Clinical trials: Elective Surgeries
Abortion, Induced, Pain
Paracervical Versus Intracervical Lidocaine
The aim of this study is to estimate the efficacy of intracervical versus paracervical block on pain experienced during first trimester suction curettage without the use of preoperative cervical ripening.
- Trial name
- NCT00816751
- Testing
- Paracervical block, Intracervical, Buffered Lidocaine, vasopressin, sodium bicarbonate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 89 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Diego
Music Therapy, Anxiety
Therapy on Perioperative Anxiety and Pain in Patients
This study aims to explore the effects of preoperative education combined with intraoperative music therapy on perioperative anxiety and pain in patients undergoing elective cesarean section.
- Conditions
- Music Therapy, Anxiety, Health Education
- Trial name
- NCT06970431
- Testing
- eoperative Education + Intraoperative Music Therapy Arm, Preoperative Education Alone Arm
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maternal and Child Health Hospital of Hubei Province
Anxiety State, Child Behavior
Effect of Child Preference for Parental Selection During Induction
Induction of anesthesia can be distressing both for children and their parents. Nonpharmacological behavioral interventions can reduce the anxiety of children without significant adverse effects as seen with sedative drugs.
- Trial name
- NCT05646927
- Testing
- Selection of parent(mother or father) according to children preference, Selection of parent(mother or father) according to randomization
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karaman Training and Research Hospital
Elective Cesarean Section
The Clotting Effects of Pentastarch and Normal Saline in Obstetric Patients
Pregnant women are more likely to form clots than non-pregnant women as pregnancy increases the clotting factors present in the blood. This helps to prevent excess bleeding (hemorrhage) at the time of delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT00474162
- Testing
- Pentaspan®, Normal Saline
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Cesarean Section, Hypothermia
Temperature Study in Cesarean Section
During surgery body temperature can decrease which can adversely affect how people recover from surgery. This is a common problem.
- Trial name
- NCT01249014
- Testing
- Warmed fluids, Fluid warmer and warming blanket, Belmont fluid warmer
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stanford University
Anesthesia, Pregnancy Related
Upper vs Lower Extremity BP in Spinal Cesarean Using ClearSight
This is a single-center, prospective observational study in patients undergoing cesarean delivery under spinal or combined spinal-epidural anesthesia.
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Pregnancy Related, Blockades Neuromuscular
- Trial name
- NCT07685730
- Testing
- ClearSight
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 327 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Pre-operative Anxiety, Otoplasty
The Impact of an Animated Video on Preoperative Anxiety in Children Undergoing Elective Otoplasty
The study is a prospective, randomized, single-blind controlled superiority trial to evaluate the effect of viewing an informative animated video a day prior to surgery on preoperative anxiety in pediatric patients scheduled for…
- Conditions
- Pre-operative Anxiety, Otoplasty, Paediatric Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT05894187
- Testing
- animated video
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- IWK Health Centre
Blood Loss, Surgical, Blood Loss, Postoperative
Comparative Study Between Oxytocin Versus Tranexamic Acid and Ethamsylate
Comparative Study Between Oxytocin Versus Tranexamic Acid and Ethamsylate, Pre-operative Administration.
- Trial name
- NCT04656067
- Testing
- Oxytocin ,Tranexamic acid and Ethamsylate
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 230 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Egymedicalpedia
Indications for Care in Pregnancy; Labor; and Delivery
Colostral Milk and Blood IL-6 Levels in Types of Labour
The comparison of serum and colostral melatonin, and IL-6 levels between women with vaginal delivery, emergency cesarean section and elective cesarean section
- Trial name
- NCT03953066
- Testing
- The calculation of blood IL-6 and coloctral milk melatonin
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samsun Education and Research Hospital
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn
Antepartum Betamethasone Treatment for Prevention of Respiratory Distress in Infants Born by Elective Cesarean Section
This is a randomized, multicenter, double blind, placebo controlled trial of betamethasone versus a placebo given prior to the mothers at term and near term gestation (>34 and <40 weeks of gestation) who are scheduled to undergo…
- Trial name
- NCT00139256
- Testing
- Betamethasone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 67 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Emory University
Patients Undergoing Elective General Anesthesia
Laryngeal Mask Supreme™ Versus the I-gel™
We evaluate two new developed airway devices, which provide patent airway during general anesthesia. In 60 patients undergoing elective general anesthesia, we will simulate a difficult airway by using an extrication device…
- Trial name
- NCT00653237
- Testing
- I-gel and LMA Supreme: supraglottic airway devices
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Insel Gruppe AG, University Hospital Bern
Hand Injuries, Elective Hand Surgery
The Effects of Electronic Cigarettes on the Microcirculation of the Hand
Cigarette smoking is associated with poor wound healing and worse results after hand surgery. Nicotine and cigarette smoke has been shown to affect blood flow in blood vessels in the hand.
- Trial name
- NCT02206737
- Testing
- No nicotine e-cigarette, Low dose nicotine e-cigarette, High dose nicotine e-cigarette
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Chelsea and Westminster NHS Foundation Trust
Incision, Surgical, Cesarean Delivery Affecting Fetus
Tailored Pfannenstiel Incision for Caesarean Delivery According to the Fetal Head Occipitofrontal Diameter
The purpose of the study is whether the Pfannenstiel skin incision can be adjusted according to the occipitofrontal diameter (OFD) of the fetal head.
- Conditions
- Incision, Surgical, Cesarean Delivery Affecting Fetus, Pfannenstiel Incision Length, Fetal Occipitofrontal Diameter
- Trial name
- NCT05632796
- Testing
- Adjusting the Pfannenstiel skin incision according to the occipitofrontal diameter (OFD) of the fetal head.
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 115 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Near East University, Turkey
Cesarean Section (MeSH: D002585), Postoperative Pain After Cesarean Section
Esketamine Combined With Transcutaneous Electrical Acupoint Stimulation on Postoperative Recovery Quality After Elective Cesarean Section
This study is a prospective randomized controlled trial aimed at evaluating whether the combination of esketamine and transcutaneous electrical acupoint stimulation (TEAS) can improve the quality of postoperative recovery in…
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section (MeSH: D002585), Postoperative Pain After Cesarean Section, Enhanced Recovery After Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT07916051
- Testing
- Esketamine, Active TEAS, Normal Saline
- Volunteers
- 384 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Anhui Provincial Hospital
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Carbetocin at Elective Cesarean Delivery Part 3
Post-partum hemorrhage (PPH) is a major cause of maternal death worldwide. Oxytocin is the most common uterotonic drug used to prevent and treat PPH in North America, however, there are some limitations to its use.
- Trial name
- NCT01651130
- Testing
- Carbetocin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Pain, Obesity
Effect of Body Mass Index on the Dose of Intrathecal Hyperbaric Bupivacaine for Elective Cesarean Section
Combined spinal - epidural (CSE) anesthesia is a well established technique used for elective Cesarean section. As its name suggests, it combines two anesthesia techniques - spinal and epidural.
- Trial name
- NCT00403663
- Testing
- bupivacaine 0.75% with fentanyl and morphine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Anxiety
The Effectiveness of Virtual Reality on Anxiety Reduction in Women Undergoing Elective Egg Cryopreservation.
A randomized trial assessing the effectiveness of virtual reality exposure prior to an oocyte retrieval procedure in terms of anxiety level .
- Trial name
- VRFORANXIETY (NCT06280222)
- Testing
- The VR instrument - Oculus Quest 2
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hadassah Medical Organization
Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Simethicone
Premedication With N-acetylcysteine and Simethicone to Improve Mucosal Visualization in Elective Upper Endoscopy
The goal of this randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trial is to assess whether the combination of N-acetylcysteine and simethicone improves mucosal visibility during upper gastrointestinal endoscopy in adults…
- Conditions
- Esophagogastroduodenoscopy, Simethicone, N-Acetylcysteine, Premedication
- Trial name
- NACSIMET (NCT07245095)
- Testing
- Premedication with n-acetylcysteine, Premedication with simethicone
- Where
- 2 sites in Mexico
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hospital General de Mexicali
Quality of Life, Breastfeeding
Quality of Recovery in Parturients Consumed Preoperative Carbohydrate Fluid for Elective Cesarean Delivery
The establishment of the Enhanced Recovery After Cesarean protocols resulted in to the production of specific care pathways with the aim of optimizing recovery after cesarean delivery (CD) and to reduce the costs to the health…
- Conditions
- Quality of Life, Breastfeeding, Postoperative Pain, Postoperative Nausea
- Trial name
- QoR-10 (NCT05841693)
- Testing
- Carbohydrate
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Karamanoğlu Mehmetbey University
Stillborn Caesarean Section
Subarachnoid Administration of Levobupivacaine for Cesarean Section
The purpose of the investigators study is to compare the clinical effects and side-effects of these three local anaesthetics as sole agents or with the supplementation with fentanyl for c-section, especially when administered in…
- Trial name
- NCT01582607
- Testing
- Bupivacaine plain, Ropivacaine plain, Levobupivacaine plain
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 130 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Patras