Clinical trials: Operation
Appendicitis
Laparoscopic Versus Open Appendectomy? Let the Patient Decide
This protocol examines choice where it pertains to choosing between two standard methods for appendectomy, laparoscopic or open procedures, and the affect that "cost" of the appendectomy has upon choice.
- Trial name
- NCT01738750
- Testing
- Cost Information Included
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- University of Utah
Abdominal Surgery, Thoracic Surgery
Parent/Nurse Controlled Analgesia in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit
The aim of this study is to examine the safety and effectiveness of 2 morphine delivery systems for post-surgical neonates. The investigators hypothesize that this study will be feasible to conduct, and that neonates receiving…
- Trial name
- PNCA (NCT01823497)
- Testing
- Morphine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 36 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Pediatric Neurosurgical Tumors
Sodium Fluorescein-Guided Resection of Pediatric Neurosurgical Tumors
Sodium fluorescein, which has been shown to be useful for intraoperative guidance regarding the resection of adult neurosurgical tumors, can aid the resection of pediatric neurosurgical tumors.
- Trial name
- NCT03752203
- Testing
- Sodium Fluorescein, Microscopic Resection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Surgery
Gastric Ultrasound
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate gastric volume and contents as well as gall bladder size in patients scheduled for routine, urgent, and emergency surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04127331
- Testing
- Point-of-Care Ultrasound
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Alok Moharir
Atrial Septal Defect, Ventricular Septal Defect
Regional Anesthesia Following Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to evaluate pain control following pediatric cardiac surgery with the use of local anesthesia via an ultrasound guided regional anesthetic technique compared with surgeon delivered wound infiltration.
- Conditions
- Atrial Septal Defect, Ventricular Septal Defect, Pain, Procedural
- Trial name
- NCT05688670
- Testing
- Regional Anesthesia, Wound infiltration, Ropivacaine 0.2% Injectable Solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Heart Defects, Congenital, Hyperglycemia
SPECS: Safe Pediatric Euglycemia in Cardiac Surgery
Critically ill children, including children undergoing heart surgery, commonly develop elevated blood glucose (also known as "blood sugar") levels during their illness, which can lead to poor health outcomes and an increased risk…
- Trial name
- SPECS (NCT00443599)
- Testing
- Insulin, Usual Care
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 989 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Dilated Cardiomyopathy, Ischemic Cardiomyopathy
Optimized Biventricular Pacing Allograft Recipients
This study tests optimization of biventricular pacing (BiVP) in patients with dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) or ischemic cardiomyopathy (ICM) during cardiac transplantation in patients with advanced cardiac failure.
- Trial name
- BiBET (NCT01290822)
- Testing
- BiVP, AAI Pacing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 12 people
- Sponsor
- Henry M. Spotnitz
Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Male Breast Cancer
Sunitinib Malate, Paclitaxel, Doxorubicin Hydrochloride, and Cyclophosphamide Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Stage IIB-IIIC Breast Cancer
This phase II trial studies how well giving sunitinib malate together with paclitaxel, doxorubicin hydrochloride, and cyclophosphamide before surgery works in treating patients with stage IIB-IIIC breast cancer.
- Conditions
- Inflammatory Breast Cancer, Male Breast Cancer, Stage II Breast Cancer, Stage IIIA Breast Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT00513695
- Testing
- sunitinib malate, paclitaxel, doxorubicin hydrochloride
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Chronic Rhinosinusitis, Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Efficacy of Macrolide and Glucocorticoid in the Treatment of Chronic Rhinosinusitis After Endoscopic Sinus Surgery
Endoscopic sinus surgery (ESS) is widely considered to be the gold standard in the surgical management of chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) that has failed maximal medical therapy.
- Trial name
- NCT02182492
- Testing
- Clarithromycin, Glucocorticoid
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 187 people
- Sponsor
- Zheng Liu
Pain, Postoperative
Analgesic Efficacy of Repeated Doses of Intravenous (IV) Acetaminophen in Post-operative Pediatric Spine Fusion Patients
This is a prospective, randomized, double-blinded, placebo controlled trial Potential subjects will be identified from the Pre-Surgical Anesthesia Clinic visit.
- Trial name
- IV APAP SF (NCT01394718)
- Testing
- Intravenous Acetaminophen
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
Idiopathic Scoliosis
Methadone vs Magnesium in Spinal Fusion
Significant pain may occur following posterior spinal fusion despite the use of conventionally accepted techniques including patient controlled analgesia.
- Trial name
- NCT01795495
- Testing
- Methadone hydrochloride, Magnesium Sulfate, Remifentanil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 63 people
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery, Inflammatory Reaction After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
Efficacy of Nitric Oxide Administration in Attenuating Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Around 7500 neonates born yearly in the United States have complex congenital heart disease that require surgical repair in the first few days of life.
- Trial name
- NCT02151877
- Testing
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Bladder Injury, Complications; Cesarean Section
Cystoinflation to Prevent Bladder Injury in Obstetrics and Gynaecology Surgery
Part1:The healthy pregnant women with previous operative deliveries admitted for elective C-section will be counselled and conditioned informed consent will be taken to be included in either study group if dense pelvic adhesions…
- Conditions
- Bladder Injury, Complications; Cesarean Section, Adhesions Pelvic
- Trial name
- NCT04302545
- Testing
- Cystoinflation
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 564 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Shazia Saaqib
Surgical Procedure, Unspecified
Recovery After Total Intravenous Anesthesia With Ketofol Versus Mixture of Ketofol and Lidocaine for Short Pediatric Surgery
Two hundred children aged 1-12 years undergoing short surgery will be randomized into two groups. Ketofol will be used for induction and maintenance of anesthesia in group l. .Ketofol with lidocaine will be prepared for group ll.
- Trial name
- Lidoketofol (NCT04467424)
- Testing
- ketamine, propofol, ketamine, propofol, lidocaine
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital of Split
Surgery
Train-of-four Monitoring Using the Tetragraph
This is a prospective study that will evaluate the feasibility of using the Tetragraph Neuromuscular Transmission Monitor in comparison to standard (visual) train-of-four assessment with a peripheral nerve stimulator in pediatric…
- Trial name
- NCT04475250
- Testing
- Tetragraph (TM) NMT Monitor
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Joseph D. Tobias
Vitreoretinopathy, Coats' Disease
DEXTENZA in Pediatric Patients Following Retinal Surgery or Laser Treatment Under Anesthesia
The Tender Study is a prospective, open-label, single-center, randomized, investigator-initiated clinical study seeks to investigate the safety and efficacy of the DEXTENZA insert in pediatric patients following retinal surgery…
- Conditions
- Vitreoretinopathy, Coats' Disease, Exudative Retinopathy, Lattice Degeneration
- Trial name
- NCT05620901
- Testing
- Dextenza 0.4Mg Ophthalmic Insert, Pred Forte
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lejla Vajzovic, MD, FASRS
Heart Failure
Clinical Evaluation of HW005 Ventricular Assist System for the Treatment of Advanced Heart Failure in Japan
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the HW005 System in patients listed for cardiac transplantation with refractory, advanced heart failure at risk of death.
- Trial name
- HW005 (NCT02091440)
- Testing
- Implant of the HW005 Ventricular Assist System.
- Where
- 5 sites in Japan
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Cardiac Rhythm and Heart Failure
ACL, ACL Injury
Acupuncture ACL (Anterior Cruciate Ligament)
Acupuncture research in regards to PONV has been fairly well established, however, studies about perioperative pain control and acupuncture are a little more murky.
- Conditions
- ACL, ACL Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury, Anterior Cruciate Ligament Rupture
- Trial name
- NCT03711734
- Testing
- Acupuncture + Standard of Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital for Special Surgery, New York
Adjunct to Hemostasis in Vascular Surgery (Synthetic Vascular Grafts)
Fibrin Sealant Vascular Surgery Study
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy and safety of Fibrin Sealant, Vapor Heated, Solvent/Detergent-treated with 500 IU/ml thrombin and synthetic aprotinin (FS VH S/D 500 s-apr) for hemostasis in participants…
- Trial name
- NCT00576420
- Testing
- FS VH S/D 500 s-apr, 60-seconds polymerization time, FS VH S/D 500 s-apr, 120-seconds polymerization time, Manual compression with surgical gauze pads
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Cancer of the Urinary Tract
Merits of Performing a Modified Template Retroperitoneal Lymph Node Dissection
The primary objective is to show that performing a lymph node dissection may detect occult nodal metastasis in this patient population whereby providing important diagnostic information, with potential therapeutic benefits in…
- Trial name
- NCT00751140
- Testing
- Lymph Node Dissection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute