Clinical trials: Elective Surgeries
Respiratory Distress, Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn
Effect of Supine or Prone Position After Caesarean Birth
Respiratory Distress is a frequent clinical diagnosis of babies delivered by elective Caesarean birth. There has been no study comparing the efficacy of immediately positioning a newly born infant prone vs.
- Conditions
- Respiratory Distress, Transient Tachypnea of the Newborn, Delayed Transition of the Newborn, Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension
- Trial name
- NCT01310153
- Testing
- prone positioning, Supine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Obese
Prone Versus Left-sided Colonoscopy in Obese Patients
For obese patients, a randomized trial aimed at determining whether colonoscopy performance and patient comfort is improved if a patient is in the prone position (lay on their abdomen) versus the traditional left-sided position.
- Trial name
- NCT01616602
- Testing
- Prone Position, Standard Position
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dallas VA Medical Center
Hyponatremia
Comparison of Ringer Lactate and Isotonic Acetate Solution as Perioperative Maintenance Fluid for Children
In children fluids are supplemented during surgery to provide volume, to maintain blood glucose levels, electrolyte balance and to meet the ongoing fluid losses during surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT02936167
- Testing
- Ringer Lactate, Plasmalyte
- Where
- India
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh
Perioperative Hypothermia, Maternal Hypothermia
Perioperative Forced-Air Warming During Elective Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia
Intraoperative hypothermia is common during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia and contributes to maternal discomfort, shivering, and metabolic stress.
- Trial name
- FAM (NCT07757009)
- Testing
- Forced-Air Warming
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Pain, Postoperative
Comparison of Post-operative Pain in Short Versus Long Stitch for Laparotomy Closure
Laparotomy is a surgical procedure where an incision is made through the abdominal wall in order to gain access to the peritoneal cavity. Midline laparotomy incisions were the main type of abdominal access.
- Trial name
- Shortstitch (NCT03828409)
- Testing
- Short stitch, Long stitch
- Volunteers
- 86 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaya
Cognitive Dysfunction
Ketamine vs Midazolam on Cognitive Function in Elderly in Elective Surgery Three-Months Postoperatively (ketaminvsMDZ)
Deterioration of posoperative cognitive function (DCPO) is an intermediate state between normal cognitive aging and dementia, defined as a cognitive alteration greater than expected for the patient's age and educational level…
- Trial name
- ketaminvsMDZ (NCT04134052)
- Testing
- ketamine sedation versus midazolam sedation
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad de Colima
Healthy Female Volunteer
Fentanyl Versus Midazolam as an Adjunct to Spinal Anesthesia
It is well documented in the practice of anesthesia the effectiveness of bupivacaine when added with other adjuvants including midazolam, opioids, and ketamine during neuraxial spinal block for cesarean delivery, however…
- Trial name
- Spinal Block (NCT06917898)
- Testing
- Spinal Anesthesia with Bupivacaine and Fentanyl, Spinal Anesthesia with Bupivacaine and Midazolam
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makassed General Hospital
Surgical Procedures, Elective, Nurse Based Care Management
Effects of White and Pink Noise Applied Before and During Colonoscopy on Pain and Anxiety
In recent years, there has been an increase in the use of endoscopic procedures due to the increase in diseases. Colonoscopy is widely used in the screening and diagnosis of many diseases, especially colorectal cancer.
- Trial name
- Colonoscopy (NCT07034638)
- Testing
- WNG, PNG
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 135 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Akdeniz University
Pain, Referred
Subcutaneous Bupivacaine Decrease Post-op Pain in Patients Undergoing C-Section
The purpose of this study is to determine if giving an injection of numbing medication at the incision at the end of cesarean will help control pain AFTER cesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT03383588
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Morphine, Fentanyl
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Total Abdominal Hysterectomy ,Pain , Acute Postoperative,Gabapentin , Celecoxib
Preoperative Analgesia in Non-gynecological Cancerous Women Who Underwent Elective Total Abdominal Hysterectomy
Comparison of effectiveness of preoperative Gabapentin with Celecoxib in reducing acute postoperative pain in abdominal hysterectomy, A randomized double blind controlled trial
- Trial name
- NCT03672162
- Testing
- Total abdominal hysterectomy
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 90 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Department of Medical Services Ministry of Public Health of Thailand
Hyperglycemia, Postoperative Infection
Hyperglycemia in Neurosurgery
Poor glycemic control is recognized as a risk factor for postoperative infection. For the neurosurgical patient, postoperative infection can lead to devastating complications such as meningitis, encephalitis and death.
- Trial name
- NCT05236751
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Italy and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 52 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Misoprostol, Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) of Neonate
Misoprostol Before Caesarean Section
The aim of our study is to evaluate the efficacy of Misoprostol before elective cesarean section in pregnant women with gestational age less than 38 weeks for preventing the occurrence of neonatal respiratory morbidity.
- Conditions
- Misoprostol, Respiratory Distress Syndrome (RDS) of Neonate, Caesarean Section
- Trial name
- Miso/CS (NCT06946914)
- Testing
- Misoprostol
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 160 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Kafrelsheikh University
Postpartum Hemorrhage
Maintenance Infusion of Oxytocin Following Elective Cesarean Deliveries
This study is designed to determine the minimal effective oxytocin maintenance dose required during cesarean delivery to achieve the best effect.
- Trial name
- NCT04946006
- Testing
- Oxytocin
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute, Mount Sinai Hospital
Pain
Pharmacokinetics of Oral Morphine and Pharmacogenomics of CYP2D6 and UGT2B7, in an Urban Pediatric Population Presenting for Elective Surgery
The purpose of this study is to identify and collect samples from children who have taken a single oral dose of the pain medication morphine, and to determine the genetic differences in the way children metabolize (break down in…
- Trial name
- NCT01071499
- Testing
- Morphine
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 43 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Complications; Cesarean Section
Comparison of Uterine Repair Methods for Cesarean Delivery
This study is designed to compare the exteriorization of the uterus versus the in situ repair for closure of the hysterotomy incision with a completely standardized anesthetic protocol.
- Trial name
- NCT02587013
- Testing
- Type A of uterine repair: In situ, Type B of uterine repair: Exteriorization
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 180 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Maisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital
Postoperative Complications, COVID-19
Perioperative Complications Linked to COVID-19 History in Elective Cardiac Surgery Patients
A. Primary objective Identifying risk factors for peri-operative complications in patients who have had COVID-19. B. Secondary objectives Identifying peri-operative complications in patients who have had COVID-19.
- Trial name
- NCT05752162
- Where
- 2 sites in Romania
- Volunteers
- 500 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carol Davila University of Medicine and Pharmacy
Spinal Anesthesia
Measuring Cerebrospinal Fluid (CSF) Glucose Levels in Patients Under Going an Elective Cesarean Section With Spinal Anesthesia
This study will determine the level of glucose (sugar) in the CSF (fluid that surrounds the spinal cord) in 30 subjects having spinal anesthesia for cesarean section using a bedside glucose meter.
- Trial name
- NCT01067560
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Prophylactic Salpingectomy, Opportunistic Salpingectomy
Salpingectomy at the Time of Elective Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy (SaLCHE)
Prophylactic salpingectomy (also called opportunistic, risk-reducing or incidental salpingectomy) has been advocated at the time of gynecologic surgery to reduce the risk of serous ovarian cancer.
- Conditions
- Prophylactic Salpingectomy, Opportunistic Salpingectomy, Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
- Trial name
- SaLCHE (NCT03171467)
- Testing
- Salpingectomy
- Where
- 6 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Graz
Thyroidectomy, Oxidative Stress
Opioid-Free Versus Opioid-Based Anesthesia in Thyroid Surgery
This study will compare opioid-free anesthesia and opioid-based anesthesia in adult euthyroid patients undergoing elective thyroidectomy.
- Conditions
- Thyroidectomy, Oxidative Stress, Anesthesia
- Trial name
- OFA-OBA (NCT07864155)
- Testing
- Fentanyl (IV), Dexmedetomidine and lidocaine
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Malatya Egitim Ve Arastirma Hastanesi
Perioperative Myocardial Infarctions, Pulmonary Embolism
High Sensitive Troponin T (hsTnT) and Copeptin as Prognostic Parameters in Patients With Elective Total Endoprosthesis
Summary: The purpose of the study is to prove if the biomarker high sensitive troponin T (hsTnT) and the biomarker of endogenous stress copeptin can serve as surrogate parameter of prognosis in patients with elective knee and hip…
- Trial name
- NCT01335815
- Where
- Germany
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Heidelberg University