Clinical trials: Incision Infection
Combat Related Symptoms, Combat Trauma
DRONE-WOUND Study: Severe Infection After Drone-Related Combat Trauma
Drone-related combat injuries have become one of the most devastating mechanisms of injury in modern warfare. These injuries often cause extensive tissue devitalization, contamination, open fractures, vascular injuries, and…
- Conditions
- Combat Related Symptoms, Combat Trauma, Infection, Infection Complication
- Trial name
- DRONE-WOUND (NCT07706608)
- Where
- Ukraine
- Volunteers
- 500 people
- Sponsor
- Ukrainian Society of Regional Anesthesia and Pain Therapy
Abscess Soft Tissue, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection
Randomized Controlled Trial of Antibiotics in the Management of Children With Community-Acquired Abscess
The purpose of this study is to better understand why children develop methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) skin infections that require surgical drainage and whether antibiotics are helpful after the infection is…
- Conditions
- Abscess Soft Tissue, Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus Aureus (MRSA) Infection, Skin Abscess
- Trial name
- NCT01498744
- Testing
- Oral Clindamycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 53 people
- Sponsor
- Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Lower Limb Ischaemia, Aneurysm
Bacterial Growth in Vascular Surgery Wounds
The amount and species of bacteria have been shown to have an effect in wound infections in several fields of surgery (such as gastrointestinal and orthopaedic surgery and the surgery of facial area).
- Trial name
- NCT01505738
- Testing
- bacterial samples
- Where
- Finland
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- North Karelia Central Hospital
Carbuncle
Comparison of Wound Healing for Diabetic Carbuncle Treated With Incision and Drainage Technique Using Cruciate Incision vs Saucerization Technique Both Followed by Vacuum Assisted Closure.
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the effectiveness of two surgical techniques for wound healing in diabetic patients aged 25-70 years with a carbuncle requiring surgical drainage.
- Trial name
- NCT07428265
- Testing
- Incision & Drainage Technique Using Cruciate Incision Followed by VAC, Saucerization Technique Followed by VAC
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- King Edward Medical University
Incisional Hernia, Surgical Wound Infection
Prophylactic Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Patients Undergoing Incisional Hernia Repair
The study will examine the effect of using Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) compared with standard wound dressing among patients undergoing elective open surgery for incisional hernia.
- Conditions
- Incisional Hernia, Surgical Wound Infection, Surgical Site Infection, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- PROPRESS (NCT05050786)
- Testing
- Negative Wound Pressure Therapy (Prevena(TM)), Standard Wound Dressing
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Kristian Kiim Jensen
Wound Healing Time, Total Hip Arthroplasty (THA)
Wound Healing, Dressing Type, and Dressing Change Frequency in THA
Surgical wound complications following primary total hip arthroplasty remain a significant clinical challenge despite advances in wound care technologies.
- Trial name
- CAP-HIP (NCT07655388)
- Testing
- VACUTEX™ wound dressing, Octenisept® wound care dressing
- Where
- Serbia
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Clinical Center of Vojvodina
Surgical Site Infection
Duration of Cardiac Antimicrobial Prophylaxis Outcomes Study
This multicentre, adaptive, pragmatic, double-blind, three-arm, placebo-controlled, randomised, non-inferiority clinical trial will compare the incidence of surgical site infection and other healthcare associated infections…
- Trial name
- CALIPSO (NCT05447559)
- Testing
- Cefazolin, Water for injection
- Where
- 27 sites in United States, Australia and 3 more
- Volunteers
- 9,180 people
- Sponsor
- Monash University
Surgical Site Infection
Prevena™ Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in Re-operative Colorectal Surgery
Many strategies have been attempted to reduce SSI rates. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services introduced the Surgical Care Improvement Project infection project with the aim of reducing SSI incidence and morbidity.
- Trial name
- NCT02509260
- Testing
- Prevena wound management system, Standard wound dressings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 298 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Full-thickness Skin Defects, Degloving Injuries
RECELL® System Combined With Meshed Autograft for Reduction of Donor Skin Harvesting in Soft Tissue Reconstruction
A prospective randomized within-subject controlled study to compare the clinical performance of conventional autografting with and without the RECELL system on acute non-burn full-thickness skin defects.
- Conditions
- Full-thickness Skin Defects, Degloving Injuries, Crush Injuries, Laceration of Skin
- Trial name
- NCT04091672
- Testing
- Control Intervention (Conventional Autograft), Investigational Intervention (RECELL + more widely meshed autograft)
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 65 people
- Sponsor
- Avita Medical
Surgical Site Infection
The Impact of Using Triclosan-antibacterial Sutures on the Incidence of Surgical Site Infection
To compare conventional polyglactin 910 sutures with triclosan-coated polyglactin 910 antimicrobial sutures for the reduction of surgical site infections and any associated health and economic benefits.
- Trial name
- NCT01019447
- Testing
- Vicryl Plus, Vicryl
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 701 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Postoperative Hernia
Prophylaxis of Surgical Wound Infection in Incisional Hernia Repair With Topical Antibiotics (PROTOP-PAR)
Surgical site infection (SSI) is the main complication of surgery. The prevention of superficial SSI by topical prophylaxis is controversial.
- Trial name
- (PROTOP-PAR) (NCT05508152)
- Testing
- Wound irrigation with amoxicillin-clavulanate in saline solution, Wound irrigation with a saline solution
- Where
- Spain
- Volunteers
- 260 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital de Granollers
Complication, Postoperative
Perioperative Fluid Management: Goal-directed Versus Restrictive Strategy
There is no ideal "cookbook recipe" for fluid prescription that would fit every surgical patient. In this study, the investigators working hypothesis is that the adoption of an integrative algorithm for perioperative fluid and…
- Trial name
- NCT02625701
- Testing
- Goal-directed therapy, Restrictive fluid therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Post-operative Infections
Reduction in IV Associated Contamination
The purpose of this study is to investigate whether implementing a novel syringe and IV stopcock cap system impregnated with alcohol will reduce IV catheter bacterial contamination and infections in patients.
- Trial name
- NCT01426217
- Testing
- Passive Bundle PSI (Problem Solving Innovations) Medical HubScrub, PSI Medical DocIt
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 594 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
Bacterial Vaginoses
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Treatment of Bacterial Vaginosis
This is a double-blinded, placebo controlled, multi-center randomized trial of 482 pregnant women who are diagnosed with Bacterial Vaginosis (BV) in the late 3rd trimester (>34 weeks).
- Trial name
- NCT04578015
- Testing
- Metronidazole
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 16 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Infection, Surgical Site
Prevention of Infections in Cardiac Surgery (PICS): a Cluster-randomized Factorial Cross-over Trial
The goal of this pragmatic, multi-centre factorial cluster randomized cross-over trial is to assess the efficacy of a combination of cefazolin plus vancomycin compared to cefazolin monotherapy, as well as a comparison of short…
- Trial name
- PICS (NCT06567808)
- Testing
- Cefazolin, Vancomycin
- Volunteers
- 38,000 people
- Sponsor
- Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation
Operation Wound; Infection, Endometritis
Use of Antiseptic Solution for Vaginal Wash Before Cesarean Section
To evaluate the rate of infections after cesarean sections in patients with premature rupture of membranes after vaginal wash either with an antiseptic solution (clorhexidine solution) vs. saline solution (placebo).
- Trial name
- NCT03442218
- Testing
- Clorhexidine, Saline solution
- Where
- Panama
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama
Surgical Site Infections, Nosocomial Infection
Nasal Photodisinfection in All Patients Presenting for Surgery for a Wide Range of Surgical Procedures
This is a Phase 2 single-center, open-label, single-arm, study of a microbiological endpoint using antimicrobial photodynamic therapy (aPDT) for nasal disinfection in all patients (universal) presenting for surgery at an acute…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infections, Nosocomial Infection, Healthcare Associated Infections
- Trial name
- BENEFIT-PDT (NCT05090657)
- Testing
- methylene blue 0.01%/chlorhexidine gluconate 0.25% + light activation
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 322 people
- Sponsor
- Ondine Biomedical Inc.
Acute Appendicitis
Transumbilical Single Incision Versus Conventional Three Incisions Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
Laparoscopic appendicectomy is widely practiced in Hong Kong nowadays with shorter hospital stay and less wound complications. Most of the time, three small wounds of less than 10mm will be adequate enough for the completion of…
- Trial name
- NCT01024439
- Testing
- transumbilical single incision laparoscopic appendicectomy, conventional laparoscopic appendicectomy
- Where
- China
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital
Surgical Site Infection, Wound Complication
VAC Dressings for Colorectal Resections
Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) and wound complications are common occurrences following colorectal resection surgery. Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (iNPWT) has developing evidence for improving wound complication…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Wound Complication, Wound Dehiscence, Seroma
- Trial name
- VACCRR (NCT02967627)
- Testing
- Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (iNPWT), Sterile Gauze Dressing
- Volunteers
- 400 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Surgical Site Infection
Topical Antibiotic Irrigation (Gentamicin) in Prophylaxis of Midfacial Fracture Surgical Wounds
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the use of topical antibiotic irrigation (gentamycin) and its ability to reduce surgical site infections in midfacial fracture surgery compared to sterile normal saline (NS).
- Trial name
- NCT03483363
- Testing
- topical irrigation with gentamicin (80mg diluted in 1L 0.9% normal saline), topical irrigation with sterile normal saline (NS), intravenous (IV) prophylactic antibiotic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 39 people
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston