Clinical trials: Bowel Surgery
Complicated Appendicitis, Acute Appendicitis
Antibiotic Instillation in Appendicitis
Appendicitis (inflammation of the wall of the appendix, causing pain and tenderness in the abdomen) has a range of severity that goes from simple to complicated.
- Trial name
- NCT05470517
- Testing
- Ceftriaxone, Intra-peritoneal Fluid Aspiration
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Anorectal Disorder
Prospective Randomized Controlled Trial of an Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Anorectal Surgery
The purpose of the study is to evaluate whether being randomized to an aggressive postoperative non-narcotic pain regimen that treats pain from multiple different pathways may decrease postoperative pain levels, decrease…
- Trial name
- NCT03738904
- Testing
- ERAS, Standard of care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 111 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Obstruction, Cancer
Intravenous Nutrition in Hospitalized Patients: Comparison of Two Oils
Intravenous nutrition is an important therapy for the recovery of many patients. It is indicated when the patients cannot take food by mouth or use their intestines for feeding.
- Conditions
- Obstruction, Cancer, Ileus, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT01943409
- Testing
- Intralipid, ClinOleic
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 303 people
- Sponsor
- Johane Allard
Colorectal Cancer, Metastatic Cancer
Oxaliplatin and Capecitabine With or Without an Hepatic Arterial Infusion With Floxuridine in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgery and/or Ablation for Liver Metastases Due to Colorectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy, such as oxaliplatin, capecitabine, and floxuridine, work in different ways to stop the growth of tumor cells, either by killing the cells or by stopping them from dividing.
- Trial name
- NCT00268463
- Testing
- capecitabine, floxuridine, oxaliplatin
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 22 people
- Sponsor
- NSABP Foundation Inc
Ileus
Intermountain Healthcare's Enhanced Recovery Protocol for Colon Surgery With and Without Alvimopan Use
The purpose of this study is to determine if the addition of alvimopan to our care process model for colon resection patients will decrease length of stay.
- Trial name
- NCT01143259
- Testing
- Alvimopam, 300 mg Polyethylene
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- Intermountain Health Care, Inc.
Rectal Cancer
Adjuvant Chemotherapy After Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy to Treat Rectal Cancer
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the disease-free survival in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with preoperative chemoradiotherapy with fluoropyrimidines and surgery followed by adjuvant combination…
- Trial name
- NCT00807911
- Testing
- Adjuvant FL, Adjuvant FOLFOX
- Where
- 6 sites in South Korea
- Volunteers
- 322 people
- Sponsor
- Asan Medical Center
Colon Cancer, Fragility
Prehabilitation of Frail Surgical Cancer Patients Using Remote Ischemic Preconditioning
This project will examine the efficacy of a simple, cost-effective, non-invasive intervention, called remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC), to reduce frailty in pre-surgical, frail, elderly patients with colon cancer.
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Fragility, Prehabilitation, Surgery
- Trial name
- Prehab (NCT03853473)
- Testing
- Remote Ischemic Preconditioning
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Rectal Cancer
The Stockholm III Trial on Different Preoperative Radiotherapy Regimens in Rectal Cancer
Preoperative radiotherapy (RT) is recommended to many patients with localised rectal cancer, not previously treated with pelvic RT.
- Trial name
- Stockholm III (NCT00904813)
- Testing
- Short-course RT, Long-course RT
- Where
- 18 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 840 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet
Colorectal Cancer
Neoadjuvant Chemoradiotherapy and Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing Surgical Resection for Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer
RATIONALE: Drugs used in chemotherapy work in different ways to stop tumor cells from dividing so they stop growing or die. Radiation therapy uses high-energy x-rays to damage tumor cells.
- Trial name
- NCT00081289
- Testing
- Radiation Therapy, Capecitabine 1650 mg/m^2/day, Capecitabine 1200 mg/m^2/day
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 146 people
- Sponsor
- Radiation Therapy Oncology Group
Colon Cancer
Intracorporeal Anastomosis Versus Extracorporeal Anastomosis for Left Colon Cancer
This study aims to investigate the effects of intracorporeal anastomosis and extracorporeal anastomosis in laparoscopic-assisted radical left hemicolectomy on surgical site infection.
- Trial name
- NCT04201717
- Testing
- laparoscopic assisted left colectomy (extracorporeal anastomosis group), total laparoscopic left colectomy (intracorporeal anastomosis group)
- Where
- 12 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Jilin University
Crohn Disease
A Study of TAK-018 in Preventing the Recurrence of Crohn's Disease After Surgery
The main aim is to see if TAK-018 reduces the recurrence of intestinal inflammation after abdominal resection surgery in adults with Crohn's disease.
- Trial name
- NCT03943446
- Testing
- TAK-018
- Where
- 41 sites in United States, Austria and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 34 people
- Sponsor
- Takeda
Appendicitis
Wound Infection Alexis Wound Retractor
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the incidence of surgical site wound infection will be reduced in open appendectomy patients through the use of the Alexis® wound retractor.
- Trial name
- NCT00323453
- Testing
- Open appendectomy using Alexis Wound Retractor followed by standardized wound closure, Open appendectomy with standardized wound closure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people
- Sponsor
- Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer
Trial Comparing Transversus Abdominis Plane Block Versus Epidural Anesthesia for Pain Management in Colorectal Surgery
The primary outcome for this study is the Numeric Pain Score (NPS) for elective patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery that have been randomized to transversus abdominis plane block or epidural anesthesia for the…
- Conditions
- Colon Cancer, Rectal Cancer, Colonic Diverticulosis
- Trial name
- TAP (NCT02591407)
- Testing
- TAP Block, Continuous Epidural Analgesia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Trinity Health Michigan
Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Metastatic Solid Neoplasm
APN401 in Treating Patients With Recurrent or Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer, Colorectal Cancer, or Other Solid Tumors That Cannot Be Removed by Surgery
This phase I trial studies the side effects and best dose of APN401 in treating patients with pancreatic cancer, colorectal cancer, or other solid tumors that have spread to other places in the body or have come back.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Malignant Neoplasm in the Brain, Metastatic Solid Neoplasm, Recurrent Colorectal Carcinoma, Recurrent Pancreatic Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT03087591
- Testing
- Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, siRNA-transfected Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells (PBMC) APN401
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Surgery
Early Treatment Versus Delayed Conservative Treatment of the Patent Ductus Arteriosus
The primary goal of the trial is to compare two different Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA) treatment approaches: 1) an "early treatment" approach or 2) a "conservative" approach.
- Conditions
- Patent Ductus Arteriosus, Surgery, Necrotizing Enterocolitis, Intestinal Perforation
- Trial name
- PDA:TOLERATE (NCT01958320)
- Testing
- pharmacologic treatment of the PDA, no pharmacologic treatment of the PDA, NSAID
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Sweden and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Morbid Obesity, Hernia
Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) Database for the Purpose of Research
The Minimally Invasive Surgery Team (MIST) are establishing a separate research database to find out more about patient's undergoing minimally invasive surgery (laparoscopic , open and robot assisted) procedures at UCSD.
- Conditions
- Morbid Obesity, Hernia, Colorectal Cancer, Laparoscopy
- Trial name
- NCT00535990
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Antibiotic Resistance, Ocular Surface Microbiome
Antibiotic Resistance In Eye Surgeries
In this study, the investigators seek to determine the effect of antibiotic use post-surgery on antimicrobial resistance. The investigators will be studying adults (aged 18 or older) who will undergo eye surgery at University of…
- Conditions
- Antibiotic Resistance, Ocular Surface Microbiome, Gut Resistome
- Trial name
- ARIES (NCT04750655)
- Testing
- Moxifloxacin (Topical)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Rectal Cancer, for Bowel Dysfunction Following Surgery for Rectal Cancers
Sacral Neuromodulation (SNM) With InterStimTM for Bowel Dysfunction Following Surgery for Rectal Cancers With Sphincter Preservation
The purpose of this study is to evaluate whether a medical device/implant (InterStimTM) will help patients to have more normal bowel movements. The InterStimTM device is a neuromodulating device.
- Trial name
- NCT02163187
- Testing
- Implantation of the InterStimTM, MSK BFI questionnaires, The Low Anterior Resection Score (LARS) questionnaires
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 4 people
- Sponsor
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Cholecystitis, Endometriosis
Deep Versus Moderate Neuromuscular Blockade During Laparoscopic Surgery
This is a two period cross-over study randomizing patients undergoing laparoscopic surgery into 2 different groups: group 1 in which patients receive "deep neuromuscular blockade" in the beginning portion of their laparoscopic…
- Conditions
- Cholecystitis, Endometriosis, Bowel Obstruction, Fibroids
- Trial name
- NCT02812186
- Testing
- Deep to Moderate NMB, Moderate to Deep NMB, Rocuronium
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79 people
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Rectal Cancer
Sexual Function and Wellbeing in Females With Rectal Cancer
Preoperative radiotherapy (RT) and pelvic surgery is recommended to many patients with rectal cancer. For women there are theoretical reasons to believe that the treatment may affect hormone levels, sexual function and wellbeing.
- Trial name
- NCT01216189
- Testing
- Preoperative radiotherapy
- Where
- 5 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 142 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska Institutet