Clinical trials: Contamination
Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
Individually Targeted Neuromodulation for Contamination-based OCD
Patients with obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) experience a wide array of different types of obsessions and compulsions. However, current treatments for OCD employ a "one size fits all" approach and are used for all patients…
- Trial name
- NCT05048251
- Testing
- cTBS, iTBS
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Mclean Hospital
Coronary Artery Disease
Robot Assisted Percutaneous Cardiovascular Intervention as a Strategy to Reduce or Risk of Intra-Procedure Contamination by COVID-19 and Other Respiratory Viruses
Percutaneous cardiovascular intervention procedures (e.g. coronary angioplasty, peripheral artery angioplasty) must be performed in person, requiring the physical presence of one or more medical, nursing and technical…
- Trial name
- NCT04379453
- Testing
- Robot Assisted Percutaneous Cardiovascular Intervention
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Israelita Albert Einstein
Wound Infection, Surgical Site Infection
Prophylactic Closed Incision Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Abdominal Wounds - Clinical and Economic Perspectives
This study evaluates whether specialist negative pressure dressings reduce the risk of wound infections after operations when compared to conservative dressings, and if one negative pressure dressings works better than another.
- Conditions
- Wound Infection, Surgical Site Infection, Surgical Wound, Surgical Incision
- Trial name
- ProNounCE (NCT04110353)
- Testing
- Wound dressings: Conservative dressings, Wound dressings: Prevena dressings, Wound dressings: ciVAC dressings
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Asepsis, Analgesia, Epidural
Chlorhexidine Versus Povidone-Iodine for Prevention of Epidural Needle Contamination in the Parturient
Infection after epidural catheter placement is fortunately rare. When it does happen, the affected person can become seriously ill.
- Conditions
- Asepsis, Analgesia, Epidural, Anesthesia, Epidural
- Trial name
- NCT00223002
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Bacteremia and Sepsis, Bloodstream Infection
Blood Culture Collection Strategies for Suspected Bloodstream Infection
Blood cultures are the reference standard for diagnosing bloodstream infections and are essential for the management of patients with suspected sepsis.
- Trial name
- SIMPLE-BC (NCT07751575)
- Testing
- Standardized sequential blood culture collection
- Where
- Slovenia
- Volunteers
- 3,000 people
- Sponsor
- Izola General Hospital
Bacillus Cereus Infection
Contamination of Bacillus Species Sepsis.
Bacillus species are ubiquitous gram-positive spore-forming organisms. They rarely cause disease in the immunocompetent and are more frequently isolated as a culture contaminant.
- Trial name
- BACILLUS (NCT03377530)
- Testing
- Ways to prevent these infections.
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- Hôpital NOVO
Contact Lens Wear
Compliance and Contamination in Soft Contact Lens Wearers
The purpose of this study is to assess the lens and lens case microbial colonization associated with marketed care solutions used by experienced soft lens wearers.
- Trial name
- NCT01069237
- Testing
- OPTI-FREE RepleniSH, Clear Care
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alcon Research
Faecal Contamination of Household Drinking Water (Environmental Outcome)
Evaluation of a Project to Distribute Water Filters and Cookstoves in Western Rwanda
DelAgua Health and Development, Manna Energy and the Rwanda Ministry of Health are collaborating on a project financed by carbon credits that will distribute household-based water filters and high-efficiency cook stoves to…
- Trial name
- NCT01882777
- Testing
- Household drinking water filters and cookstoves
- Where
- Rwanda
- Volunteers
- 566 people
- Sponsor
- London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
Sexual Abuse, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder
Efficacy of Cognitive Restructuring and Imagery Modification to Reduce the Feeling of Being Contaminated After Childhood Sexual Abuse
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a short term programme with internet research on the frequency of skin exchange and guided imagery modification is effective in the treatment of the feeling of being contaminated…
- Trial name
- NCT00976859
- Testing
- Imagery Modification, Waitlist control group
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Goethe University
Teeth With Root Canal Treatment
Post-endodontic Access Cavity Cleaning Techniques
Aim This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of different post-endodontic access cavity cleaning techniques (PACCTs) in removing residual epoxy resin-based root canal sealer from the pulp chamber floor following root canal…
- Trial name
- NCT06937424
- Testing
- Dry cotton pellet group, Ethanol-saturated cotton pellet 7 seconds group, Ethanol-saturated cotton pellet visibly clean group
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Marmara University
Wound, Chronic Leg Ulcer
Positive Predictive Value (PPV) of Pseudomonas Aeruginosa
This is a non-randomized, single-blind post market clinical follow-up study for which 65 patients will be imaged at Rouge Valley Centenary Hospital (Scarborough and Rouge Hospital) who present with a chronic wound and are…
- Conditions
- Wound, Chronic Leg Ulcer, Wound Contamination
- Trial name
- NCT03290690
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- MolecuLight Inc.
Surgery
Device to Reduce Surgery Site Contamination - Spine
The objective of this study is to determine whether the Air Barrier System device reduces airborne colony-forming units (e.g. bacteria) present at a surgery site during spinal procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT01262105
- Testing
- Air Barrier System Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 23 people
- Sponsor
- Nimbic Systems, LLC
Laryngeal Cancer
Comparison of 2 Cefazolin Prophylactic Protocol in Laryngectomy Patients
Patients who need major head \& neck surgery are at risk of post operative wound infection. In spite of role of antibiotics in prophylaxis of clean contaminated head and neck surgery has been well documented, controversy exists…
- Trial name
- NCT00467948
- Testing
- cefazolin
- Where
- Iran
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences
Cholecystectomy
Evaluation of Microbial Colonisation and Contamination Caused by the Transvaginal and Transabdominal Access for Cholecystectomy
Transvaginal hybrid procedures are of interest as an available NOTES procedure for the clinical routine. The gynaecologists' experiences and the available studies report on low morbidity related to the transvaginal access.
- Trial name
- NOBACT (NCT01078025)
- Testing
- Smear test vaginally, intraabdominally
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Cantonal Hospital of St. Gallen
Prosthetic Infections
Surgical Field Bacterial Contamination in Primary Total Hip (THA) and Knee (TKA) Arthroplasty
In Denmark, approximately 13,000 operations are carried out every year. Prosthetic infection is a very serious condition and despite extensive prophylactic measures, prosthetic infections appear in 1-2 percent of the operated…
- Trial name
- NCT01493375
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Northern Orthopaedic Division, Denmark
Bacterial Communities
Sources of Bacterial Contamination in Human Milk Samples From the MiLC Trial
This observational study is a sub-study of the MiLC Trial (ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03123874). Our objective is to characterize the bacterial communities of women's breasts, hands, their pump and milk collection kit, and…
- Trial name
- NCT03371511
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Cornell University
COVID-19 Recurrence, Surface Contamination
Viral Excretion Among COVID-19 Omicron Recurrence Patients
The study analyzes the viral nucleic acid excretion and its influencing factors of SARS-COV-2 Omicron recurrence patients.
- Trial name
- NCT05470426
- Testing
- COVID-19 Omicron Recurrence
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 35 people
- Sponsor
- RenJi Hospital
Cancer
FDG Uptake in Vaginal Tampons is Due to Urine
The etiology of FDG uptake in vaginal tampons during PET/CT examinations remains unclear and can potentially impair image interpretation.
- Trial name
- NCT01215318
- Testing
- modified vaginal tampon
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 44 people
- Sponsor
- Irene Burger
Surgical Site Infection, Hip Fractures
Wound Contamination During Orthopaedic Surgery
In the present study we will compare bacteriological findings and the incidence of SSI in relation to laminar airflow (LAF) ventilated ORs, conventional (also called displacement or mixed) ventilated ORs and conventional…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Hip Fractures, Orthopedic Disorder, Implant Infection
- Trial name
- Clean Care (NCT04676841)
- Testing
- Conventional ventilation + instrumental tables with integrated laminar airflow, Conventional ventilation + standard instrumental tables, Laminar airflow ventilation + standard instrumental tables
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Vastra Gotaland Region
Virus Diseases, Hepatitis B
Pilot Safety Study to Determine the Ability of the Protector Cap Jet Injector to Prevent Cross-Contamination
The primary purpose of this study is to determine the ability of the Protector Cap Jet Injector to prevent cross-contamination in the next injection sample.
- Trial name
- NCT00219453
- Testing
- Jet Injector with Protector Cap (HSI-500)
- Volunteers
- 17 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- PATH