Clinical trials: Implant Complication
Congestive Heart Failure, Cardiorenal Syndrome
Nesiritide and Renal Function After the Total Artificial Heart
The prevalence of renal dysfunction after implantation of the artificial heart is high. The infusion of exogenous B-type natriuretic peptide (BNP) after implantation of the total artificial heart (TAH) improves renal function in…
- Trial name
- NCT01836809
- Testing
- nesiritide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Virginia Commonwealth University
Postpartum Period
Bleeding Patterns and Complications After Postpartum IUD Placement: a Pilot Study
The purpose of the study is to determine the feasibility of placing the levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system (LNG - IUS, Mirena®) post-delivery.
- Trial name
- NCT01309919
- Testing
- IUD, Diary
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Baystate Medical Center
General Anesthesia, Elective Surgery
The Rotational Insertion Technique for ProSeal Laryngeal Mask Airway
The purpose of this study is to compare two insertion techniques of large size ProSeal laryngeal mask airway. We hypothesized that insertion of ProSeal laryngeal mask airway with 90-degree rotation would reduce the contact…
- Trial name
- NCT00966186
- Testing
- Insertion fo ProSeal laryngeal mask airway
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Pain, Postoperative
Efficacy and Safety of A Collagen Bupivacaine Implant in Patients After Gastrointestinal Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the CollaRx Bupivacaine Implant (bupivacaine sponge) is safe and effective in reducing the amount of narcotic pain medication needed to control pain during the first 24 hours…
- Trial name
- NCT00661466
- Testing
- Bupivacaine Collagen Sponge
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Innocoll
Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery, Pain, Postoperative
Examining the Effectiveness of a Connective Tissue Matrix Implant in Reducing Post-operative Pain and Narcotic After Outpatient Arthroscopic Shoulder Surgery
This document is a protocol for a human research study. This study is to be conducted according to United States standards of Good Clinical Practice in accordance with applicable Federal regulations and institutional research…
- Trial name
- ECM (NCT04633837)
- Testing
- Extracellular Matrix Graft Injectable Implant
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Brian Badman
Ureteral Obstruction
Treatment of Symptoms After Stent Placement for Urinary Tract Obstruction
The purpose of this study is to determine whether combination therapy with Tolterodine ER and Tamsulosin is more effective than monotherapy with tamsulosin alone in reducing stent symptoms.
- Trial name
- NCT01741454
- Testing
- Tamsulosin, Tolterodine ER
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 181 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Urinary Incontinence
An Implantable Microstimulator for the Chronic Treatment of Refractory Urinary Urge Incontinence
This clinical trial is being conducted to investigate the safety and effectiveness of a new device designed to treat urinary urge incontinence in those patients who have tried and failed two or more conservative therapies.
- Trial name
- NCT00080470
- Testing
- bion
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Post-operative Pain
A Prospective Trial to Reduce Post-Operative Pain in Implant Based Breast Reconstruction
The investigators hypothesize that in mastectomy patients with breast reconstruction, the addition of bupivacaine and botulinum toxin (BT) will result in better pain control in the acute and chronic setting, compared to…
- Trial name
- NCT02044302
- Testing
- Bupivacaine, Botulinum Toxins, Analgesics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Implant Capsular Contracture
Chemically Assisted Capsulectomy-A New Clinical Approach
The purpose of this study is to make available an agent,Mesna, which can assist the surgeon during the procedure of capsulectomy.
- Trial name
- NCT00758667
- Testing
- Mesna
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Urinary Incontinence, Stress
Trial Liposomal Bupivacaine Following Retropubic Suburethral Sling for Stress Urinary Incontinence
The purpose of the study is to determine if the administration of liposomal bupivacaine at the completion of a suburethral sling procedure will result in decreased postoperative pain compared to no injection.
- Trial name
- NCT02296099
- Testing
- liposomal bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 114 people
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Patient and Surgical Related Risk Factors for Complications
TiLoop® Bra for Breast Reconstruction
A new approach for single stage implant based breast reconstruction (BR) is the use of a titanium-coated polypropylene mesh (TCPM) as an alternative to acellular dermal matrix (ADM).
- Trial name
- NCT01544023
- Volunteers
- 207 people
- Sponsor
- University of Rostock
Arrhythmias, Cardiac
Continuous Cardiac Arrhythmia Monitoring in Hemodialysis Patients
Hemodialysis patients have a rate of fatal arrhythmias that is 40 times greater than the general population, but the causes and types of fatal arrhythmias they experience is unclear.
- Trial name
- CARE-ESRD (NCT00932659)
- Testing
- continuous cardiac monitoring device (REVEAL, Medtronic)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Perfusion; Complications
The Effect of Nitroglycerin Ointment, Fluorescent Angiography, and Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy on Mastectomy Skin Flap Perfusion-Related Problems
This is a randomized study using a variety of techniques to compare and examine blood flow to the remaining skin after mastectomy. All treatments being used are considered standard of care and are not experimental.
- Trial name
- NCT03716050
- Testing
- Nitroglycerin, Negative Pressure Wound Therapy/ Wound VAC, Fluorescent Angiography with indocyanine-green (not to exceed 5mg/kg)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Pain, Postoperative
Injection of Local Anesthetic to Trocar Insertion Sites After Laparoscopy
The primary objective of this study is to assess if injection of local anesthetic to the laparoscopic trocar sites after a hysterectomy will make a difference in a patient's pain after surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01688596
- Testing
- Bupivacaine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- Milton S. Hershey Medical Center
Postoperative Pain
Multicenter Continuous Peripheral Nerve Block Surveillance Study
This two tiered study is a multi-center, open label, surveillance study of the use of continuous nerve blocks with the ON-Q® C-bloc and either nerve stimulator or ultrasound guided continuous nerve block techniques.
- Trial name
- cpnb (NCT00653133)
- Testing
- Ultrasound imaging, Peripheral nerve stimulator
- Where
- 16 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,821 people
- Sponsor
- Halyard Health
Anesthesia, Pain
Combined Spinal Epidural Urinary Retention
The investigators hypothesize that many parturients can, in fact, spontaneously micturate with low dose combined spinal epidural analgesic doses given for labor and that Foley catheterization is unnecessary in the majority of…
- Conditions
- Anesthesia, Pain, Urinary Retention
- Trial name
- NCT01597791
- Testing
- Foley catheter, No foley catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Device Replacement, Elective Replacement (ERI)
REPLACE: Implantable Cardiac Pulse Generator Replacement Registry
The objective of this study is to prospectively estimate the all-cause complication rates at 6-months for patients undergoing generator replacement due to elective replacement indicator (ERI), advisory, or upgrade without a…
- Conditions
- Device Replacement, Elective Replacement (ERI), Device Advisory, Device Upgrade
- Trial name
- REPLACE (NCT00395447)
- Testing
- Straight-forward Device Replacement, Device Replacement with Upgrade
- Where
- 71 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,744 people
- Sponsor
- Biotronik, Inc.