Clinical trials: Gastrointestinal Surgery
Sepsis, Septic Shock
Central Venous Catheter Colonisation Among Critically Ill Patients in Intensive Care Units
Background: Central Venous catheter insertion technique and indwelling time are major risk factors for CVC colonisation. Colonisation occurs through microbial migration and biofilm formation along the catheter insertion tract.
- Conditions
- Sepsis, Septic Shock, Post-cardiac Surgery, Post-Cardiorespiratory Arrest Coma
- Trial name
- NCT03270774
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Makerere University
Anxiety, Gastric Carcinoma
Educational Brochure in Preparing Patients With Gastric Cancer and Their Caregivers for Recovery After Surgery
This pilot clinical trial studies an educational brochure in preparing patients with gastric cancer and their caregivers for recovery after surgery.
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Gastric Carcinoma, Stress
- Trial name
- NCT02334332
- Testing
- Educational Intervention, Standard Follow-Up Care, Quality-of-Life Assessment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- City of Hope Medical Center
Obesity, Morbid, Diabete Type 2
Indocyanine Green Test for Evaluation of Perfusion of Staple Line of the Stomach During Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy
The investigators present the case of a 40-year-old female underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. Intraoperative indocyanine green test was performed
- Conditions
- Obesity, Morbid, Diabete Type 2, Cardiac Disease, Vascular Diseases
- Trial name
- NCT05337644
- Testing
- Indocyanine green solution
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Foggia
Digestive System Disease
SROI Project on the Surgical Waiting List Management System
The waiting lists for surgery and diagnostic tests registered in the health management area of Campo de Gibraltar West are very high, and this is compounded by the lack of resources that prevent them from being managed…
- Trial name
- NCT05064163
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 98 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Malaga
Colorectal Cancer
REINFORCEMENT ANASTOMOSIS WITH Modified Cyanacrylate IN Patients Undergoing to Oncologic Colorectal Surgery With Colorectal Anastomosis
In colorectal surgery about 30% of postoperative mortality is attributed to anastomotic leak, whit an incidence range between 1.8% and 15.9%.
- Trial name
- ANASTOSEAL (NCT03380858)
- Testing
- colectomy
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 390 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Institute, Naples
Colorectal Cancer
Efficacy of Perioperative Duloxetine as a Part of Multimodal Analgesia in Laparoscopic Colorectal Cancer Surgery
Our aim will be to evaluate the efficacy of perioperative Duloxetine in decreasing acute postoperative pain after laparoscopic colorectal cancer surgery and its role in reducing postoperative morphine requirements
- Trial name
- NCT04294953
- Testing
- Duloxetine
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Postoperative Complications, Colorectal Cancer
Frailty Score and Postoperative Morbidity in Colorectal Cancer Surgery
This prospective observational study aims to evaluate the independent predictive value of the Edmonton Frailty Index (EFI) in estimating postoperative morbidity among older patients undergoing elective colorectal cancer surgery.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Complications, Colorectal Cancer, Frailty
- Trial name
- NCT06866678
- Testing
- Observational Data Collection
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dr Abdurrahman Yurtaslan Ankara Oncology Training and Research Hospital
Colorectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer
Safety and Effectiveness Evaluation of the COLO-BT as an Alternative Treatment to the Ileostomy
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the Colorectal Balloon Tube (hereinafter referred to as COLO-BT™) device, a single use, temporary intraluminal bypass device, intended to reduce contact of fecal content with an…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Surgery, Colorectal Cancer, Rectal/Anal, Ileostomy - Stoma
- Trial name
- COLO-BT (NCT05826743)
- Testing
- COLO BT™, Stoma Creation
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 256 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- JSR Medical Co., Ltd.
Hepatic Encephalopathy, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation
Fecal Microbiota Transplantation for the Treatment of Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy After TIPS Surgery
This is a single-center, prospective, open-label, parallel-group exploratory clinical study designed to evaluate the safety and preliminary efficacy of fecal microbiota transplantation combined with standard medical therapy in…
- Conditions
- Hepatic Encephalopathy, Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, TIPS, Refractory Hepatic Encephalopathy
- Trial name
- NCT07683936
- Testing
- Fecal Microbiota Transplantation, Rifaximin、Lactulose, Dietary Fiber Prebiotic
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 26 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Air Force Military Medical University, China
Quality of Life, Complex Gastrointestinal Surgery
Individualized Preoperative Rehabilitation Pilot
A pilot to test feasibility of improving patient/caretaker quality of life and resilience.
- Trial name
- iPREHAB (NCT02082223)
- Testing
- Interventions to improve preop QOL/resilience deficits
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms
The Effect of Satiety Gut Hormone Modulation on Appetitive Drive After Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery
Improvements to treatment strategies for patients with cancers of the upper gastrointestinal tract have produced a large population of people who remain free from cancer recurrence in the long term following treatment.
- Conditions
- Esophageal Neoplasms, Stomach Neoplasms, Weight Loss, Malnutrition
- Trial name
- NCT02381249
- Testing
- Octreotide
- Where
- 2 sites in Ireland, Sweden
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- St. James's Hospital, Ireland
Gastric Emptying, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists
Effect of Glucagon-like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists (GLP-1 RA) on Gastric Emptying
This study aims to assess the effect of using Glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonists (GLP-1) receptor agonists on gastric emptying on surgical patients and whether specific guidelines need to be established for these patients.
- Conditions
- Gastric Emptying, Glucagon-Like Peptide-1 Receptor Agonists, Intermittent Fasting, Intraoperative Complication Due to Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT07140289
- Testing
- Ultrasound of gastric contents
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wael Saasouh, MD
Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease, Obesity
Bariatric Surgery on NASH
The study investigates non-alcoholic fatty liver disease from serial liver biopsies collected from participants referred for assessment of bariatric surgery, RYGB or SG.
- Trial name
- NCT04043585
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Gentofte, Copenhagen
Appendicitis
Antimicrobial Stewardship in Pediatric Surgery
Acute appendicitis is a common surgical emergency in children. Non-perforated appendicitis patients do not require antibiotics after appendectomy.
- Trial name
- AbxPS (NCT02270996)
- Testing
- Antimicrobial Stewardship Program
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Alberta Children's Hospital
Colorectal Surgery
Comparision of Air Versus CO2 for Distention During Sigmoidoscopy
Intra-operative colonoscopy (inserting a flexible endoscope with a camera at its tip through the anus and up into the rectum and colon) is most often indicated to locate or verify the location of small cancer, polyp, bleeding…
- Trial name
- NCT00771290
- Testing
- Air insufflation with standard endoscopy unit, CO2 insufflation for colonoscopy (special CO2 insufflation unit)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Pancreatic Pseudocyst
Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) Cystgastrostomy for the Treatment of Pancreatic Pseudocysts
Natural Orifice Translumenal Endoscopic Surgery (NOTES) describes a new field of investigational surgery which uses the endoscope as the primary operative tool.
- Trial name
- NCT00541593
- Testing
- Pancreatic Pseudocystgastrostomy
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 5 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Baystate Medical Center
Colorectal (Colon or Rectal) Cancer, Leak, Anastomotic
Predictive Model For Anastomotic Leakage After Colorectal Cancer Surgery
This pilot study aimed to develop a simplified early postoperative model for AL risk stratification using readily available clinical and laboratory variables.
- Conditions
- Colorectal (Colon or Rectal) Cancer, Leak, Anastomotic, Surgery Complications
- Trial name
- Doesn't exist (NCT07709923)
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 117 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Foggia
Colorectal Disorders, Regional Anesthesia Morbidity
Transversus Abdominis Plane Blocks With and Without Dexamethasone
Dexamethasone will be used as an adjunct to local anesthetics (bupivacaine) to prolong the duration of laparoscopically-placed transversus-abdominis plane blocks in elective colorectal resection.
- Conditions
- Colorectal Disorders, Regional Anesthesia Morbidity, Analgesia, Local Anesthetic Complication
- Trial name
- TAP-DEX (NCT05432934)
- Testing
- Dexamethasone
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Saskatchewan
Pneumoperitoneum
CO2 Absorption During Laparoscopy
CO2 absorption from the pneumoperitoneum increases over time during laparoscopic procedures. Adding 4% of oxygen to the carbon dioxide was shown in rabbits to decrease CO2 resorbtion through prevention of mesothelial hypoxia.
- Trial name
- NCT01340989
- Testing
- alteration of the insufflation gas, full conditioning, standard pneumoperitoneum
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Gasthuisberg
Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis(NASH), Hepatitis C
Blood Collection Biorepository for Liver Disease Research
The purpose of establishing a biorepository is to provide high quality specimens (serum, plasma, buffy coat and liver tissue) for future researchers who are studying the effects that fatty liver and viral diseases have on the…
- Conditions
- Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis(NASH), Hepatitis C, Hepatitis B, Fibrosis
- Trial name
- NCT03025074
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- State University of New York at Buffalo