Clinical trials: Contamination
Surgery
Device to Reduce Surgery Site Contamination
The objective of this study is to determine whether the Air Barrier System device reduces airborne particulate and airborne colony forming units present at a surgery site.
- Trial name
- NCT00972153
- Testing
- Air Barrier System Device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Nimbic Systems, LLC
COVID-19
APT™ T3X on the COVID-19 Contamination Rate
The new coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) was declared a pandemic by the World Health Organization (WHO), due to the alarming levels of spread, severity and inaction.
- Trial name
- NCT04716426
- Testing
- Tetracycline hydrochloride 3%
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Nove de Julho
Surgical Wound Infection
Prophylactic NPWT to Reduce SSI in Colorectal Surgery
The purpose of this study is to see if the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) system is effective and safe for the prevention of superficial and deep incisional surgical site infections (SSI) in high risk patients within 30…
- Trial name
- NCT03661814
- Testing
- Prevena
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Infection Control
Enhanced Room Cleaning in Intensive Care Units to Reduce Gown and Glove Contamination With Multi-drug-resistant Bacteria
The purpose of this study is to determine whether extra cleaning of frequently-contaminated surfaces in intensive care rooms is effective in preventing contamination of disposable isolation gowns and gloves with multi-drug…
- Trial name
- NCT01481935
- Testing
- Enhanced cleaning of surfaces in ICU rooms
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 190 people
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Wound Contamination, Colorectal Surgery
Cleancision IntRaoperative Contamination prEvention Study
This study entitled, An Evaluation of the Safety and Efficacy of the CleanCision Wound Retraction and Protection System in Protecting Surgical Incisions from Intraoperative Contamination When Used during Colorectal Surgery, is…
- Trial name
- CIRCE (NCT02413879)
- Testing
- CleanCision
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 108 people
- Sponsor
- Prescient Surgical
Blood Contamination of Root Canal During Endodontic Therapy
A New Approach for Controlling Hemostasis During Canal Treatment: a Pilot Study
Blood contamination, such as apical microleakage, of root canal during preparation can be a major problem in endodontics. The purpose of this investigation was to evaluate the hemostatic properties of sulfonic/sulfuric acid…
- Trial name
- NCT03060486
- Testing
- HYBENX®
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr Riccardo Pace
Respiratory Insufficiency
RCT of Mesh Versus Jet Nebulizers on Clinical Outcomes During Mechanical Ventilation in the Intensive Care Unit
Aerosol delivery during mechanical ventilation has long been a long debated topic. As evidence-based knowledge about the delivery of aerosol to the lungs of mechanically ventilated patients increases, one piece of the puzzle has…
- Trial name
- NCT02056119
- Testing
- Vibrating Mesh Nebulizer Arm, Jet Nebulizer Arm
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Rush University Medical Center
Post-operative Infections
Reduction in IV Associated Contamination
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether implementing a novel syringe and IV stopcock cap system impregnated with alcohol will reduce IV catheter bacterial contamination and infections in patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01426217
- Testing
- Passive Bundle PSI (Problem Solving Innovations) Medical HubScrub, PSI Medical DocIt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 594 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Blood Contamination of Root Canal During Endodontic Therapy
A New Approach for Controlling Hemostasis During Canal Treatment
The persistence of blood may significantly affect final sealing with the persistence of microleakage (Zmener et al. 2008, Roggendorf et al. 2007).
- Trial name
- NCT03336853
- Testing
- HybenX
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Dr Riccardo Pace
Cystic Fibrosis
Ease of Use and Microbial Contamination of Tobramycin Inhalation Powder (TIP) Versus Nebulised Tobramycin Inhalation Solution (TIS) and Nebulised Colistimethate (COLI)
The purpose of this interventional Phase IV study was to explore the ease of use of TIP and prevalence of microbial contamination of the T-326 Inhaler compared with TIS and colistimethate administered via nebuliser for the…
- Trial name
- NCT01844778
- Testing
- Tobramycin Inhalation Powder, Tobramycin inhalation solution, Colistimethate
- Where
- 21 sites in Germany, Ireland and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Novartis Pharmaceuticals
Urinary Tract Infection, Infection Due to ESBL Bacteria
Extended Spectrum Betalactamase Producing Bacteria; Epidemiology and Treatment in Non-hospitalized Patients
This project aims at investigating the duration of human fecal carriage of bacteria harboring plasmid-borne resistance genes expressing Extended Spectrum beta-lactamases (ESBL), risk factors for infections with such bacteria and…
- Conditions
- Urinary Tract Infection, Infection Due to ESBL Bacteria, Environmental Contamination of ESBL
- Trial name
- ESCAPE (NCT01838213)
- Volunteers
- 760 people
- Sponsor
- Vestre Viken Hospital Trust
Multiple Myeloma
Exploratory Trial to Estimate Proportion of Patients With Tumor Cell Contaminated Leukapheresis Products With and Without Bortezomib With In-vivo Purging - Multiple Myeloma (MM)
Explore stem cell collection with or without bortezomib with in-vivo purging in multiple myeloma.
- Trial name
- NCT02703779
- Testing
- Bortezomib, Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), Mozobil
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Siddhartha Ganguly
Skin Flora Contamination
Study of the Combination of a Cyanoacrylate and Surgical Solutions in Reducing Skin Flora Contamination
The purpose of this study is to determine if there is a qualitative reduction in microbial skin flora post-surgery compared to pre-surgery when a cyanoacrylate based microbial sealant is used in combination with a surgical skin…
- Trial name
- NCT00467857
- Testing
- InteguSeal* skin sealant and standard surgical preparation, Standard preoperative skin preparation
- Where
- 5 sites in United States, Brazil and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 293 people
- Sponsor
- Kimberly-Clark Corporation
Surgery
Air Barrier System Device to Reduce Contamination in Posterior Spine Surgery
The objective of this study is to determine whether the Air Barrier System (ABS) reduces airborne colony-forming units (e.g. bacteria) present at surgery sites during posterior spinal procedures
- Trial name
- NCT01559506
- Testing
- Air Barrier System device
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 41 people
- Sponsor
- Nimbic Systems, LLC
Bacterial Contamination of Healthcare Worker Uniforms
Bacterial Contamination of Healthcare Worker Uniforms
Healthcare worker uniforms are frequently contaminated with bacteria known to cause infections in humans. These bacteria are acquired during the workday.
- Trial name
- NCT01537835
- Testing
- Antimicrobial Scrubs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 109 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Denver Health and Hospital Authority
Hernia, Ventral
Complex Ventral Hernia Repair Using Biologic or Synthetic Mesh
Hernias are often treated using a prosthetic mesh to add support to the healing wound. Prosthetic meshes have been used for decades to repair ventral hernias, level 1 data regarding which type of mesh to use is limited.
- Trial name
- CVHR (NCT02041494)
- Testing
- Ventralight, Strattice
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Hobart Harris