Clinical trials: Associated Conditions: Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Thoracic Surgery
Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease, Sternal Superficial Wound Infection
Optimizing Prevention of Healthcare-Acquired Infections After Cardiac Surgery
Our Aim is to identify patient risk factors and clinical practices associated with healthcare-acquired infections (HAIs) after cardiac surgery.
- Conditions
- Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease, Sternal Superficial Wound Infection, Sepsis, Pneumonia
- Trial name
- HAI (NCT02068716)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 911,754 people
- Sponsor
- Dr. Donald Likosky
Primary Condition: Pain, Postoperative, Associated Conditions: Cardiac Surgical Procedures, Thoracic Surgery
KinesioTaping for Thoracic Drain Support
This study investigates the effectiveness of KinesioTaping applied around mediastinal and thoracic drain sites in reducing postoperative pain after cardiac surgery.
- Trial name
- KT-Drain (NCT07098962)
- Testing
- Kinesiotaping, paracetamol tramadol
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Kastamonu University
Thoracic Surgery, Prehabilitation
Preoperative Inspiratory Muscle Training Effects on the Perioperative Inflammatory Reaction in Cardiac Surgery.
This study evaluates the impact of preoperative high-intensity inspiratory muscle training (IMThi) before cardiac surgery on perioperative inflammatory response.
- Conditions
- Thoracic Surgery, Prehabilitation, Respiratory Therapy
- Trial name
- EMI HiPo (NCT03158402)
- Testing
- Prehabilitation with inspiratory muscle training
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Angers
Cardiovascular Disease, Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease
Optimizing Prevention of Healthcare-Acquired Infections After Cardiac Surgery (HAI)_2
The investigators will conduct qualitative interviews of hospital personnel regarding HAI prevention practices, and use coded data from these interviews to assist in developing standardized practices.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Healthcare Associated Infectious Disease, Sternal Superficial Wound Infection, Deep Sternal Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02073760
- Testing
- There is no intervention. The investigators are interviewing cardiac surgery staff with knowledge of infection prevention.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan