Clinical trials: Drains
Breast Cancer
Investigating the Use of Drains and (Internal) Quilting Sutures on Seroma Formation Following Mastectomy
Seroma formation is a common complication following breast and axillary surgery for breast cancer. The use of drains is commonplace in practice after mastectomy, although there is evidence to suggest that they do not affect the…
- Trial name
- NCT02668263
- Testing
- Surgery alone, Surgery and Drain(s), Surgery and Quilting Sutures
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust
Breast Cancer
Drain Removal on Postoperative Safety and Patient Satisfaction in R-E-NSM With Prepectoral DIBR
Breast cancer is a malignant tumor that seriously threatens the health of women, with an increasing incidence rate. The current main treatment methods include multidisciplinary diagnosis and treatment such as surgery…
- Trial name
- DRAIN (NCT07237828)
- Testing
- Drain Removal Timing After Endoscopic Breast Reconstruction Surgery
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 379 people
- Sponsor
- Du Zhenggui
Traumatic Brain Injuries, Intracranial Hypertension
Security and Effectiveness Assessment of Locking Systems in Ventriculostomy for Traumatic Brain Injury
This study aims to compare the effectiveness and safety of a standard intervention called ventriculostomy for managing increased intracranial pressure (ICP) in patients with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI).
- Trial name
- SEALS-TBI (NCT06772155)
- Testing
- Ventriculostomy, Ventriculostomy + Locking Device
- Volunteers
- 292 people
- Sponsor
- Meditech Foundation
Wounds, Infections
Acid Base and Electrolytes Patterns in Drains Operational Wounds and Its Relation to Complications
Objective- The purpose of this study is to evaluate a connection between PH,PCO2,HCO3,PO2,Na,K,Glu and Lactate patterns in vacuum drains of different plastic operational wounds and its relation to infections and seroma formation.
- Conditions
- Wounds, Infections, Seroma
- Trial name
- NCT01454167
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carmel Medical Center
Ventricular Drain Related Infection, Nosocomial Infection
Novel Diagnostic Methods to Identify External Ventricular Drain Associated Infections
External ventricular drain infections are difficult to identify with current diagnostic methods. Initiation of antibiotic treatment is usually supported by indirect methods of bacterial infection, such as clinical signs or…
- Conditions
- Ventricular Drain Related Infection, Nosocomial Infection, Infection, Bacterial, Ventriculitis, Infectious
- Trial name
- EVD Infect II (NCT05904535)
- Testing
- Cerbrospinal fluid sampling.
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Goiter
Classic Total Thyroidectomy With or Without Drains
Protocol Synopsis Design: Prospective, single-center randomized study Patient Population: Male or female subjects 18 years of age or older who are scheduled for total thyroidectomy No.
- Trial name
- NCT00691990
- Testing
- Total thyroidectomy
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Aristotle University Of Thessaloniki
Thoracocentesis of Pleural Effusion
Pleural Manometry in Thoracocentesis
The study aiming to measure the pleural pressure during thoracocentesis in patients with pleural effusion and the value of their measurement in both diagnostic and therapeutic decisions.
- Trial name
- NCT04420663
- Testing
- Pleural Manometry
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Aly Sherif Hassaballa
Cellulitis, Abscess
Decreasing Antibiotic Duration for Skin and Soft Tissue Infection Using Behavioral Economics in Primary Care
Study the efficacy of a package of behavioral economics strategies (versus an education-only control condition) in altering clinician behavior regarding antibiotic prescription duration for skin and soft tissue infection (SSTI).
- Conditions
- Cellulitis, Abscess, Drain Abscess, Impetigo
- Trial name
- SSTIBE (NCT05226260)
- Testing
- Default Duration order Panel
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,634 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Nationwide Children's Hospital
Peptic Ulcer Perforations
Omitting Drains After Repair of Peptic Ulcer Perforations
. This study aimed to evaluate ERAS application outcomes via omitting the intraabdominal drains compared to regular using of the drains in patients undergoing perforated duodenal ulcer repairs in emergency abdominal surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT06084741
- Testing
- Omitting of usage of intraabdominal drains after repair of peptic ulcer perforations, Using intraabdominal drains
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Surgical Site Infection
Roles of Prophylactic Subcutaneous Drain in Preventing Surgical Site Infection in Surgical Wound After Abdominal Surgery
Surgical site infections (SSI) pose a common challenge in the field of surgery. Current evidence and literature do not provide clear consensus whether the use of subcutaneous drainage will help reduce the incidence of SSI in…
- Trial name
- NCT06063629
- Testing
- Subcutaneous drain, No drain
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Queen Savang Vadhana Memorial Hospital, Thailand
Mastectomy
Reduction of Post Mastectomy Pain With the Jacki® Recovery Jacket
This research study is studying a garment called the Jacki® recovery jacket that can be worn after surgery as a possible way to manage pain from surgical drains.
- Trial name
- NCT02976103
- Testing
- Jacki Recovery jacket, Standard Care Pain medicine/management
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 139 people
- Sponsor
- Dana-Farber Cancer Institute
Catheter Related Infections
Quality Control: A Prospective Analysis of EVD Effectiveness
The purpose and/or hypothesis: To decrease the amount of external ventricular drain (EVD) related catheter infections by comparing the efficacy of Oklahoma University Medicine standard EVD catheters, both impregnated and…
- Trial name
- NCT02484287
- Testing
- The Integra External Drainage Catheter., The Ventriclear EVD Antibiotic Catheter, The Codman Bactiseal EVD Catheter Set
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- University of Oklahoma
Breast Cancer
Single vs. Double Drain in Modified Radical Mastectomy
Seroma is a common complication following modified radical mastectomy(MRM). Closed drainage is used routinely to reduce incidence of seroma.
- Trial name
- NCT02411617
- Testing
- Drain
- Volunteers
- 176 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Memon Medical Institute
Melanoma, Complication
Early Complications After Axillary and Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection in Stage III Melanoma Patients
This prospective randomized non-inferiority study is designed to compare the rate and severity of complications after axillary and inguinal lymph node dissection in stage III melanoma patients in a study group where the drain is…
- Trial name
- NCT04680182
- Testing
- Suction drain
- Where
- Norway
- Volunteers
- 104 people
- Sponsor
- Oslo University Hospital
Cholecystitis, Acute
Endosonography-guided Gallbladder Drainage vs Non-endoscopic Treatment in Inoperable Acute Cholecystitis
In this project the investigators propose to carry out a clinical trial that compares non-endoscopic treatment of cholecystitis with antibiotics versus endoscopic drainage in non-operable acute cholecystitism (AC), especially…
- Trial name
- EUS-DRAIN (NCT05702775)
- Testing
- Endoscopic treatment group (EUS-GBD group
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Fundacion Miguel Servet
Abdominoplasty, Panniculectomy
Patient Satisfaction and Reflection on Drain Placement
The purpose of this research study is to evaluate the ideal drain placement in patients undergoing abdominoplasty or panniculectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT06043557
- Testing
- Drain Placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Mechanical Ventilation Complication
Effectiveness of Reanimator Muller in Patients With Chest Tube
This study evaluates the comparison of two of re-expansion pulmonary physiotherapy in patients with chest tube. The study group received intermittent positive pressure intervention and the control group received incentive…
- Trial name
- NCT02472041
- Testing
- Reanimator group, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in Brazil
- Volunteers
- 32 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Campinas, Brazil
Pancreas Cancer, Pancreatic Fistula
Validations of New cut-of for the Stratification of Postoperative Complications,Drains Management
Pancreatic fistula (PF) represents the Achille's heel of pancreatic surgery and is the main cause of postoperative morbidity since it can determine the onset of others complications such as abdominal abscesses, surgical wound…
- Trial name
- DALCUT (NCT04380506)
- Testing
- Surgical Drains Management
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 165 people
- Sponsor
- Campus Bio-Medico University
Infected Seroma After Surgical Procedure
Drain Placement for Seroma Prevention After Mammosite/SAVI Catheter Removal
The proposed study is randomised controlled trial where informed and consenting patients who have a Mammosite/SAVI device placed, are randomized into two groups: a control group that has the device removed in the traditional…
- Trial name
- NCT02390661
- Testing
- Penrose drain placement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- Michigan State University
Drain Site Complication
Comparison of Bipolar Vascular Sealing and Conventional Back-table Dissection
The usage of vessel sealing devices has been gaining popularity in all surgical specialties. Post-renal transplant drain placement is a common practice among transplant surgeons.
- Trial name
- NCT05917054
- Testing
- use of bipolar vascular sealing method on the renal allograft at the back-table stage
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 98 people
- Sponsor
- Istinye University