Clinical trials: Infected Wound
Complications; Cesarean Section, Surgical Wound Infection
Subcuticular Suture for Cesarean Skin Incision Closure
A comparison of the type of suture used for cesarean skin incision approximation and the subsequent rate of wound complications has not been widely studied.
- Trial name
- NCT02459093
- Testing
- poliglecaprone 25 suture, polyglactin 910 suture
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Surgical Site Infection
Effect of Standard Normothermia Protocol On Surgical Site Infections
Aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of a standard normothermia protocol and effects on postoperative Surgical Site Infection (SSI) rate.
- Trial name
- NCT02961244
- Testing
- Prewarming and perioperative warming with Forced Air Warming device and its blankets., Forced Air Warming blanket
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Surgery, Pneumonia
Multicenter Infection Surveillance Study Following Open Heart Surgery
The main goals of the study are as follows: (1) to determine the correlation between pain management using continuous infusion of local anesthetics and the incidence of pneumonia and surgical infection in cardiac surgery…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Pneumonia, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00673712
- Testing
- Continuous Sternal Block, Opioid based analgesia
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 647 people
- Sponsor
- Halyard Health
Surgical Site Infection
Chlorhexidine-Alcohol Versus Povidone-Iodine for Cesarean Antisepsis
Primary Hypothesis: chlorhexidine gluconate alcohol skin antiseptic preparation is superior to povidone-iodine scrub and paint skin antiseptic preparation for prevention of cesarean related surgical site infection.
- Trial name
- CAPICA (NCT02202577)
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine - Isopropyl alcohol, Povidone-Iodine Scrub and Paint
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 932 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Case Western Reserve University
Of Bypass Graft of the Extremities, Peripheral Arterial Disease
Standard Versus PICO Dressings in Lower-Extremity Bypass Patients
The objective of this study is to compare the effectiveness of standard moist dressings and PICO single-use negative pressure dressings in post-operative lower extremity bypass patients.
- Conditions
- Of Bypass Graft of the Extremities, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Vascular Diseases, Cardiovascular Diseases
- Trial name
- PICO-LEB (NCT02492854)
- Testing
- PICO Single-Use Negative Pressure Dressings, Sterile Gauze Dressings
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 8 people
- Sponsor
- Boston Medical Center
Antibiotic Side Effect, Eyelid; Wound
Topical Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Eyelids
The investigators propose a prospective randomized control trial testing the hypothesis that routine topical antibiotic prophylaxis does not significantly reduce the rate of infection after eyelid surgery.
- Conditions
- Antibiotic Side Effect, Eyelid; Wound, Eyelid Diseases, Surgical Wound Infection
- Trial name
- NCT03199911
- Testing
- Topical Antibiotic Product, Topical Non-Antibiotic Ointment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 401 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Surgical Site Infection
Benefit of a Single Preoperative Dose of Antibiotics for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
In a rural hospital in Tanzania the rate of surgical site infections (SSI) was 21.6%. Inappropriate choice of antibiotics and of administration time were determined as sole risk factors in this setting.
- Trial name
- SSI2 (NCT00801099)
- Testing
- Amoxicillin/Clavulanic Acid
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Swiss Tropical & Public Health Institute
Surgical Wound Infection, Postoperative Wound Infection
Study Evaluating Severe Surgical Site Infections (SSIs) Following Contaminated Or Dirty-infected Abdominal Surgery
This is an observational study to evaluate the relative importance of the known risk factors for severe surgical site infections (SSIs) on the development of the more severe SSI cases, and to describe the demographic, clinical…
- Trial name
- EURIDICE (NCT00906074)
- Testing
- Elective or emergency abdominal surgery
- Volunteers
- 180 people
- Sponsor
- Pfizer
Wound Infection, Peripheral Arterial Disease
A Randomized Clinical Trial Evaluating Negative Pressure Therapy to Decrease Vascular Groin Incision Complications
The purpose of this study is to determine if the application of a negative pressure dressing intraoperatively (Prevena; KCI, Inc) to vascular groin incisions decreases the wound complication rate in high risk patients.
- Conditions
- Wound Infection, Peripheral Arterial Disease, Aneurysm, Surgical Wound Dehiscence
- Trial name
- NCT02581904
- Testing
- Prevena Care, Dry gauze dressing care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Thomas Jefferson University
Colorectal Surgery, Surgical Wound Infection
A Study of an Antibiotic Implant in General Surgical Subjects at Higher Risk for Surgical Wound Infection
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the gentamicin-collagen sponge is safe and effective for preventing surgical wound infections in patients undergoing colorectal surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT00600925
- Testing
- gentamicin-collagen sponge dipped in saline
- Where
- 39 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 602 people
- Sponsor
- Innocoll
Wound Infection, Abscess
Oritavancin Versus IV Vancomycin for the Treatment of Participants With Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infection (SOLO I)
The purpose of this Phase 3 trial was to evaluate the efficacy, safety, and tolerability of oritavancin in acute bacterial skin and skin structure infections (ABSSSIs), including those caused by methicillin-resistant…
- Conditions
- Wound Infection, Abscess, Systemic Inflammation, Cellulitis
- Trial name
- SOLO I (NCT01252719)
- Testing
- Single-Dose IV Oritavancin Diphosphate, IV Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 968 people
- Sponsor
- Melinta Therapeutics, Inc.
Staphylococcal Infections, Surgical Site Infection
Effect of Exeporfinium Chloride (XF-73) Gel on Nasal S.Aureus in Patients at Risk of Post-op Staphylococcal Infection
This study looks at the difference between XF-73 and placebo in reducing the carriage of a bacteria S. aureus in the nose before, during and after heart surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03915470
- Testing
- XF-73
- Where
- 21 sites in United States, Georgia and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 124 people
- Sponsor
- Destiny Pharma Plc
Surgical Site Infection Following Cesarean Delivery
Comparison of Surgical Skin Preps During Cesarean Deliveries
In women that undergo non-emergency cesarean delivery, we are comparing the skin preparation solutions for best outcome of surgical site infection.
- Trial name
- NCT01870583
- Testing
- Iodine povidone, Chlorhexidine, Combination iodine and chlorhexidine
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,404 people
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Bacterial Infection
Study to Assess Safety and Clinical Activity of Local MBN-101 in Treatment of Infected Bone Sites
This study evaluates the safety and clinical benefit of MBN-101 administered intraoperatively to osteosynthesis or osteomyelitis sites for patients diagnosed with an orthopedic infection, with or without orthopaedic hardware.
- Trial name
- NCT02436876
- Testing
- MBN-101
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people
- Sponsor
- Microbion Corporation
Surgical Site Infections
The Skin Prep Study
The investigators propose a randomized controlled clinical trial to determine the comparative effectiveness of chlorhexidine-alcohol and iodine-alcohol preoperative skin preparation for preventing surgical site infections at…
- Trial name
- NCT01472549
- Testing
- Iodine-alcohol, Chlorhexidine-alcohol
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,147 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Sternal Wound Infection, Mediastinitis
Rapid Sternal Closure System (TALON)
The primary objective is to establish if the Rapid Sternal Closure System (RSCS) improves early postoperative recovery as manifested by decreased pain and improved pulmonary function.
- Trial name
- TALON (NCT00638014)
- Testing
- Rapid Sternal Closure System, Conventional wire closure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 51 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Wound
Staples Versus Suture for Cesarean Wound Closure
The objective of this randomized controlled trial is to compare wound morbidity (including disruption and infection) in surgical staples versus absorbable subcuticular suture for wound closure in cesarean deliveries.
- Trial name
- SVS (NCT01008449)
- Testing
- Surgical staples, Absorbable Surgical Suture
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 398 people
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
High Risk Abdominal Wounds
Use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in High Risk Surgical Closed Incisions
The purpose of this study is to investigate the use of Negative Pressure Wound Therapy in high risk surgical wounds to evaluate the rate of surgical site infections (SSIs).
- Trial name
- NCT02137447
- Testing
- Negative Pressure treatment
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- Massachusetts General Hospital
Surgical Wound Infection
Prophylactic NPWT to Reduce SSI in Colorectal Surgery
The purpose of this study is to see if the Negative Pressure Wound Therapy (NPWT) system is effective and safe for the prevention of superficial and deep incisional surgical site infections (SSI) in high risk patients within 30…
- Trial name
- NCT03661814
- Testing
- Prevena
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 7 people
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Cardiac Surgery
The Influence of a Warmed Surgical Bandage System on Subcutaneous Tissue Oxygen Tension After Cardiac Surgery
Warmed Surgical Bandage may improve tissue oxygenation and thus on the long run reduce wound infections
- Trial name
- NCT00545506
- Testing
- conventional bandage, warming bandage
- Where
- Austria
- Volunteers
- 6 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Vienna