Clinical trials: Infection, Surgical Site
Incisional Hernia, Surgical Site Infection
Prophylactic Mesh Reinforcement for Stoma Closure
In the current work we are aiming to compare between the mesh-reinforced stoma closure and the anatomical closure in terms of the risk of developing surgical site incisional hernia (SSIH),incidence of surgical site infection …
- Conditions
- Incisional Hernia, Surgical Site Infection, Postoperative Pain, Hospital Stay, Length of Stay in Hospital From Surgery to Discharge
- Trial name
- OASIS (NCT06157645)
- Testing
- Prolene mesh
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 62 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Gastric Cancer, Surgical Wound Infection
Fatigue and QoL Among Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Abdominal Surgery
Background: Cancer-related fatigue (CRF), one of the indicators of QoL, is one of the most common side effects of cancer and its treatment.
- Conditions
- Gastric Cancer, Surgical Wound Infection, Fatigue, Quality of Life
- Trial name
- NCT03766945
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- National Taiwan University Hospital
Surgical Wound Infection
Parenteral Antibiotics Compared to Combination of Oral and Parenteral Antibiotics in Colorectal Surgery Prophylaxis
Routine antibiotics for the intravenous and oral prophylaxis of colorectal surgery will be used. Experimental group: Patients undergoing elective colorectal surgery that involves, colonic resection.
- Trial name
- ORALEV (NCT02505581)
- Testing
- Extra dosage - cefuroxime (750mg) I.V, Colorectal Surgery, Ciprofloxacin 750 mg oral
- Where
- 3 sites in Spain
- Volunteers
- 536 people
- Sponsor
- Hospital Universitari Vall d'Hebron Research Institute
Surgical Site Infection
Impact of Pre-surgical Nasal Bacterial Reduction on Postoperative Surgical Site Infections / Standard Care Change
Patients presenting in the Emergency Department or admitted to the hospital with displaced hip fractures who require hemiarthroplasty or open reduction internal fixation or with spinal instability/fractures in need of urgent…
- Trial name
- NCT01148030
- Testing
- 3M Skin and Nasal Antiseptic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 333 people
- Sponsor
- 3M
Post Operative Surgical Site Infection
Evaluation of a New Strategy for Protocolized Antibiotic Care for Severe Open Fractures: SEXTANT 2
The PRCT evaluates infection outcomes as well as fracture and antibiotic-related complications to include the emergence of resistant bacteria associated with two different antibiotic strategies in the treatment of Gustilo type…
- Trial name
- SEXTANT 2 (NCT04678154)
- Testing
- Standard of care, Vancomycin and Tobramycin
- Where
- 31 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium
Post-operative Complications, Surgical Site Infection
The Use of the Prevena™ Incision Management System on Post-Surgical Cesarean Section Incisions
The purpose of this study is to compare the post-surgical standard-of-care dressing to the Prevena™ Incision Management System in women undergoing Cesarean section surgery.
- Conditions
- Post-operative Complications, Surgical Site Infection, Surgical Wound Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01450631
- Testing
- Prevena™ Incision Management System (PIMS), Standard-of-care Dressing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 92 people
- Sponsor
- KCI USA, Inc
Supracondylar Humerus Fracture, Post Operative Wound Infection
Antibiotics Usage in Pediatric Orthopaedic Percutaneous Surgery (APOPS)
The aim of this study is to determine if antibiotics affect the outcome after percutaneous surgery for pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT03261830
- Testing
- Cefazolin, Clindamycin, Saline
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 160 people
- Sponsor
- Sumit Gupta
Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
Efficacy of Integrating Next Generation Sequencing for Treatment of Surgical Site Infection After Fracture Fixation:
The study focuses on the serious problem of infections and wound-healing issues that can happen after high-energy bone fractures.
- Conditions
- Next Generation Sequencing (NGS), Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Fracture Fixation
- Trial name
- NGS (NCT07458230)
- Testing
- NGS diagnostic findings
- Where
- 18 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health
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
- NCT00423657
- Testing
- ceftaroline, vancomycin plus aztreonam
- Where
- 54 sites in United States, Argentina and 10 more
- Volunteers
- 680 people
- Sponsor
- Forest Laboratories
Surgical Site Infection
Prevention Bundles for SSIs (PREBUSSI).
Surgical site infections (SSIs) are the most complication after a surgical operation and their incidence reaches 20% worldwide. SSIs have been associated to significant morbidity and mortality, high ICU admission rates, increased…
- Trial name
- NCT05548764
- Testing
- Prevention Bundles for SSIs
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Maximos Frountzas
Surgical Site Infection, Cosmetic Appearance of Cesarean Scar
Prospective Study on Cesarean Wound Outcomes
This study will investigate whether the placement of silver impregnated dressings beginning in the OR will improve wound healing in patients undergoing cesarean delivery compared to traditional Telfa pads.
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Cosmetic Appearance of Cesarean Scar, Post Operative Pain
- Trial name
- NCT01697748
- Testing
- Silver-impregnated dressing, Telfa pad dressing
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 660 people
- Sponsor
- University of South Florida
Surgical Site Infection, Surgical Procedures, Operative
Polihexanide SSIs Measures Bundle (PSMB) During Enhanced Recovery After Major Digestive Surgery
This is a randomized controlled, prospective, multicenter superiority trial with two parallel treatment groups and single blinding (local investigators performing postoperative follow up will be blinded for group allocation)…
- Trial name
- POSSIBLE (NCT06338163)
- Testing
- Polihexanide-based bundle, Standard bundle
- Where
- 3 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 2,000 people
- Sponsor
- Marco Catarci
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
Ankle Fractures
Cryotherapy Reduces Time to Surgery and Local Complication in Patients With Ankle Fractures
Ankle fractures are common injuries and cryotherapy is routinely used to reduce pain, swelling and local skin complications, both before and after surgery. However, the results on ankle surgery are contradictory.
- Trial name
- Cryotherapy (NCT06396364)
- Testing
- Cryotherapy
- Where
- 2 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 169 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera San Camillo Forlanini
Postoperative Infection
RCT of Postoperative Infections Following Caesarean Section Infections Following Caesarean Section
Background Women undergoing Caesarean Section (CS) have an increased risk of postpartum infections compared to women undergoing vaginal delivery. In Denmark the incidence of post-CS infections is 7-10%.
- Trial name
- APIPICS (NCT02009098)
- Testing
- Cefuroxime
- Where
- 3 sites in Denmark
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Surgical Site Infections
PVP Iodine vs Chlorhexidine in Alcohol for Disinfection of the Surgical Site
Prospective cluster-randomized multicenter cross-over trial to prove non-inferiority of PI compared to CHX in preoperative skin antisepsis
- Trial name
- PICASSo (NCT03685604)
- Testing
- CHX disinfection, PI Disinfection
- Where
- 3 sites in Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 3,321 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Surgical Site Infection
Use of 2% Chlorhexidine Cloths Reduce Surgical Site Infections
Use of 2% chlorhexidine gluconate cloths pre-operatively and daily post-operatively jaw line to toes will decrease surgical site infections (SSI) by 30% when compared to patients who receive routine standard of care (use of…
- Trial name
- NCT02385708
- Testing
- 2% Chlorohexidine Gluconate Standard of Care, 2% Chlorohexidine Gluconate Chin to Toe
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 163 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Surgical Site Infection, SCIP
Use of a Microbial Sealant to Reduce Surgical Site Infections.
Surgical site infections (SSI) are costly complications that may cause significant morbidity and increase the cost of care, particularly in colorectal surgery.
- Trial name
- Integuseal (NCT02241915)
- Testing
- Open Colorectal Surgery, Laparoscopic Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Southern California
Surgical Site Infection
Prevention of Surgical Site Infections: Effectiveness of Nasal Povidone-Iodine and Nasal Mupirocin
We hypothesize the application of mupirocin or povidone-iodine to the nares is equally effective in short term Staphylococcus aureus(SA)suppression.
- Trial name
- NCT01313182
- Testing
- mupirocin calcium ointment, 2%, 3M Skin and Nasal Antiseptic
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,874 people
- Sponsor
- Solventum US LLC
Abscess, Wound Infection
Efficacy and Safety of Dalbavancin for the Treatment of Acute Bacterial Skin and Skin Structure Infections
The primary object is to compare the early clinical efficacy (after 48-72 hours of therapy) of dalbavancin to the comparator regimen (vancomycin with the option to switch to oral linezolid) for the treatment of patients with a…
- Conditions
- Abscess, Wound Infection, Surgical Site Infection, Cellulitis
- Trial name
- NCT01339091
- Testing
- Dalbavancin, Vancomycin / Linezolid
- Where
- 91 sites in United States, Canada and 6 more
- Volunteers
- 573 people
- Sponsor
- Durata Therapeutics Inc., an affiliate of Allergan plc