness of the SAGES Safe Cholecystectomy Program among polish surgeons, as well as the degree of implementation of this Program during laparoscopic cholecystectomy performed in Poland.
- Trial name
- NCT03155321
- Testing
- It's an observational study - no intervention is planned
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Jagiellonian University
Conformity, Social
Impact of Behavioral Compliance Between Residents and Surgeons
This study aims to evaluate the influence of perceived peer performance on the clinical skill of trocar placement during laparoscopic cholecystectomy among surgeons and surgical residents.
- Trial name
- CONF1 (NCT06664216)
- Testing
- incorrect trocar placement marks.
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 156 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centro de Excelencia en Enfermedades de Cabeza y Cuello
Effect of Sleep Deprivation
Laparoscopic Skills and Cognitive Function Are Not Affected by Night Shifts in Surgeons
The aim of the study was to asses the effect of sleep deprivation during nightshift by monitoring 30 surgeons in unit of surgical gastroenterology in 4 consecutive days.
- Trial name
- NCT01623674
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Herlev Hospital
Quadratus Lumborum Block, Surgical Wound Infiltration
Surgeon Infiltration QL Block Comparison
The purpose of this study is to learn if using a Quadratus Lumborum (QL) plane injection technique (also called a "nerve block") that numbs the nerves going to the abdominal area improve pain control after surgery compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT03496610
- Testing
- Liposomal Bupivicaine, QL Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Body Temperature Changes
Cooling Vest May Reduce Heat Stress During Surgery
The investigators will propose a randomized cross-over trial using a uniform and strongly balanced 4-period design in which will include four operations for each surgeon.
- Trial name
- NCT04511208
- Testing
- Cooling Vest, Without cooling vest
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Occupational Health Physicians, Neck Pain
Cervical Spine Health of Surgeons
There are currently no standardized programs addressing the well-documented neck pain in surgeons as a result of non-ergonomic positioning and the use of microsurgical equipment.
- Trial name
- NCT01932307
- Testing
- Neck strengthening exercise program
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Cholecystitis, Gallstones
3D Versus 4K Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
Introduction: Three-dimensional key-hole surgery ('laparoscopic') systems are proven to reduce the time required to complete tasks in laboratory settings.
- Trial name
- NCT02858986
- Testing
- 3D laparoscopy, 4K laparoscopy
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Royal Surrey County Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Effect of Training
Bournemouth University Resilience Training for Surgeons
The challenges that characterise surgical practice may result in a myriad of stressors that impact upon the personal and professional lives of surgeons.
- Trial name
- BURTS (NCT03759795)
- Testing
- ACTr (Acceptance and Commitment Training)
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bournemouth University
Stress
Evaluation of Plasma Catecholamine Concentration During Surgery
Stress during surgery leads to significant increase in plasma catecholamine concentrations in surgeons, anesthesiologists, and patients.
- Trial name
- NCT00948181
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Kliniken Essen-Mitte
Satisfaction, Product Quality
Surgeons' Satisfaction With Two Types of Tinted Chlorhexidine Applicators (Chloraprep® and Nex Clorex 2%)
The development of surgical site infections (SSI) in clean-contaminated surgery is regarded as being preventable. Known to be effective in the prevention of surgical site infection are the adequate sterilization of the surgical…
- Trial name
- NCT03508492
- Testing
- Surgical tinted Chloraprep® applicators, Surgical tinted Nex Clorex 2% applicators
- Volunteers
- 22 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cristina Fernandez Perez
Chronic Low Back Pain, Leg Pain
MIS MiLIF Versus Open
This study is being undertaken to compare the clinical outcomes of patients that have unilateral posterolateral lumbar interbody fusion using a traditional open approach versus the MiLIF procedure based on the MiCOR Precision…
- Trial name
- NCT00792129
- Testing
- The Atavi System
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 113 people
- Sponsor
- Zimmer Biomet
Postoperative Pain
Effect of TAP Block on Time Required for First Analgesic Dose After Cesarean Cection Under Spinal Anesthesia
While opioids are the mainstay for post-operative analgesia after caesarean section, they are associated with various side effects.
- Trial name
- NCT04623632
- Testing
- Transversus abdominus plane block
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams Maternity Hospital
Acetabular Fracture
Quadrilateral Surface Plate (QSP) Focused Registry
The absence of methodologically, prospectively and retrospectively collected information on the use of the Quadrilateral Surface Plate (QSP) in the given indication requires a multicenter approach.
- Trial name
- NCT01839565
- Testing
- Quadrilateral Surface Plate
- Where
- 6 sites in Germany, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 13 people
- Sponsor
- AO Clinical Investigation and Publishing Documentation
Shoulder Pain
The Chinese Version of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form Questionnaire, Patient Self-report Section: A Cross-cultural Adaptation and Validation Study
Background: The patient self-report section of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons Standardized Shoulder Assessment Form (ASESp) is one of the most validated and reliable assessment tools.
- Trial name
- NCT04755049
- Testing
- The Chinese version of the American Shoulder and Elbow Surgeons standardized shoulder assessment form questionnaire
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Cheng-Kung University Hospital
Healthy Volunteer
OrthoEvidence Trial Assessing Japanese Knowledge Updates
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to clarify whether providing translated evidence summary (Advanced Clinical Evidence (ACE) reports from OrthoEvidence) will increase the access to the summary compared to…
- Trial name
- OTAKU (NCT05250622)
- Testing
- Japanese-translated evidence summaries (Advanced Clinical Evidence report from OrthoEvidence), English evidence summaries (Advanced Clinical Evidence report from OrthoEvidence)
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 105 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Practice Scope
Description of the Organizational Measures Framing Surgery for Idiopathic Scoliosis in Children and Adolescents - Practice Survey
The pediatric orthopaedic surgeon treats idiopathic scoliosis in children and adolescents using the posterior vertebral arthrodesis technique.
- Trial name
- NCT05843227
- Testing
- questionnaire on the organizational management
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Saint Etienne
Knee Osteoarthritis, Knee Arthritis
Intra-Operative Adductor Canal Blocks
Adductor canal blocks (ACB) have been recommended in total knee arthroplasty (TKA) to provide better control of post-operative pain, facilitate early ambulation, and reduce length of stay in the hospital.
- Conditions
- Knee Osteoarthritis, Knee Arthritis, Knee Pain Chronic, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT05601427
- Testing
- aACB, sACB
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Oncology, Epidemiology
Epidemiology of Breast Cancer in Women Based on Diagnosis Data From Oncologists and Breast Surgeons in Algeria
National, prospective, multicentre, non-interventional epidemiological study, conducted among oncologists and breast surgeons in community and university hospitals, from the public sector in Algeria.
- Conditions
- Oncology, Epidemiology, Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- BreCaReAl (NCT02733601)
- Testing
- NIS (Non Interventional Study) observational study
- Where
- 3 sites in Algeria
- Volunteers
- 1,500 people
- Sponsor
- AstraZeneca