Clinical trials: Infected Wound
Bacterial Infections
Comparative Study of Ceftaroline vs. Vancomycin Plus Aztreonam in Adult Subjects With Complicated Skin Infections
The purpose of this study is to determine whether ceftaroline is effective and safe in the treatment of complicated skin infections in adults.
- Trial name
- cSSSI (NCT00424190)
- Testing
- IV Vancomycin plus IV Aztreonam, Ceftaroline
- Where
- 52 sites in United States, Argentina and 9 more
- Volunteers
- 698 people
- Sponsor
- Forest Laboratories
Surgical Wound Dehiscence, Wound Infection
Prevention of Wound Complications After Cesarean Delivery in Obese Women Utilizing Negative Pressure Wound Therapy
Wound complications after Cesarean section (C-section) are common in obese women. Approximately 25% of obese women having a C-section will have a wound complication.
- Trial name
- NCT00654641
- Testing
- Negative pressure wound closure, Standard wound closure
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 54 people
- Sponsor
- West Virginia University
Wound Infection, Abscess
Oritavancin Versus IV Vancomycin for the Treatment of Patients With Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infection
The purpose of this Phase 3 trial is to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of oritavancin in ABSSSIs, including those caused by MRSA and to evaluate the potential economic benefit of oritavancin administered as a…
- Conditions
- Wound Infection, Abscess, Systemic Inflammation, Cellulitis
- Trial name
- SOLO II (NCT01252732)
- Testing
- Single-Dose IV Oritavancin Diphosphate, IV Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,019 people
- Sponsor
- Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.
Skin Diseases, Surgical Site Infection
Effectiveness of Preoperative Surgical Scrubbing Using Clorhexidine Digluconate and Parachlorometaxylenol (ECP)
Despite the wide variety of products and antiseptic agents, no agent is ideal for every situation. The investigators would like to evaluate the difference in reducing bacterial load, using 4% chlorhexidine digluconate and 3%…
- Trial name
- ECP (NCT02500758)
- Testing
- Preparatory handwash, Preoperative surgical scrubbing using 3% PCMX, Preoperative surgical scrubbing using 4% CHG
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ricardo Becerro de Bengoa Vallejo
Surgical Site Infection
Perioperative Patient Skin Antiseptic Preparation Evaluation
This study will evaluate a new topical skin antiseptic perioperative preparation and the standard of care to determine efficacy on the rates of surgical site infections of surgical patients. Safety will also be assessed.
- Trial name
- NCT04756804
- Testing
- 70% v/v Isopropyl Alcohol Surgical Solution, 2%w/v Chlorhexidine Gluconate / 70% v/v Isopropyl Alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Zurex Pharma, Inc.
Surgical Site Infection
Preadmission Skin Wipe Use for Surgical Site Infection Prophylaxis in Adult Orthopaedic Surgery Patients
Intervention: This study will involve three different study arms with different interventions prior to surgery: (1) shower only, (2) shower plus Theraworx wipes, (3) shower plus chlorhexidine wipes Study Design: Single center RCT…
- Trial name
- NCT03401749
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate 2% Wipe, Theraworx Bath Wipes
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Third Degree Burn, Burns
StrataGraft™ Skin Tissue (Human Donor Skin) In The Surgical Management Of Complex Skin Defects
This pilot Phase I/II clinical study will be conducted at up to three clinical sites. This is an open-label, randomized, comparative study with a maximum of fifteen (15) patients, each with skin defects.
- Conditions
- Third Degree Burn, Burns, Wound Infection, Degloving Injury
- Trial name
- NCT00618839
- Testing
- StrataGraft Skin Tissue, Cadaver allograft
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Stratatech, a Mallinckrodt Company
Infection, Spinal Injuries
The Value of Home Chlorhexidine Pre-Surgical Wash Before Spine Surgery
The study team hypothesizes that at-home cleansing of the surgical site with chlorhexidine wipes provide no added benefit to decreasing microbial activity or preventing surgical site infections.
- Trial name
- NCT02767427
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine Wipes, No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Abscess, Wound Infection
Single Dose vs. Two Dose Regimen of Dalbavancin for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections
To compare the efficacy of treatment with a single dose of dalbavancin 1500 mg to treatment with a two dose regimen of dalbavancin (1000 mg on Day 1 followed by 500 mg on Day 8) in participants with known or suspected…
- Conditions
- Abscess, Wound Infection, Surgical Site Infection, Cellulitis
- Trial name
- NCT02127970
- Testing
- Dalbavancin
- Where
- 78 sites in United States, Bulgaria and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 698 people
- Sponsor
- Durata Therapeutics Inc., an affiliate of Allergan plc
Postoperative Wound Infection
Efficacy Study of Antiseptic Preoperative Scrubs in Prevention of Postoperative Infections
Most cases of infection of clean-contaminated wounds (wounds without gross spillage of organisms from the gastrointestinal tract) are thought to originate from the skin.
- Trial name
- NCT00290290
- Testing
- chlorhexidine-alcohol, Povidone-Iodine
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 849 people
- Sponsor
- Baylor College of Medicine
Abdominal Surgery, Colon Surgery
D-PLEX 310: Safety and Efficacy of D-PLEX in the Prevention of Post Abdominal Surgery Incisional Infection
Subjects who are planned to undergo an abdominal (colon) surgery and who will meet the study entry criteria will be randomly divided into 2 groups: for half D-PLEX will be administered concomitantly with the standard of care…
- Conditions
- Abdominal Surgery, Colon Surgery, Post-Op Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03633123
- Testing
- D-PLEX, Standard of Care (SoC)
- Where
- 8 sites in Israel
- Volunteers
- 202 people
- Sponsor
- PolyPid Ltd.
INFECTION
Topical Use of Vancomycin in Reducing Sternal Wound Infection in Cardiac Surgery (SWI Trial)
The purpose of this research is to determine if using the antibiotic vancomycin as a preventative topical (on the surface of the skin) treatment during open-heart surgery will reduce the risk of developing a sternal wound…
- Trial name
- SWI (NCT02374853)
- Testing
- Vancomycin, No Vancomycin
- Volunteers
- 1,037 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alberta
Seroma, Wound Dehiscence
Prevention of Seroma Formation and Wound Complications Using NPWT Devices
The specific aim of this study is to improve post-operative wound care in the morbidly-obese body-contouring patient population following massive weight loss undergoing either panniculectomy or formal abdominoplasty, those…
- Conditions
- Seroma, Wound Dehiscence, Wound Infection
- Trial name
- NCT02147288
- Testing
- Renasys*GO Negative Pressure Wound Therapy System
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Diabetes, Infection
Technology That Permits Focal Dose of Antibiotics to be Delivered to Lower Limb(s) of Diabetic Patients
The use of the Percutaneous Isolated Limb Procedure (PILP) which enables the use of existing antibiotic therapies in a more targeted and concentrated fashion in patients with diabetes who have a significant lower limb infection…
- Trial name
- NCT02158442
- Testing
- Percutaneous Isolated Limb Perfusion (PILP) delivery, Timentin
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 15 people
- Sponsor
- Osprey Medical, Inc
Cross Infection, Pneumonia, Ventilator-associated
Trial of 2% Chlorhexidine Bathing on Nosocomial Infections in the Surgical Intensive Care Unit
This prospective, randomized, controlled trial will compare the incidence of nosocomial infections (composite of primary bloodstream infections, catheter-associated urinary tract infections, ventilator-associated pneumonia, and…
- Conditions
- Cross Infection, Pneumonia, Ventilator-associated, Catheter-related Infections, Infection Due to Indwelling Urinary Catheter
- Trial name
- NCT01640925
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate, Standard bathing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 350 people
- Sponsor
- Joshua Swan
Wound Infections
Prophylactic Incisional Care in Obese Women at Cesarean
Surgical site infections (SSIs) complicate 5 - 12% of cesareans. Negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) - a closed, sealed system that applies negative pressure to the wound surface - has been used to treat open wounds since the…
- Trial name
- PICO-C (NCT02578745)
- Testing
- Prophylactic NPWT (PICO system), Standard Dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Surgical Wound Infections
Prevention of Neurosurgical Wound Infections
The goal of this study is to determine whether injecting the antibiotic vancomycin directly into surgical wounds can decrease the rate of infection following implantation of neurosurgical devices.
- Trial name
- POWI (NCT00915967)
- Testing
- Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 214 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Post-operative Surgical Site Infections
Pre-operative Preparation Using 2% Chlorhexidine Cloth For Shoulder Surgery
We intend to determine how effective the use of a 2% Chlorhexidine Cloth is in terms of eliminating the bacterial load on patients undergoing shoulder surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT01090479
- Testing
- 2% Chlorhexidine cloth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Infections, Gram-Positive Bacterial, Abscess
Phase 2 Trial of TD 6424 (Telavancin) Versus Standard Therapy for Complicated Gram Positive Skin and Skin Structure Infections (Gram Positive cSSSI)
Serious infections caused by resistant bacteria are becoming more of a medical problem throughout the world. One of the ways to deal with this problem is to develop new drugs that can control these bacteria.
- Conditions
- Infections, Gram-Positive Bacterial, Abscess, Burns, Cellulitis
- Trial name
- FAST (NCT00061633)
- Testing
- Telavancin, Vancomycin or antistaphylococcal penicillin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- Cumberland Pharmaceuticals
Surgical Site Infection, Sternal Infection
D-PLEX 302: Efficacy and Safety of D-PLEX in the Prevention of Sternal Infection Post Cardiac Surgery
Prospective, Multinational, Multicenter, Randomized, Parallel Controlled, Two arms, Single Blind, Study to Assess the Efficacy and Safety of D-PLEX Administered Concomitantly with the Standard of Care (SOC) IV Prophylactic…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Sternal Infection, Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT03558984
- Testing
- D-PLEX, Standard of Care
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Israel
- Volunteers
- 2 people
- Sponsor
- PolyPid Ltd.