Clinical trials: Gastrointestinal Surgery
Colorectal Cancer
Fluorouracil, Semustine, and Vincristine Compared With BCG in Treating Patients With Dukes' B or Dukes' C Colon Cancer That Has Been Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as vincristine, fluorouracil, and semustine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00427570
- Testing
- BCG vaccine, biological therapy, fluorouracil
- Sponsor
- NSABP Foundation Inc
Necrotizing Enterocolitis
Qualitative Study of Surgeons With Prospective Patient Follow-up
Necrotising enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating disease which causes severe bowel inflammation resulting in babies becoming critically unwell.
- Trial name
- NECqual (NCT06032676)
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust
Appendicitis, Laparoscopic
Solo and Non-solo Approach for Laparoscopic Appendectomy (SOLOAP)
To determine the safety and feasibility of solo laparoscopic appendectomy, which is defined as the application of solo surgery to laparoscopic appendectomy, by comparing consecutive non-solo procedures conducted by a surgeon in…
- Trial name
- NCT03224364
- Testing
- nonsolo LA, solo LA
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Say-June Kim
Perforated Appendicitis
Surgical Site Infection in Perforated Appendicitis After Peritoneal Lavage With Super-oxidised Solution
This study is to evaluate the effectiveness of peritoneal lavage with super-oxidised solution in reducing surgical site infection after open surgery for perforated appendicitis.
- Trial name
- PLaSSo (NCT04512196)
- Testing
- Superoxidized Water, Normal Saline
- Where
- Malaysia
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Queen Elizabeth, Malaysia
Colorectal Tumors
Effect of Peritoneal Lavage With Clindamycin-Gentamicin Solution & Oncologic Outcome
Antibiotic lavage reduces bacterial contamination and decreases SSI infection rate. SSI leads to an immunocompromised situation, leaving unattended the neoplasm.
- Trial name
- NCT02399059
- Testing
- Antibiotic lavage, Normal saline lavage
- Volunteers
- 106 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Elche
Ulcerative Colitis, Dysplasia
Development of Dysplasia in the Pelvic Pouch in Patients With Ulcerative Colitis (UC) and Risk Factors
The purpose of this study is to study development of dysplasia in the ileal mucosa among patients with Ulcerative Colitis and who previous have hade risk factors for developing cellular changes/dysplasia, i.e.
- Conditions
- Ulcerative Colitis, Dysplasia, Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT01764542
- Testing
- Endoscopy and biopsy
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Mattias Block
Rectal Cancer
Short Running Head Obesity in Rectal Cancer Patients
There is a controversy regarding the effect of the two Body Mass Index (BMI) extremes on the oncological outcome of rectal cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT04759638
- Where
- Jordan
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- King Hussein Cancer Center
Solid Pseudopapillary Tumor of the Pancreas, Pancreas Cancer
Cross-sectional Follow-up on Digestive and Social Functions of SPN
An observational cross-sectional follow-up study on the quality of life (two aspects, digestive physiological and social psychological functions) of solid pseudopapillary neoplasm of the pancreas (SPN) patients recruited in PUMCH…
- Trial name
- NCT05604716
- Testing
- observational study
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Peking Union Medical College Hospital
Pancreatic Disease, Cardiovascular Diseases
Tight Glycemic Control by Artificial Pancreas
Hyperglycaemia has been repeatedly associated with risk of mortality and morbidity in the intensive care unit (ICU). The evidence currently available is in favour of a 'normal ≤ 6.1 mmol/l' level for blood glucose control in ICUs…
- Trial name
- KMS (NCT00735228)
- Testing
- Artificial pancreas
- Where
- Japan
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kochi University
Pancreatic Cancer
Gemcitabine With or Without Combination Chemotherapy and Radiation Therapy in Treating Patients With Nonmetastatic Pancreatic Cancer That Cannot Be Removed By Surgery
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as gemcitabine, fluorouracil, and cisplatin, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00416507
- Testing
- fluorouracil, gemcitabine hydrochloride, liposomal cisplatin
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Federation Francophone de Cancerologie Digestive
Hepatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Cancer
The Natural History of Solid Organ Cancer Stem Cells (SOCSC)
Background: Researchers are trying to learn what causes certain types of cancer to spread to other organs in the body (metastasis).
- Conditions
- Hepatic Cancer, Pancreatic Ductal Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00923052
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Choledochal Cyst
Timing of Operation in Children With a Prenatal Diagnosis of Choledochal Cyst
In this prospective study, we tried to select the operation time according to the cyst size and evaluate the treatment effect.
- Trial name
- CDCPS (NCT05620485)
- Testing
- laparoscopic-assisted CDC excision and hepaticojejunostomy
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Guangzhou Women and Children's Medical Center
Fasting, Delayed Gastric Emptying
Gastric Assessment of Pediatric Patients Undergoing Surgery
The goal of this pilot prospective cohort study is to examine the reproducibility of gastric volume and emptying as measured by gastric ultrasound and its correlation to a gold-standard test for gastric emptying in the…
- Conditions
- Fasting, Delayed Gastric Emptying, Aspiration Pneumonia, Respiratory Aspiration of Gastric Content
- Trial name
- NCT05674643
- Testing
- Gastric Ultrasound Baseline Scans, Acetaminophen Absorption Test (AAT), Gastric Ultrasound Serial Scans
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Esophagus Cancer
Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy Compared With Surgery for Esophageal Carcinoma
Most ESCC received NAC in China without supportive evidence from local RCTs. The negative conclusion about NAC originated from Western countries in the 1990s.
- Trial name
- NCT05569668
- Testing
- Paclitaxel- and platinum-based chemotherapy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 826 people
- Sponsor
- Henan Cancer Hospital
Colorectal Neoplasms, Colorectal Surgery
Attitudes and Technical Maneuvers Regarding Enterostomy Management and Stoma Creation Among Surgeons
This study was aiming to investigate Chinese surgeons' attitudes toward and technical preferences for stoma creation.
- Trial name
- NCT06735729
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 401 people
- Sponsor
- Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute
Colon Rectal Cancer, Surgical Site Infection
Surveillance and Implementation of a Bundle of Care to Reduce Surgical Site Infection in Colorectal Surgery (CCR-VINCat)
The Nosocomial Infection Surveillance Program in Catalonia (VINCat) monitors surgical site infection (SSI) in elective colorectal surgery since 2007 in 55 public and private acute care hospitals.
- Trial name
- CCR-VINCat (NCT04496635)
- Testing
- Implementation of a bundle of care
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 60,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Granollers
Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
the Laparoscopic and Endoscopic Cooperative Surgery of Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor
Gastric stromal tumor is a gastrointestinal mesenchymal tumor with malignant differentiation potential, the incidence increased year by year. The surgical resection is the primary treatment for it.
- Trial name
- NCT02763748
- Testing
- Laparoscopic endoscopy combined surgery, laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery, Single-arch laparoscopic and endoscopic cooperative surgery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- First Affiliated Hospital Xi'an Jiaotong University
Anesthesia, Pediatrics
Norepinephrine for Prevention of Intraoperative Hypotension in Infants Undergoing Kasai Portoenterostomy
This study aims to assess the efficacy and safety of prophylactic intraoperative norepinephrine infusion versus the standard technique on decreasing the incidence of intraoperative hypotension in infants undergoing Kasai…
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Pediatrics, Biliary Atresia
- Trial name
- NCT05521152
- Testing
- Norepinephrine Bitartrate
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 31 people
- Sponsor
- Kasr El Aini Hospital
Appendicitis, Acute, Appendectomy
Video-Based Grading of Intraoperative Adverse Events in Pediatric Laparoscopic Appendectomy
Acute appendicitis is the most common surgical emergency in children, and laparoscopic appendectomy is its standard treatment. Although intraoperative adverse events (iAEs) are recognized as an important determinant of surgical…
- Conditions
- Appendicitis, Acute, Appendectomy, Intraoperative Complications, Patient Safety
- Trial name
- PedAppy-iAE (NCT07794618)
- Testing
- Laparoscopic appendectomy
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Ahmet Burak Doğan, MD
Esophageal Cancer
A Observational Study to Compare Effectiveness and Safety of the Surgeries in Patients With Esophageal Cancer
The study was designed to compare effectiveness and safety of the surgeries of Ivor-Lewis and Mckeown in patients with esophageal cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03428074
- Testing
- Surgeries
- Where
- 9 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 1,862 people
- Sponsor
- Chinese PLA General Hospital