Clinical trials: Surgical Injury
Smoking Cessation
A Pilot Study Of Smoking Cessation Treatment Including Varenicline In Patients Scheduled For Planned Surgery
It is possible to offer smoking cessation treatment including varenicline to patients scheduled for elective surgery. This study will evaluate whether or not this will enable some patients to quit smoking for up to 4 weeks prior…
- Trial name
- NCT00889720
- Testing
- Varenicline
- Where
- 2 sites in France, Italy
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Spinal Injuries, Adhesions
DuraGen Plus® Adhesion Barrier for Use in Spinal Surgery
To evaluate the safety and effectiveness of DuraGen Plus® Adhesion Barrier Matrix as an adhesion barrier in spinal surgery to reduce the extent of peridural fibrosis formation and radicular pain in comparison to a control group…
- Trial name
- NCT00387829
- Testing
- DuraGen Plus Adhesion Barrier Matrix
- Where
- 36 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 347 people
- Sponsor
- Integra LifeSciences Corporation
Bacterial Infection
Efficacy and Safety of Ceftaroline Versus Linezolid in Subjects With Complicated Skin and Skin Structure Infections
The purpose of this study is to determine whether ceftaroline is effective and safe in the treatment of complicated skin and skin structure infections in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00633152
- Testing
- ceftaroline, linezolid, Aztreonam
- Where
- 13 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Forest Laboratories
Degenerative Joint Disease, Osteoarthritis
PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 Versus Traditional Electrosurgery in Total Knee Replacement.
The objective of this clinical study is to evaluate the operative performance of the PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0 during total knee replacement; to monitor and record post-operative pain, activity level, narcotic consumption, adverse…
- Trial name
- PRECISE (NCT01081886)
- Testing
- PEAK PlasmaBlade 4.0, Traditional Electrosurgery with scalpel
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Surgical Technologies
Bacterial Infections
Comparative Study of Ceftaroline vs. Vancomycin Plus Aztreonam in Adult Subjects With Complicated Skin Infections
The purpose of this study is to determine whether ceftaroline is effective and safe in the treatment of complicated skin infections in adults.
- Trial name
- NCT00423657
- Testing
- ceftaroline, vancomycin plus aztreonam
- Where
- 54 sites in United States, Argentina and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 680 people
- Sponsor
- Forest Laboratories
Abscess, Wound Infection
Single Dose vs. Two Dose Regimen of Dalbavancin for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections
To compare the efficacy of treatment with a single dose of dalbavancin 1500 mg to treatment with a two dose regimen of dalbavancin (1000 mg on Day 1 followed by 500 mg on Day 8) in participants with known or suspected…
- Conditions
- Abscess, Wound Infection, Surgical Site Infection, Cellulitis
- Trial name
- NCT02127970
- Testing
- Dalbavancin
- Where
- 78 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 698 people
- Sponsor
- Durata Therapeutics Inc., an affiliate of Allergan plc
Breast Cancer
Coated VICRYL* Plus Suture Compared to Chinese Silk in Scheduled Breast Cancer Surgery
This is a 90-day study to evaluate cosmetic outcome and Surgical Site Infection in approximately 100 patients from 6 centers in China undergoing scheduled modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00768222
- Testing
- silk suture, VICRYL* Plus suture
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Ethicon, Inc.
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.
Lung Injury, Acute and Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Adult
Study of GSK2862277 in Subjects Undergoing Oesophagectomy Surgery
Lung injury in patients undergoing oesophagectomy may occur during surgery (peri-operatively) as a result of One Lung Ventilation (OLV) and/or during the immediate post-operative period when patients receive intensive care.
- Trial name
- NCT02221037
- Testing
- GSK2862277
- Where
- 6 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Post-operative Complications, Surgical Site Infection
The Use of the Prevena™ Incision Management System on Post-Surgical Cesarean Section Incisions
The purpose of this study is to compare the post-surgical standard-of-care dressing to the Prevena™ Incision Management System in women undergoing Cesarean section surgery.
- Conditions
- Post-operative Complications, Surgical Site Infection, Surgical Wound Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01450631
- Testing
- Prevena™ Incision Management System (PIMS), Standard-of-care Dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- KCI USA, Inc
Non-melanoma Skin Cancer
Healing Effects of HP802-247 Versus Antibiotic Ointment in Mohs Micrographic Surgery Patients
This study compares HP802-247 versus an antibiotic ointment for healing the wound after Mohs surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01359735
- Testing
- HP802-247, Bacitracin Ointment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Healthpoint
Hypertrophic
Investigation of a Novel Silicone Dressing to Maximize the Outcomes of Scar Revision Procedures (IMPROVE)
Neodyne has developed an investigational dressing for post-operative incision care. Neodyne is conducting this research to study whether the investigational dressing, called the Neodyne Dressing, can minimize scar formation in a…
- Trial name
- IMPROVE (NCT01430130)
- Testing
- embrace device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Neodyne Biosciences, Inc.
Surgical Incisions
Prineo (Dermabond Protape) Versus Sutures for Full-thickness Surgical Incisions
This is a prospective, controlled, randomized, multi-center clinical study of up to 80 subjects with full thickness surgical incisions.
- Trial name
- NCT00557947
- Testing
- Suture, Dermabond Protape (Prineo)
- Where
- 5 sites in Belgium, Germany and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 83 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ethicon, Inc.
Surgical Site Infection
Irrisept Versus Standard of Care in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
The purpose of this study was to compare the rate of surgical site infections in patients randomized to Irrisept versus SoC, who had an open abdominal laparotomy for abdominal trauma or acute surgical abdomen.
- Trial name
- NCT02255487
- Testing
- IrriSept System, No Intervention - Standard of Care (SoC) only
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 627 people
- Sponsor
- Irrimax Corporation
Post Surgical Incisions From Abdominoplasty Procedures
Clinical Evaluation of the GLYDe Dressing for Post-surgical Incision Care
This study will evaluate a new dressing to be used for post-incision care for abdominoplasty patients. The hypothesis is that this dressing will minimize scar formation.
- Trial name
- Mona Lisa (NCT00766727)
- Testing
- GLYDe Dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Neodyne Biosciences, Inc.
Surgical Site Infection
DFA-02 in Patients Undergoing Colorectal Surgery
This is a randomized, double-blind, placebo controlled, safety, tolerability, and pharmacokinetic dose escalation Phase II study of DFA-02 in patients undergoing colorectal surgery to evaluate the safety, tolerability and…
- Trial name
- NCT01496352
- Testing
- DFA-02
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Limited
Femoral Fractures
Study Of Tranexamic Acid For The Reduction Of Blood Loss In Patients Undergoing Surgery For Long Bone Fracture
Tranexamic acid has been shown to reduce postoperative blood losses and transfusion requirements in a number of types of surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00824564
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid plus standard of care, Standard of care
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 82 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Scar, Surgical Scar
Pilot Study of a Novel 532nm KTP Laser for the Treatment of Fresh Surgical Scars
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the safety and efficacy of the 532nm potassium titanyl phosphate (KTP) laser in comparison with the 595nm pulsed-dye laser (PDL) for the treatment of fresh surgical scars.
- Conditions
- Scar, Surgical Scar, Cicatrix, Cicatrix, Hypertrophic
- Trial name
- NCT01789346
- Testing
- 532nm KTP, 595nm PDL
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Cutera Inc.
Thrombosis, Venous
A Study to Evaluate the Efficacy and Safety of Fondaparinux for the Prevention of Venous Blood Clots in Patients With a Plaster Cast or Other Type of Immobilization for a Below-knee Injury Not Needing Surgery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of fondaparinux in comparison with a heparin (nadroparin) in preventing deep vein thrombosis (blood clots in the leg veins), whether symptomatic or detected by…
- Trial name
- FONDACAST (NCT00843492)
- Testing
- Fondaparinux sodium, Nadroparin
- Where
- 122 sites in France, Germany and 4 more
- Volunteers
- 1,351 people
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Arteriovenous Graft
An Efficacy and Safety Study of SRM003 in the Treatment of Subjects Undergoing Placement of an Arteriovenous Graft to Facilitate Hemodialysis Access
A study to evaluate the efficacy of SRM003 treatment versus participating sites' standard practice treatment in extending the duration of primary patency after arteriovenous graft surgery in subjects with end-stage renal disease.
- Trial name
- NCT01806584
- Testing
- SRM003, Participating Site's standard practice
- Where
- 46 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 32 people
- Sponsor
- Shire