Clinical trials: General Surgery
Breast Cancer
Axillary Lymph Node Preservation Surgery in Reducing Lymphedema in Patients With Breast Cancer
This pilot phase I and randomized phase II trial studies the best way to perform axillary lymph node preservation surgery and to see how well it works in preventing lymphedema in patients with breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00932035
- Testing
- axillary lymph node dissection, isosulfan blue based lymphatic mapping, quality-of-life assessment
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Children, Congenital Heart Surgery
The Relationship Between Oxygen Reserve Index and PaO2
Oxygen Reserve Index (ORI) is a new parameter for noninvasive monitoring of oxygen reserve using oximetry sensor. In this study, the investigators evaluate the correlation between ORI and the partial pressure of arterial blood…
- Trial name
- NCT03130023
- Testing
- Pulse Oximeter with ORI
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Postoperative Wound Infection
Evaluation of the Effect of Preoperative Symbiotic Bowel Conditioning on Surgical Site Infection After Elective Colorectal Surgery
The objective of the study is to investigate whether peri-operative symbiotic treatment could reduce the risk of postoperative infections in patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01413659
- Testing
- Symbiotic
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Mashhad University of Medical Sciences
Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Cytoreductive Surgery
What Are the Experiences of Patients With Pseudomyxoma Peritonei?
Complete cytoreductive surgery (CCRS) is an extensive, and potentially curative, procedure utilised for peritoneal malignancies including Pseudomyxoma peritonei (PMP).
- Conditions
- Pseudomyxoma Peritonei, Cytoreductive Surgery, Recovery
- Trial name
- NCT04125225
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Sponsor
- University of Southampton
Preoperative Anxiety Experienced by the Pediatric Patient, Preoperative Anxiety
Comparing Two Doses of Midazolam With Added Dexmedetomidine for Kids Before Surgery
The goal of this randomized controlled trial is to investigate if adding intranasal dexmedetomidine to two different doses of intranasal midazolam provides effective sedation with fewer side effects in pediatric patients aged 1…
- Trial name
- NCT06979791
- Testing
- Dexmedetomidine + Midazolam 0.4 mg/kg, Dexmedetomidine + Midazolam 0.2 mg/kg
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Scoliosis; Adolescence
Use of Intravenous Acetaminophen in Pediatrics Undergoing Spinal Fusion Surgery
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether perioperative intravenous acetaminophen administration reduces postoperative pain and opioid consumption in adolescents and pediatric patients undergoing spinal fusion surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04959591
- Testing
- intravenous acetaminophen
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 99 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Fetoscopy, Anesthetic Complications
Anesthetic Management in Fetoscopic Surgery and Incidence of Complications
Fetoscopic surgery has been acknowledged to be a reliable procedure to correct several congenital anomalies e.g. shunt insertion in fetal bladder outlet obstruction, laser ablation of vessels in twin-twin transfusion syndrome…
- Conditions
- Fetoscopy, Anesthetic Complications, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT02434926
- Where
- 2 sites in Thailand
- Volunteers
- 152 people
- Sponsor
- Mahidol University
Coronavirus Infection, Orthopedic Disorder
Retrospective Case Series of COVID19+ Patients Undergoing Orthopedic Surgery
Over the last months, the Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Bologna, Italy, has drained orthopedic urgencies from all other hospitals in the urban and suburban area.
- Conditions
- Coronavirus Infection, Orthopedic Disorder, Bone Fracture, Bone Metastases
- Trial name
- COVID19&SURG (NCT05881343)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Istituto Ortopedico Rizzoli
Seizures
Revisiting Survey Investigating Why Patients Are Not Receiving Home Anti-convulsant Medication Prior to Surgery/or Procedure Involving General Anesthesia
Children with seizure disorder face unique challenges during the perioperative period. Fasting, sleep-deprivation, and missed doses of medications while patients are required to have nothing per mouth (NPO) are a few factors that…
- Trial name
- NCT01897974
- Testing
- Survey
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Vidya Raman
Melanoma (Skin)
Vaccine Therapy With or Without Imiquimod in Treating Patients Who Have Undergone Surgery for Stage II, Stage III, or Stage IV Melanoma
RATIONALE: Vaccines made from peptides may help the body build an effective immune response to kill tumor cells. Biological therapies, such as imiquimod, may stimulate the immune system in different ways and stop tumor cells from…
- Trial name
- NCT00118313
- Testing
- incomplete Freund's adjuvant, multi-epitope melanoma peptide vaccine, sargramostim
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Craig L Slingluff, Jr
ONSD in Laparoscopic Surgery
"Optic Nerve Sheath Diameter; Low vs. Conventional Insufflation Pressures''
Objective: This study investigates the impact of carbon dioxide (CO2) pneumoperitoneum on optic nerve sheath diameter (ONSD) and intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients undergoing total laparoscopic hysterectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT06650475
- Testing
- Using low or standart pressure
- Where
- 2 sites in Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Konya City Hospital
Cardiac Toxicity, Sarcoma
Combination Chemotherapy Before and After Surgery in Treating Patients With Osteosarcoma
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Giving chemotherapy before surgery may shrink the tumor so that it can be removed during surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00019864
- Testing
- filgrastim, cisplatin, dexrazoxane hydrochloride
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Atrial Fibrillation
Atrial Fibrillation After Cardiac Surgery-comparing Conventional and Miniaturized Bypass Systems
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia after cardiac surgery. The incidence of AF varies between 20 - 45 % after (coronary artery bypass grafting) CABG.
- Trial name
- NCT01160393
- Testing
- Miniaturized bypass system
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Kuopio University Hospital
Paediatric, Surgery
Erector Spinae Plane Block for Paediatric Upper Abdominal Surgery
Upper abdominal surgeries are associated with severe postoperative pain. Thus, maintaining effective postoperative analgesia in the paediatric age group is very crucial in terms of future pain perception and chronic pain…
- Conditions
- Paediatric, Surgery, Analgesia, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT04518215
- Testing
- Erector Spinae Plain Block, Intra-Venous Analgesia
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Nazmy Edward Seif
Morbid Obesity
Study on the Appropriateness of Bariatric Surgery in Adolescents
single-center study carried out in order to evaluate in prospective among patients seen or treated in the pediatric endocrinology unit and multidisciplinary management of obesity, the potential number of patients eligible for…
- Trial name
- NCT01249950
- Testing
- feasibility
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Toulouse
Colorectal Neoplasms
Using Multimodal Prehabilitation to Improve Outcomes for Frail Patients Undergoing Resection of Colorectal Cancer
The purpose of this study is to determine if a program of physical activity, nutritional supplements and relaxation techniques is effective at decreasing post operative complications in frail colorectal cancer patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT02502760
- Testing
- Physical Exercise Program, Whey Protein Isolate Powder, Relaxation Techniques
- Where
- 2 sites in Canada
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- McGill University Health Centre/Research Institute of the McGill University Health Centre
Pain
Intraperitoneal Ropivacaine Irrigation in Bariatric Surgery
A prospective randomized clinical trial of all the patients undergoing laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) or laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (LRYGB) will be performed.
- Trial name
- NCT02641288
- Testing
- Ropivacaine irrigation, Normal saline irrigation
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital General Universitario Elche
Heart Defects, Congenital
Mixed Venous Oxygen Saturation From Central Venous Line, Venous Side of Heart Lung Machine and the Pulmonary Artery
This study was designed to examine if venous saturations from the central venous line and from the venous side of the heart lung machine are interchangeable or not with mixed venous saturation from the pulmonary artery in…
- Trial name
- NCT02498626
- Testing
- venous saturations
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Cholelithiasis
Clipless Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy Using Harmonic Scalpel Versus Conventional Method in Day Surgery
The aim of this study was to compare between the safety and efficacy of the harmonic shears and the commonly used clip technique in achieving safe closure and division of the cystic duct in the laparoscopic cholecystectomy in day…
- Trial name
- CLCHS (NCT01139385)
- Testing
- Harmonic scalpel, Traditional
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- University of Roma La Sapienza
Academic Productivity, Research Productivity
Surgical Research in Colombia Part 1
Global surgery has become the undisputed starting point for addressing a myriad of problems in surgery today. Therefore, it is necessary to constantly evaluate the scientific productivity in surgery, its behavior, validity and…
- Trial name
- NCT05354908
- Testing
- scientific and academic productivity
- Where
- Colombia
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ivan David Lozada-Martinez
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