Clinical trials: Post Operative Patients
Pain, Postoperative
Exploring the Effects of Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation Therapy on Patients After Video-Assisted Thoracoscopic Surgery
Thoracic surgery is known to be one of the most painful types of surgery. If acute postoperative pain is not properly managed, there is a high risk that it may develop into clinically significant chronic pain within six months…
- Trial name
- NCT07287657
- Testing
- Standard Analgesia, Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS), Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation (TEAS)
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 96 people
- Sponsor
- Buddhist Tzu Chi General Hospital
Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD)
Pediatric Study to Evaluate Risk of Developing Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency When Receiving Clinolipid or Standard-of-Care Lipid Emulsion
This will be a descriptive study designed to evaluate the propensity for hospitalized pediatric patients treated adequately with Clinolipid or standard of care for up to 90 days to develop Essential Fatty Acid Deficiency (EFAD).
- Trial name
- NCT02476994
- Testing
- Clinolipid, Intralipid
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Baxter Healthcare Corporation
Alzheimer Disease
Differential Effects of Various Anesthetic Agents on Cognitive Function in Patients With Alzheimer's Disease
The objective of the study is to determine the effects of different anesthetic agents on cognitive function in patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD).
- Trial name
- NCT01870453
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Postoperative Pain
Comparing Intramuscular Fentanyl and Ketorolac With Nerve of Arnold (NOA) Block for Bilateral Myringotomy
Background: Bilateral myringotomy with tympanostomy tube (BMT) placement is one of the most common pediatric surgical procedures. Despite its brief duration, many children experience significant postoperative pain.
- Trial name
- NOA (NCT07276906)
- Testing
- Fentanyl, Ketorolac, Nerve of Arnold Block
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Alabama
Anesthesia, Local, Postoperative Pain
Comparison of Lateral and Medial Approaches to Costoclavicular Brachial Plexus Block in Pediatrics
In upper extremity surgeries, the brachial plexus block can be performed with different techniques at various levels depending on the proximal and distal level of the surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04786756
- Testing
- Bupivacaine 0.25% Injectable Solution
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 55 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
Emergence Delirium
Effect of Music on Emergence Delirium
The researchers are conducting a research study to see whether listening to music during an operation will have a positive effect on the way that children wake up from surgery/anaesthetic.
- Trial name
- NCT02999542
- Testing
- Music, No music
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pretoria
Pain, Postoperative
TAP Block With Two Different Doses of Levobupivacaine
The aim of the current study is to investigate the effects of two different doses of levobupivacaine in TAP (transversus abdominus plane) block for postoperative management.
- Trial name
- NCT02567487
- Testing
- Levobupivacaine
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Ankara University
Postoperative Residual Curarization, Neuromuscular Block Prolonged
Postoperative Residual Neuromuscular Block and Passive Smoke Exposure in Pediatric Dental Patients
Postoperative residual neuromuscular block (PRNB) may persist despite apparent clinical recovery from neuromuscular blockade and may increase the risk of postoperative respiratory complications.
- Trial name
- NCT07831434
- Testing
- Passive Smoke Exposure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 55 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University - Cerrahpasa
Cardiothoracic Surgery
Pocket-size Ultrasound by Nurses in Cardiothoracic Post-operative Patients
The investigators aim to study the feasibility and reliability of pocket-size diagnostic ultrasound examinations performed by nurses of postoperative patients who have underwent cardiothoracic surgery in a cardiac unit.
- Trial name
- NCT01847859
- Testing
- Ultrasound examination by nurses
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Helse Nord-Trøndelag HF
Colorectal Cancer
Radiation Therapy Plus Chemotherapy Before Surgery With or Without Chemotherapy After Surgery in Treating Patients With Rectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy use different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Combining more than one drug, giving the drugs in different ways, and combining chemotherapy with radiation…
- Trial name
- NCT00002896
- Testing
- chemotherapy, fluorouracil, leucovorin calcium
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 774 people
- Sponsor
- European Institute of Oncology
Pancreatic Fistula
Evaluation of a Novel Pancreaticojejunostomy Technique for Pancreaticoduodenectomy
Pancreaticoduodenectomy is a surgical procedure for removing cancer in the pancreas, the bile system or the duodenum that is associated with a high rate of complications.
- Trial name
- NCT01696903
- Testing
- Pancreaticojejunostomy technique
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Postoperative Pain
Comparison of Postoperative Pain Management in Patients Undergoing Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Under Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) Program, Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery Without ERAS and Open Colorectal Surgery
This is a retrospective study to compare postoperative pain intensity in patients going laparoscopic colorectal surgery with Enhanced Recovery after Surgery (ERAS), without ERAS and open colorectal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT04997174
- Testing
- Celecoxib
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 162 people
- Sponsor
- Prince of Songkla University
Blood Pressure, Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
SOMNOmedics Clinical Validation Trial
Observational study in which pulse transit time (PTT) as a method and the device to register this data is compared with arterial blood pressure.
- Trial name
- NCT03307889
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Uppsala University
Postoperative Pain, Patient Controlled Analgesia
Monitoring Postoperative Patient-controlled Analgesia (PCA)
The introduction of Acute Pain Service (APS), 1985, specialized pain management could be offered to the inpatient care. An example of this is patient-controlled analgesia (PCA), which is a technique that is used mostly after…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Pain, Patient Controlled Analgesia, Surgery, Nurse-Patient Relations
- Trial name
- NCT03697278
- Testing
- Smith medical CADDsolis
- Where
- 2 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Pether Jildenstal
Malignant Hyperthermia
Malignant Hyperthermia in Czech Republic: Description of the Biggest Slavonic Group of Patients Investigated for Risk of Malignant Hyperthermia
The Academic centre for Malignant Hyperthermia of Masaryk University (ACMHMU) was established in 2021 in Brno, Czech Republic and consists of four academic departments of Medical Faculty of Masaryk University in two tertiary…
- Trial name
- MHCZECH (NCT05036148)
- Testing
- Data analysis
- Where
- Czechia
- Volunteers
- 286 people
- Sponsor
- Brno University Hospital
Bariatric Surgery, Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting
Low-Volume Oral Carbohydrate Feeding in Bariatric Surgery: Effects on PONV and Recovery
This randomized controlled trial aims to evaluate the effects of preoperative oral administration of 200 ml 12.5% carbohydrate solution on postoperative nausea, vomiting, and recovery in bariatric surgery patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07018440
- Testing
- Low-Volume Oral Carbohydrate Loading (200 mL of 12.5% solution)
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 105 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Surgery, Opioid Use
Increasing Implementation of Post-Operative Opioid Prescribing Guidelines
The objective of this research study is to evaluate the effect of a quality improvement initiative carried out by a health system opioid stewardship task force aiming to increase clinician post-operative prescribing adherence…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Opioid Use, Opioid Misuse, Prescription Opioid Misuse
- Trial name
- NCT05358522
- Testing
- Opioid Prescribing Report Cards
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26,562 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear
IPACK Versus Popliteal Sciatic Nerve Block in ACL Reconstruction
This is a prospective study comparing femoral nerve block plus sciatic nerve block to femoral nerve block plus infiltration of the posterior knee capsule (IPACK) in patients undergoing arthroscopic anterior cruciate ligament…
- Trial name
- NCT03983941
- Testing
- Ropivacaine injection
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Sujana Dontukurthy
Postoperative Complications, Complications of Surgical Procedures or Medical Care
Effects of Checklists in Surgical Care - a Study on Complications, Death and Quality of Patient Administrative Data
This project aims to produce a systematic review on present knowledge on effects of using safety checklists in medicine. Implementation of a checklist system throughout surgical care may reduce patient morbidity and mortality.
- Trial name
- NCT01872195
- Testing
- The comprehensive patient safety checklist system
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 21,000 people
- Sponsor
- Haukeland University Hospital
Aortic Surgery, Postoperative Acute Kidney Injury
Accuracy of Pre-existing Risk Scoring Models for Predicting Acute Kidney Injury in Patients Who Underwent Aortic Surgery Using a Gray Zone Approach
Acute kidney injury after cardiac surgery has been reported to increase morbidity and mortality. Several risk scoring models for prediction of aortic kidney injury after cardiac surgery have been developed.
- Trial name
- NCT01844219
- Testing
- elective or emergency aortic surgery (including ascending, arch, descending thoracic aorta)
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 375 people
- Sponsor
- Samsung Medical Center