Clinical trials: Damage Control Surgery
Cerebral Palsy, Muscle
How Are the Muscles Affected in Cerebral Palsy? A Study of Muscle Biopsies Taken During Orthopaedic Surgery.
Cerebral palsy (CP) is a motor disorder caused by an injury to the immature brain. Even though the brain damage does not change, children with CP will have progressively weaker, shorter and stiffer muscles that will lead to…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Muscle, Muscle Contracture, Muscle Spasticity
- Trial name
- CPTDBiopsy (NCT05506228)
- Testing
- No intervention
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eva Ponten
Cerebral Palsy, Hip Dysplasia
Peri-operative Use of a Pain Injection in Pediatric Patients With Cerebral Palsy
Pain management in pediatric patients presents a difficult challenge. Unlike adults, pediatric patients often cannot communicate their pain management needs clearly.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Hip Dysplasia, Pain, Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT04074265
- Testing
- Ropivacaine injection, normal saline
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Diverticulitis
Damage Control Surgery in the Treatment of Complicated Diverticulitis
To evaluate the use of damage control surgery by performing bowel resection and laparostomy in the treatment of Hinchey III or IV diverticulitis.
- Trial name
- DACSCOD (NCT03337984)
- Where
- 9 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Cerebral Palsy
Outcomes of Orthopaedic Surgery Using Gait Laboratory Versus Observational Gait Analysis in Children With Cerebral Palsy
The purpose of this pilot trial is to determine whether the addition of gait laboratory analysis for surgical decision making, compared with the use of observational analysis alone, results in improved functional outcomes in…
- Trial name
- NCT00419432
- Testing
- Routine Observational Analysis (prior to procedure), Routine Observational analysis supplemented with Gait Lab Information (prior to procedure)
- Where
- 6 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- The Hospital for Sick Children
Cerebral Palsy
Knotless Versus Conventional Sutures for Wound Closure in Cerebral Palsy Multilevel Surgery
This study compares two standard ways of closing surgical incisions in children and adults with cerebral palsy who are having multilevel surgery on both legs (single-event multilevel surgery, or SEMLS).
- Trial name
- NCT07880197
- Testing
- Knotless barbed suture, Conventional suture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
Peritoneal Dessication Damage and Inflammation, Peri-operative Hypothermia
Warm Humid Gas Insufflation for Appendix Removal by Minimally Invasive Surgery Warm Humid Insufflation for Appendix Removal by Minimally Invasive Surgery Trial (WARMIST)
In laparoscopic (key-hole) surgery, the use of cold dry carbon dioxide gas to inflate the abdominal cavity for the creation a clear operating field, results in damage to the cavity lining, known as the peritoneum.
- Trial name
- WARMIST (NCT01027455)
- Testing
- Fisher and Paykel Insuflow (MR 860) Surgical Humidification Device, Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Auckland, New Zealand
Cerebral Palsy, Gait Disorders, Neurologic
Serious Game-based Intervention in Gait Rehabilitation for Children With Cerebral Palsy
Cerebral palsy (CP) is defined as a group of movement and posture disorders that cause activity limitation due to brain damage during fetal development or in the first year of life.
- Trial name
- NCT04837105
- Testing
- Serious game ARROW CP, Treadmill
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 14 people
- Sponsor
- Fondation Ellen Poidatz
Abdominal Injuries, Wounds and Injuries
Predictors of In-Hospital Mortality in Severe Abdominal Trauma
Severe abdominal trauma is a leading cause of early death from bleeding and of later death from sepsis and organ failure. Clinicians use scoring systems to estimate the risk of dying, but most of these scores were developed and…
- Conditions
- Abdominal Injuries, Wounds and Injuries, Wounds, Nonpenetrating, Wounds, Penetrating
- Trial name
- NCT07843628
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 430 people
- Sponsor
- Minia University
Cerebral Palsy, Post-operative Pain
The Post-Operative Pain in Cerebral Palsy (POPPIES) Trial
Cerebral palsy is common. It affects approximately 3 per 1000 children. Hip displacement due to muscle tightness (spasticity) occurs in up to half of the more severely affected children, and many of these children require major…
- Trial name
- POPPIES (NCT01437644)
- Testing
- botulinum toxin intramuscular injection
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Cerebral Palsy, Hip Surgery Corrective
Tranexamic Acid to Reduce Blood Loss After Varus Derotation Osteotomy
TABLO (Tranexamic Acid to reduce Blood Loss after varus derotation Osteotomy) is a clinical trial of postoperative tranexamic acid vs placebo in non-ambulatory children with cerebral palsy (CP) undergoing reconstructive hip…
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Hip Surgery Corrective, Tranexamic Acid Use, Blood Loss, Surgical
- Trial name
- TABLO (NCT07672158)
- Testing
- Tranexamic Acid (IV)
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 52 people
- Sponsor
- Murdoch Childrens Research Institute
The Precision Personal Timeline in Definitive Surgery Associated With Outcome
Timing of Damage Control Orthopedic Surgery
The decision to operate and surgical timing on multi-trauma patients remains controversial, inappropriate surgical timing may cause more complications which lead to poor prognosis.
- Trial name
- NCT05785143
- Testing
- Utilizing dry lab database to analyze the prognostic factors of multi-trauma patients and determine the optimal timing of definitive orthopedic operation
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- China Medical University Hospital
Cerebral Palsy, Postoperative Pain
Combined Popliteal and Adductor Canal Blocks for Postoperative Analgesia in Children With Cerebral Palsy
This prospective, randomized, controlled trial aims to evaluate the postoperative analgesic efficacy of combined ultrasound-guided popliteal sciatic nerve block and adductor canal block in children with cerebral palsy undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT07801365
- Testing
- Adductor Canal Block + Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block Group, Control Group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Education and Research Hospital