Clinical trials: Incision Infection
Cesarean Section, Endometritis
Vaginal Cleansing at Cesarean Delivery to Reduce Infection: A Randomized, Controlled Trial
The objective of the project is to find out whether cleansing the vagina before a cesarean delivery decreases the risk of complications and infections after having the baby.
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section, Endometritis, Surgical Wound Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00386477
- Testing
- Vaginal cleansing before cesarean delivery
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Indiana University
Surgical Site Infection
The Use of 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate Impregnated Cloth Bathing in Preoperative Skin Preparation
To compare the use of towels impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in the traditional preoperative bath with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate in preventing the occurrence of surgical site infection among patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- NCT03813693
- Testing
- towels impregnated with 2% chlorhexidine gluconate, chlorhexidine gluconate 2% liquid
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 1 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Sao Paulo
Appendicitis
Single Incision Versus Conventional 3-Port Laparoscopic Appendectomy
A randomized trial to study the null hypothesis:" single incision appendectomy does not take longer operation time when compared to conventional 3-port appendectomy".
- Trial name
- NCT01567098
- Testing
- single incision laparoscopic appendectomy
- Where
- Hong Kong
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Authority, Hong Kong
Surgical Site Infection
Reducing Wound Infections Using Bioelectric Wound Dressings
The purpose of this study is to compare the outcomes of using Bioelectric wound dressing on the pre-operative wound site and post operatively and compared it outcomes to the standard of care chlorhexidine skin preparation.
- Trial name
- JumpStart (NCT06312267)
- Testing
- Bioelectric dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- AdventHealth
Infection Secondary to Surgical Procedure
Effect of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Hair Bath on the Development of Surgical Site Infection and Time to Discharge
One of the most important preventable complications occurring in the postoperative period is surgical site infections. Surgical site infections (SSI) are infections that occur in incisions, organs or organ spaces that occur after…
- Trial name
- NCT06763211
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine Hair Bath
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 84 people
- Sponsor
- HAVVA ÇOŞKUN
Surgical Wound Infection, Peripheral Vascular Diseases
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection Following Lower Limb Revascularization
The purpose of this study is to investigate the current standard of wound care following vascular operations compared to to a negative pressure wound therapy (vacuum dressing) and the rate of surgical site infections (SSIs) in…
- Trial name
- NCT02084017
- Testing
- Prevena (Negative Pressure Wound Therapy Device), Standard Tegaderm (3M Healthcare, St. Paul, MN) adhesive dressing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Western University, Canada
Surgical Wound Infection
A Comparative Study to Assess the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection (SSI's) in Revision Total Joint Arthroplasty Patients Treated With Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (PICO™) or Standard Care Dressings (AQUACEL® Ag SURGICAL Dressing)
The aim of this study is to assess the prevention of incision healing complications in patients undergoing revision TKA and THA treated with either Single-Use NPWT (PICO) compared to standard of care dressings (AQUACEL Ag…
- Trial name
- NCT02664168
- Testing
- Aquacel Ag Surgical Dressing, Single-Use Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (PICO)
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Rothman Institute Orthopaedics
Surgical Site Infection, Surgical Wound Infection
Floraseal Versus Iodine Impregnated Adhesive Drapes
Infection after total joint arthroplasty can have devastating consequences. Adhesive drapes have been traditionally used at our institution to help reduce the risk of wound contamination and infection by superficial skin flora.
- Trial name
- NCT03466489
- Testing
- Floraseal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Hepatobiliary Surgery, Prophylactic Antibiotics
Prophylactic Antibiotics in Preventing Surgical Site Infection After Hepatobiliary Surgery in High-Resistant Settings
To analyse the efficacy of different preoperative prophylactic antimicrobial regimens for perioperative infection prevention in patients undergoing hepatobiliary surgery in a high antimicrobial resistance setting.
- Trial name
- PASH (NCT07620223)
- Testing
- Piperacillin-tazobactam
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 378 people
- Sponsor
- The Affiliated Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School
Complication of Coronary Artery Bypass Graft, Surgical Wound Infection
Effectiveness of Triclosan Coated Sutures in Preventing Leg Wound Infection After Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
The purpose of this study is to assess whether triclosan-coated sutures reduces wound infections compared to regular non-coated sutures, after saphenous vein harvesting in CABG patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01457859
- Testing
- Triclosan, Conventional non-coated surgical sutures
- Where
- Israel
- Volunteers
- 410 people
- Sponsor
- Rambam Health Care Campus
Ventral Hernia
Microlyte in Prevention of SSI After Open Ventral Hernia Repair
Participants who are scheduled to have open ventral hernia repair (OVHR) will be asked to take part in this study. The purpose of this study is to find out if placing Microlyte (which is a dissolvable sheet coated in silver) on…
- Trial name
- NCT05093894
- Testing
- Group 1
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Sponsor
- Prisma Health-Upstate
Surgical Wound Infection, Pancreatic Neoplasms
The Use of Wound Protector in Whipple's Procedure With Intrabiliary Stent
Background: There are no published studies regarding the use of wound protectors in the context of surgical site infection (SSI) rates among patients receiving a pancreatoduodenectomy (Whipple) with preoperatively placed…
- Trial name
- NCT01836237
- Testing
- Alexis - a wound protector
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 107 people
- Sponsor
- University of Calgary
Rupture, Venous Thromboembolism
Compression Treatment Effects on Complications and Healing of Achilles Tendon Rupture
This prospective randomized study aims to determine whether intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC), 75 patients, beneath functional bracing compared to treatment-as-usual in plaster cast, 75 patients, can reduce the Venous…
- Conditions
- Rupture, Venous Thromboembolism, Venous Thrombosis, Surgical Wound Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01317160
- Testing
- Intermittent pneumatic compression (IPC)
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 150 people
- Sponsor
- Karolinska University Hospital
Postoperative Complications
The Effect of Intrawound Vancomycin Powder on Surgical Site Infection in Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection
The study will be a pilot randomized control trial with a 1:1 patient randomization of vancomycin powder placement at the time of surgery (compared to no vancomycin placement) with the goal of reducing postoperative complications…
- Trial name
- NCT05625373
- Testing
- Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Infected Surgical Wound
Treatment of Infected Surgical Wounds With Negative Pressure Topical Therapy and Instillation (With or Without Antiseptic) Versus no Instillation
The objective of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of PTNi therapy versus PTN therapy without instillation in the treatment of infected surgical wounds.
- Trial name
- PTN-INSTILL (NCT02500875)
- Testing
- PTNiA, PTNiB, PTN
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Associazione Infermieristica per lo studio delle Lesioni Cutanee
Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
Sterile vs Clean Non-Sterile Wound Dressing in Orthopedic Surgery
This randomized interventional pilot study aims to compare the rate of significant Surgical Site Infection (SSI) within the six weeks after elective orthopedic surgery using sterile versus clean non-sterile glove postoperative…
- Trial name
- NCT07436065
- Testing
- Sterile Glove Dressing Technique, Clean Non-Sterile Glove Dressing Technique
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Hydrocephalus
UVC in Prevention of Surgical Wound Infection
The LF-PODD study investigates the use of UVC (270nm) light in the prevention of surgical wound infections. Three devices are used in the study, two of which are actively producing UVC light (265 and 275 nm) and one device does…
- Trial name
- UVCJAS (NCT07600463)
- Testing
- UVC Irradiation
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Ville Leinonen
Appendicitis
Single-incision Laparoscopic (SILS) Versus Conventional Laparoscopic Appendectomy for the Treatment of Acute Appendicitis
Recent advances in laparoscopic instrumentation have made it possible to perform intra-abdominal operations entirely through a small incision that can be hidden within the umbilicus.
- Trial name
- NCT00997516
- Testing
- SILS appendectomy, conventional laparoscopic appendectomy
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Surgical Site Infections
Review of Surgical Site Infection Registration Routine at Surgery Departments in Sweden and Validation of One of the Used Routines
This study explores the routines of registration of surgical site infections (SSI) at different surgical centers in Sweden. It explores the sensitivity and specificity of the registration routines of SSI are at Halmstad County…
- Trial name
- NCT01971138
- Testing
- this is a survey
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Halmstad County Hospital
Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Venous Leg Ulcer
PLASOMA Ultimate Safety & Efficacy Study
The purpose of the PULSE study are the followingL A.To perform post market clinical follow up (PMCF) on safety and efficacy: 1. Safety: To confirm transient short-terms side effects and verify long-term/outstanding risks. 2.
- Conditions
- Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Venous Leg Ulcer, Pressure Ulcer, Burn Wound
- Trial name
- PULSE (NCT04828304)
- Testing
- PLASOMA
- Where
- 6 sites in Netherlands
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Plasmacure