Clinical trials: Laparotomy
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
Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms
Endoscopically Assisted Colostomy With Colopexy for Critically Ill Patients Without General Anesthesia or Laparotomy
Indications for colostomy are rectal or anal cancer, diverticular disease, radiation enteritis, complex perirectal fistulas, anorectal trauma, severe incontinence, motility and functional disorders.
- Conditions
- Colonic Neoplasms, Rectal Neoplasms, Fecal Incontinence
- Trial name
- EACC (NCT02308631)
- Testing
- ENDOSCOPICALLY ASSISTED COLOSTOMY WITH COLOPEXY
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Endometrial Cancer
Hysteroscopic Lymphatic Mapping for Endometrial Cancer
The goal of this clinical research study is to learn if a procedure called intraoperative (during surgery) lymphatic mapping can be used to find the sentinel lymph node in patients with endometrial cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00671606
- Testing
- Intraoperative Lymphatic Mapping
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people
- Sponsor
- M.D. Anderson Cancer Center
Hemorrhagic Shock, Trauma
A Comparison of Two Target Mean Arterial Pressures in the Resuscitation of Hypotensive Trauma Patients
The goal of this study will be to determine if a lower than normal blood pressure during surgery for bleeding in the abdomen or chest will result in decreased bleeding and decreased chance of death.
- Conditions
- Hemorrhagic Shock, Trauma, Wounds, Penetrating, Shock, Traumatic
- Trial name
- NCT00459160
- Testing
- Intraoperative Hypotensive Resuscitation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 271 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Diabetes (Insulin-requiring, Type 1 or Type 2)
Investigation of the Effectiveness of Prophylactic NPWT (ciNPWT) in High-risk Diabetic Patients With Acute Laparotomy Wounds
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) in patients with diabetes mellitus undergoing laparotomy who are at high risk for Surgical Site Infections (SSI).
- Trial name
- NCT07392853
- Testing
- Prophylactic/Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
- Where
- Hungary
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Semmelweis University
Other Injury of Other Intra-abdominal Organs, Initial Encounter
Damage Control Laparotomy
Randomized study to compare outcomes of patients undergoing damage control laparotomies versus definitive closure for which there is surgeon equipoise to randomize.
- Trial name
- NCT02706041
- Testing
- Definitive Closure Laparotomy, Damage Control Laparotomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Abdomen, Acute
Clinical Outcomes and Equality in Healthcare for Emergency General Surgery Patients Undergoing Emergency Laparotomy
The goal of this observational cohort study is to evaluate the standard of care for general surgerical patients undergoing emergency laparotomy and assess factors affecting clinical outcomes, as well as evaluating the quality of…
- Trial name
- LAPTOP (NCT05623176)
- Testing
- Standardised laparotomy care
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Region Stockholm
Mortality, Pediatric
Operative Duration as a Predictor of Mortality in Pediatric Emergency Surgery
Introduction Operative duration is an important but under-studied predictor of mortality in emergency laparotomies. Aims \& Objectives The objective of this study was to quantify the effect of duration of emergency laparotomy in…
- Conditions
- Mortality, Pediatric, Laparotomy, Emergencies
- Trial name
- NCT03270930
- Testing
- Emergency laparotomy
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College
Surgery Complications, Surgery
SurgWeek-2: Identifying the Global Burden of Post Operative Complications: an International Prospective Cohort Study Protocol
This study aims to assess and improve the global outcomes following surgery. Every year approximately 313 million operations are performed, with 50 million people experiencing a complication and unfortunately 3.5 million people…
- Conditions
- Surgery Complications, Surgery, Global Surgery, Robotic
- Trial name
- SurgWeek-2 (NCT07785076)
- Volunteers
- 100,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Birmingham
Female Reproductive Cancer
Feeding Schedules After Surgery in Patients With Gynecologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Abdominal pain and nausea and vomiting may be lessened by waiting after surgery before eating foods by mouth. It is not yet known which feeding schedule is more effective in patients undergoing surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00742677
- Testing
- nutritional support
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- European Institute of Oncology
Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight
Observational Study of Surgical Treatment of Necrotizing Enterocolotis
The purposes of this study were: 1) to compare mortality and postoperative morbidities in extremely low birth weight (ELBW) infants who underwent initial laparotomy or drainage for necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) or isolated…
- Conditions
- Infant, Newborn, Infant, Low Birth Weight, Infant, Small for Gestational Age, Infant, Premature
- Trial name
- NEC Surgery (NCT01223261)
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 156 people
- Sponsor
- NICHD Neonatal Research Network
Midline Laparotomy
Comparison Between Conventional and Modified Smead Jones Method for Mass Closure in Emergency Midline Laparotomy
The occurrence of sudden disruption of abdominal wall laparotomy wound is a major disaster and a major psychological trauma to the patient .
- Trial name
- NCT05199974
- Testing
- Midline abdominal closure
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Sohag University
Laparotomy
PDS vs Polyamide for Midline Abdominal Closure
Within the last decade the customary trend of using non absorbable sutures has changed, with numerous studies and meta-analyses advocating the use of slowly absorbable sutures, claiming comparable wound strength with…
- Trial name
- PPMAC (NCT00514566)
- Testing
- Suture for midline abdominal closure
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 64 people
- Sponsor
- Christian Medical College and Hospital, Ludhiana, India
Neurogenic Bladder Disorder, Bladder Dysfunction
Urinary Artificial Sphincter in Children
Retrospective monocentric study of the outcomes of patients with neurogenic bladder who had a urinary artificial sphincter before the age of 18 years old.
- Conditions
- Neurogenic Bladder Disorder, Bladder Dysfunction, Spina Bifida, Urinary Incontinence Due to Urethral Sphincter Incompetence
- Trial name
- SUAPED (NCT06734429)
- Testing
- Urinary Artificial Sphincter
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand
Incisional Hernia, Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm
Aneurysma Hernia Study - Incidence of Incisional Hernias After Abdominal Aortic Aneurysm Repair
Principles= Prevention of incision hernias by primary closure of mid line laparotomies with the best-evidenced suture techniques.
- Trial name
- АНЕУРИЗМА (NCT02012270)
- Testing
- PRINCIPLES technique, Conventional group
- Where
- 2 sites in Poland, Serbia
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Igor Koncar
Effects of Coffee Ingestion on Recovery of Bowel Function
>The Purpose of This Study Was to Determine Whether Consuming a 100-mL Cup of Coffee is Effective in Preventing or Reducing Postoperative Ileus After Laparotomy of Benign Gynecological Patients
Comparison of the effectiveness coffee (with or without caffeine) ingestion and water for reducing the duration of Postoperative ileus after Laparotomy of Benign Gynecological Patients
- Trial name
- NCT03660267
- Testing
- caffeine coffee, decaffiene coffee, still water
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Department of Medical Services Ministry of Public Health of Thailand
Surgical Wound Infection
Determining the Worldwide Epidemiology of Surgical Site Infections After Gastrointestinal Surgery
Surgical site infection (SSI) is the most common complication following major gastrointestinal surgery, affecting between 25-40% of patients.
- Trial name
- GlobalSurg 2 (NCT02662231)
- Testing
- Emergency, or elective gastrointestinal resection
- Where
- 2 sites in United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 12,539 people
- Sponsor
- University of Edinburgh
Abdominal Wall Wound, Ventral Hernia
Mass Closure vs Layer by Layer Closure
to assess two different ways of closure of laparotomy in children and infants
- Conditions
- Abdominal Wall Wound, Ventral Hernia, Incisional Hernia
- Trial name
- NCT06016426
- Testing
- Mass closure vs layer by layer closure of transverse laparotomy incisions in children and infants.
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Tanta University
Surgical Site Infection
Comparison Of Outcome Of Antibiotic Coated Vicryl Vs Non-Coated Vicryl In Abdominal Fascial Closure After Laparotomy In Children
We are investigating outcome of antibiotic coated vicryl versus non coated vicryl in terms of rate of surgical site infection and lebgth of hospital stay in children after lalaprotomy for perforated viscera.
- Trial name
- NCT06129773
- Testing
- antibiotic coated vicryl used for fascial closure
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Muhammad Adeel Ashiq
Laparoscopic Surgery
Laparoscopic Splenectomy in Isolated High Grades Splenic Injuries
Background: Trauma laparoscopic splenectomy has no defined reasons. Compared trauma patient characteristics and results with laparoscopic and open splenectomies.
- Trial name
- NCT04329845
- Testing
- open splenectomy, laparoscopic splenectomy for splenic injury in trauma
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Zagazig University