Clinical trials: Infection; Cesarean Section
Cesarean Section, Wound Complications
Cesarean Trial of Staples vs. Sutures
To determine whether the rate of wound complications differs based on method of closure of skin incision (staples vs. suture) after cesarean delivery.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section, Wound Complications, Patient Satisfaction, Pain Measurement
- Trial name
- CROSS (NCT01211600)
- Testing
- Staples, Suture
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 746 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Wound Sepsis
Efficacy of Adding Azithromycin to Cephalosporin Before Cesarean Delivery
efficacy of adding azithromycin to cephalosporin before cesarean delivery
- Trial name
- NCT04062175
- Testing
- cephalosporin, Azithromycin Tablets
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 144 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Surgical Site Infection
Subcutaneous Tissue Irrigation With Povidone Iodine in Decreasing the Rate of Surgical Site Infection Following Cesarean Section
This study aims to assess the efficacy of Povidone Iodine (Betadine®) irrigation of subcutaneous tissue prior to skin closure in reducing the incidence of surgical site infection after elective caesarean section and post…
- Trial name
- NCT03549702
- Testing
- Povidone iodine 1% solution
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Site Infection in Caesarean Section Using Alexis O Compared to Metal Retractors
Objective: To investigate if the use of the newly designed Alexis O Retractor leads to improved intra-operative and post-operative surgical outcomes in the setting of planned elective Caesarean Sections.
- Trial name
- NCT02685696
- Testing
- Alexis O Retractor, Metal Retractor
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
Infection Prevention
PROPHYLACTIC ANTIBIOTICS PRIOR TO CESAREAN SECTION IN OBESE WOMEN
Surgical site infections are common and a cause of major morbidity. They are also more common in obese women. Cesarean sections are the most common surgery performed in the United States, therefore pregnant women are being faced…
- Trial name
- NCT01810354
- Testing
- Cefazolin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 58 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Surgical Site Infections
The Skin Prep Study
The investigators propose a randomized controlled clinical trial to determine the comparative effectiveness of chlorhexidine-alcohol and iodine-alcohol preoperative skin preparation for preventing surgical site infections at…
- Trial name
- NCT01472549
- Testing
- Iodine-alcohol, Chlorhexidine-alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Infection; Cesarean Section, Surgical Wound Infection
Controlled Clinical Trial of Supplemental Oxygen for the Prevention of Post-Cesarean Infectious Morbidity
Previous studies have demonstrated that patients who undergo surgery while they under general anesthesia have fewer wound infections if they receive higher concentrations of oxygen but this has never been studied in women who are…
- Conditions
- Infection; Cesarean Section, Surgical Wound Infection, Endometritis
- Trial name
- Peri-Op (NCT00603603)
- Testing
- 80% inhaled oxygen via non-rebreather mask, 30% inhaled oxygen via nasal cannula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 606 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Surgical Site Infection
Subcutaneous Lavage in Cesarean Section
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if antiseptic washing prior to skin closure during cesarean section reduces rates of surgical site infection.
- Trial name
- NCT06454227
- Testing
- Subcutaneous washing, no subcutaneous washing
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Surgical Site Infection, Cesarean Section; Complications, Wound, Infection (Following Delivery)
The Use of Steri3X for Prevention of Post-operative Wound Infections in Cesarean Sections
Postpartum infection if a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and surgical site infections are some of the common complications following cesarean section.
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Cesarean Section; Complications, Wound, Infection (Following Delivery), Postpartum Complication
- Trial name
- NCT05392400
- Testing
- Steri3X, Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Tennessee
Cesarean Section, Surgical Site Infection
Effect of Betadine Vaginal Cleansing Before Cesarean Section to Reduce Postoperative Infectious Morbidity
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the efficacy of preoperative vaginal cleansing with 5% povidone-iodine in reducing postoperative infectious morbidity among women undergoing cesarean section.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section, Surgical Site Infection, Endometritis
- Trial name
- NCT07715409
- Testing
- Povidone-iodine 5% solution
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mohamed Mousa Mohamed Mousa
Wound Infection
Use of Insorb Absorbable Vicryl Staples in Skin Closure for Cesarean Section
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the incidence of wound breakdown or wound infection following skin closure with Insorb subcuticular absorbable staples versus metal staples after cesarean section through a retrospective…
- Trial name
- NCT01446627
- Testing
- There is no intervention for this study
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Microbial Colonization, Antibiotic Side Effect
Timing of Maternal Antibiotic Prophylaxis During a Cesarean Section and the Early Infant Gut Microbiome
In this study, investigators seek to determine whether the timing of antibiotics given to mothers during an elective C-section affects the composition of their infant's gut microbiome.
- Conditions
- Microbial Colonization, Antibiotic Side Effect, Cesarean Section Complications
- Trial name
- CSBabyBiome (NCT06030713)
- Testing
- Cefazolin
- Where
- Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 33 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Medical Center Groningen
Obesity, Infection; Cesarean Section
Skin Incisions and Wound Complication Rates for C-sections in Obese Women
It is the purpose of this study to evaluate the relationship between a low transverse, vertical midline, and supra-panicular high transverse skin incisions and the rate of wound complications in women with a BMI of 40 or greater…
- Conditions
- Obesity, Infection; Cesarean Section, Surgical Wound
- Trial name
- NCT02685761
- Testing
- Midline Vertical, High Transverse
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 309 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Albany Medical College
Microbial Colonization
DOnor Milk to REpair the Full-term Infant MIcrobiome in Infants Born Via Cesarean Section.
The objective of this novel study is to establish proof of concept using a pilot randomized controlled trial to determine the effect of DHM compared to formula supplementation on the microbiome in full-term infants who are born…
- Trial name
- DO-RE-MI C-S (NCT06177184)
- Testing
- Donor Human Milk - Nutritional Replacement
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Obstetrical Complications, Labor and Delivery Complication
Azithromycin Prophylaxis for PRElabor CEsarean DElivery Trial
This is a phase-III multi-center double-blind randomized controlled trial of 8,000 individuals undergoing a scheduled or prelabor cesarean delivery who are randomized to either adjunctive azithromycin prophylaxis or to placebo.
- Conditions
- Obstetrical Complications, Labor and Delivery Complication, Cesarean Delivery
- Trial name
- PRECEDE (NCT06605118)
- Testing
- Azithromycin Injection, Standard of Care Preoperative antibiotics
- Where
- 14 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 8,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The George Washington University Biostatistics Center
Surgical Wound Infection, Cesarean Section
Preventing Adverse Incisional Outcomes at Cesarean Multicenter Trial
The Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Obese Women at Cesarean Trial is a large pragmatic multi-center randomized clinical trial designed to evaluate the effectiveness, safety and cost-effectiveness of prophylactic…
- Trial name
- Prevena-C (NCT03009110)
- Testing
- Prophylactic NPWT, Standard Dressing
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,624 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Caesarean Section;Stillbirth, Microbial Colonization
Lactobacillus Kefiri LKF01 (DSM32079) in Newborns Born by Caesarian Section
The mode of delivery affects the diversity and colonization pattern of the gut microbiota during the first year of infants' life.
- Trial name
- NCT03154866
- Testing
- Lactobacillus kefiri LKF01 DSM32079
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Policlinico Hospital
Pregnancy, Obesity
Investigation of Continuous Versus Interrupted Subcutaneous Fat Closure in Reducing Surgical Site Infection
This research aims to clarify the best way to perform subcutaneous tissue closure in overweight and obese patients undergoing caesarean section to reduce the occurrence of surgical site infections.
- Trial name
- NCT05856968
- Testing
- continuous subcutaneous tissue closure, Interrupted subcutaneous tissue closure
- Volunteers
- 266 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of The West Indies
Obesity, Wound Infection
Kerlix for Pregnant Women With Elevated BMI to Prevent Wound Infection by 6 Weeks Post Partum
Pregnant women with BMI>40 will be approached for participation in a study to reduce the rate of post-operative wound infection from C-section.
- Conditions
- Obesity, Wound Infection, Pregnancy
- Trial name
- NCT02882360
- Testing
- Kerlix-AMD
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- London Health Sciences Centre Research Institute OR Lawson Research Institute of St. Joseph's
Complications; Cesarean Section
Vaginal Cleansing Before Cesarean Delivery to Reduce Infection
The purpose of this study is to test the hypothesis that vaginal cleansing with povidone-iodine solution immediately prior to cesarean delivery reduces postcesarean infectious morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT02495753
- Testing
- Vaginal Cleansing, Abdominal Cleansing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 608 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine