Clinical trials: Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Site Infection, Vaginal Cuff Cellulitis
Prevention of Vaginal Cuff Infection After Hysterectomy by Addition of Vaginal Clindamycin
This study seeks to determine ways to reduce the hospitals surgical site infection rate during hysterectomy operations.
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Vaginal Cuff Cellulitis, Bacterial Vaginosis
- Trial name
- NCT07888101
- Testing
- Clindamycin Vaginal Gel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 900 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor Research Institute
Surgical Site Infection
Effect of Preoperative Diet on Perioperative Gut Microbiome
The aim of the study is to evaluate the gut microbiome (i.e. bacteria, viruses, and fungi that reside in the gut) of people undergoing abdominal surgery, evaluate whether specific diets can change the gut microbiome, and, if so…
- Trial name
- NCT05027763
- Testing
- high-fiber, fermented
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Surgical Site Infection, Skin Cancer
Cyanoacrylate Skin Adhesive After Mohs Surgery or Wide Local Excision
This study will compare surgical site infection after linear repair with or without cyanoacrylate skin adhesive following Mohs micrographic surgery or wide local excision.
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Skin Cancer, Wound Healing
- Trial name
- NCT07844681
- Testing
- Cyanoacrylate Skin Adhesive, Fast Gut Running Epidermal Suture Closure, Vicryl Rapide Running Epidermal Suture Closure
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of Minnesota
Surgical Site Infection Prevention, Nursing Education
Effectiveness of Digital Game-Based Learning in Teaching Surgical Site Infection Prevention to Nursing Students
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of digital game-based learning in teaching evidence-based surgical site infection prevention interventions to second-year nursing students.
- Trial name
- PreSSI-DGBL (NCT07423702)
- Testing
- Digital Game-Based Learning, Traditional Theoretical Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- hatice akaltun
Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Spine Diseases
Efficacy of Intrawound Vancomycin in Spine Surgery
"This multicenter, prospective, time-cluster randomized controlled trial with blinded endpoint assessment (PROBE design) evaluated the efficacy of intrawound vancomycin powder (2 g) in preventing surgical site infections (SSI)…
- Trial name
- NCT07866157
- Testing
- vancomycin, Standard surgical closure
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 416 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Surgical Site Infection
Skin Staples vs Polypropylene in Elective Laparotomy
Surgical site infection (SSI) is one of the most common postoperative complications following elective laparotomy and contributes significantly to patient morbidity, prolonged hospital stay, and increased healthcare costs.
- Trial name
- NCT07781878
- Testing
- Skin staples, Polypropylene skin suture
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences
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
Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Wound Heal
Compare Stoma Reversal Wound Outcomes Between NPWT and Secondary Intention Healing
This was a single-center, parallel-group randomized controlled trial conducted in 2025 at the General Surgery Ward of the Sindh Institute of Urology and Transplantation (SIUT), Karachi.
- Conditions
- Negative-Pressure Wound Therapy, Wound Heal, Stoma Site Infection, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT07258134
- Testing
- Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 72 people
- Sponsor
- Maryam Arbab
Wound Infection, Fractures, Open
Tobramycin Injection to Prevent Infection in Open Fractures
The goal of open extremity fracture (OEF) treatment is to promote fracture healing and restore function while preventing the development of infection.
- Conditions
- Wound Infection, Fractures, Open, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT04964947
- Testing
- Tobramycin Injection
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Surgical Site Infections, Surgical Wound Infection
Light-Activated Antimicrobial Therapy to Prevent Surgical Site Infections
This is a Phase 3 multi-center, group-randomized, crossover trial to compare nasal antimicrobial photodisinfection therapy (aPDT) with standard of care for prevention of surgical site infections in patients undergoing major…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infections, Surgical Wound Infection, Infections, Anti-Infective Agents
- Trial name
- LANTERN (NCT06702878)
- Testing
- nasal antimicrobial photodisinfection therapy
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4,787 people
- Sponsor
- Ondine Biomedical Inc.
Surgical Site Infections, Infections
Light-Activated Antimicrobial Therapy to Prevent Surgical Site Infections - Canada
This is a Phase 4 multi-center, group-randomized, crossover trial to compare nasal antimicrobial photodisinfection therapy (aPDT) with standard of care for prevention of surgical site infections in patients undergoing major…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infections, Infections, Surgical Wound Infections, Anti-Infective Agents
- Trial name
- LANTERN (NCT07189858)
- Testing
- Nasal antimicrobial photodisinfection therapy
- Where
- 4 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 401 people
- Sponsor
- Ondine Biomedical Inc.
Surgical Incision, Surgery--Complications
Zinc Oxide Versus Petrolatum Following Skin Surgery
Patients undergoing routine surgery in the Department of Dermatology for any indication on non-scalp skin and closed in linear fashion with scar greater than or equal to 4.5cm in length will be invited to participate in this…
- Conditions
- Surgical Incision, Surgery--Complications, Surgical Wound, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03561376
- Testing
- Topical zinc oxide vs. petrolatum post-surgical scars
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Melissa Pugliano-Mauro
Staphylococcal Aureus Infection, Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
Gene Expression Analysis of Biofilm Formation and Antimicrobial Resistance in Clinical Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus
Staphylococcus aureus are Gram-positive cocci that asymptomatically colonize the skin and mucosal surfaces of approximately 20-30% of healthy individuals . Although they commonly exist as a harmless commensal organisms, S.
- Trial name
- NCT07796555
- Testing
- swab from lesion, Biochemical reactions, Antibiotic sensitivity
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Surgical Site Infection After Major Surgery
Effect of High Dose Insulin on Infectious Complications Following Major Surgery
Despite improvements in surgical techniques and perioperative care, the high incidence of postoperative surgical site infections remains a major problem in patients undergoing major abdominal surgery (liver, pancreatic and…
- Trial name
- NCT01528189
- Testing
- Hyperinsulinemic normoglycemic clamp, Standard glucose management
- Where
- 3 sites in Canada, Chile
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Incisional Hernia, Abdominal Hernia
Hernia Sac Flap Coverage of Mesh in Bony-Edged Ventral Hernia Repair
This trial asks whether covering the inner, bowel-facing surface of a hernia mesh with a flap of the patient's own hernia sac improves healing after repair of a complex ventral (abdominal wall) hernia in which one edge of the…
- Conditions
- Incisional Hernia, Abdominal Hernia, Complex Ventral Hernia, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- PERI-SAC (NCT07720154)
- Testing
- Sac-flap peritonealization of the mesh, Retromuscular (sublay) synthetic mesh repair
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
A Randomized Controlled Trial Comparing the Incidence of Surgical Site Infections in Cesarean Section With and Without Subcutaneous Drain Placement at Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital
To study and compare the incidence of surgical site infection after cesarean section in pregnant women with subcutaneous wound drainage and those without subcutaneous wound drainage at Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital…
- Trial name
- NCT07395518
- Testing
- Radivac drain
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 86 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital, Thailand
Post-Op Complication, Spine Surgery
Irrisept Solution for Instrumented Spine Surgery
Various spine surgeons perform wound irrigation using saline mixed with vancomycin, relying on mechanical debridement of non-viable tissue, physical disruption of biofilm, and bacteriostatic effect against gram positive flora.
- Conditions
- Post-Op Complication, Spine Surgery, Site Infection, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT06439953
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate solution, Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
Surgical Site Infection
Suprafascial Vancomycin Powder for Prevention of Surgical Site Infections After Instrumented Posterior Spinal Fusion
Surgical site infections (SSI) after spine surgery may occur in up to 12% of cases and can lead to increased morbidity, and healthcare costs In this randomized controlled trial the investigators aim to prospectively investigate…
- Trial name
- VANCO (NCT04017468)
- Testing
- Vancomycin
- Where
- 7 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 450 people
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Wound Complication, Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
Prophylactic Subcutaneous Drainage After Gynecologic Oncology Midline Laparotomy
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether placing a small drain under the skin can help prevent wound problems after gynecologic oncology surgery in adult women with a thick layer of tissue under the skin.
- Conditions
- Wound Complication, Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Gynecologic Cancers
- Trial name
- SCDRAIN-GO (NCT07735962)
- Testing
- Prophylactic subcutaneous closed-suction drainage, Standard closure without subcutaneous drainage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 334 people
- Sponsor
- Mahmut Yassa
Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Comparative Outcomes of Mammary Artery Harvesting: Infection, Occlusion Rates and Thoracic Pain Assessment
The COMFORT Trial is a randomized controlled superiority trial comparing skeletonized (SK) versus non-skeletonized (non-SK) harvesting of the left internal mammary artery (LIMA) to left anterior descending artery (LAD) graft in…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- COMFORT (NCT07720661)
- Testing
- Skeletonized LIMA Harvesting, Non-Skeletonized LIMA Harvesting
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation