Clinical trials: Infection, Surgical Site
Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Site Infection in Caesarean Section Using Alexis O Compared to Metal Retractors
Objective: To investigate if the use of the newly designed Alexis O Retractor leads to improved intra-operative and post-operative surgical outcomes in the setting of planned elective Caesarean Sections.
- Trial name
- NCT02685696
- Testing
- Alexis O Retractor, Metal Retractor
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Charite University, Berlin, Germany
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
Infection of Catheter Exit Site, Catheter Related Infection
Alcoholic Chlorhexidine Compared to Povidone Iodine to Limit Perineural Catheter Colonisation
Implementation of perineural catheters may lead to infection by catheter colonization. Catheters may be colonized by the bacteria present on the skin.
- Trial name
- CHLOVEPI (NCT02950246)
- Testing
- perineural catheterization implementation, 2% alcoholic chlorhexidine, povidon iodine
- Where
- France
- Volunteers
- 92 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hôpital Raymond Poincaré
Metastatic Disease, Spinal Cord Injury
Negative Pressure Wound Therapy vs. Sterile Dressing for Patients Undergoing Thoracolumbar Spine Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine if the use of the Prevena™ System decreases the rate of subcutaneous seroma, superficial wound dehiscence and infection.
- Conditions
- Metastatic Disease, Spinal Cord Injury, Spinal Degeneration, Spinal Deformity
- Trial name
- NCT03632005
- Testing
- Vacuum Assisted Closure, Sterile dressing
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 550 people
- Sponsor
- John Street
Osteo Arthritis Shoulders
Air Barrier System for the Reduction of Airborne Colony-forming Units During Total Shoulder Arthroplasty
The objective of this study is to determine whether the Air Barrier System device reduces airborne colony-forming units (e.g., bacteria) present at a surgery site during total shoulder arthroplasty surgeries.
- Trial name
- NCT03782675
- Testing
- Control, Air Barrier System
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Nimbic Systems, LLC
Surgical Site Infection
Number of Necessary Paints of Preoperative Skin Disinfection to Prevent Surgical Site Infections
This observational study investigates whether 3 paints are superior compared to 2 paints in reducing microbial skin counts in the disinfection area of cardiac and abdominal surgery patients.
- Trial name
- PAINTS (NCT03859375)
- Testing
- microbial skin counts in the disinfection area after paints of skin disinfectants
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 239 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Basel, Switzerland
Surgical Site Infection, Length of Stay
Prevena to Prevent Surgical Site Infection After Emergency Abdominal Laparotomy
Post-operative wound complications in abdominal surgery have a major impact on patient outcomes and the real impact of Closed incision negative pressure therapy (CINVt) is not clear in the literature moreover concerning its…
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infection, Length of Stay, Seroma, Hematoma
- Trial name
- CiPNT/SSI (NCT04496180)
- Testing
- Closed incision negative pressure therapy versus standard dressing after emergency abdominal laparotomies
- Volunteers
- 334 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospital, Geneva
Femur Fracture, Periprosthetic Fracture of Hip
Dose-Response Association Between Cerclage Wire Number and Infection Risk
The purpose of this dual-center retrospective study is to investigate the relationship between the number of metallic cerclage wires used in femoral fracture surgery and the risk of developing deep infections.
- Conditions
- Femur Fracture, Periprosthetic Fracture of Hip, Periprosthetic Fracture of the Femur, Surgical Site Infection (SSI)
- Trial name
- C-INFECT (NCT07434258)
- Testing
- 1 Metallic Cerclage Wiring, 2 metalic cerclage wire, 3 metalic cerclage wire
- Volunteers
- 148 people
- Sponsor
- Istanbul University
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
Surgical Site Infection
Artificial Intelligence-Based Educational Guide
The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of an artificial intelligence-based educational guide to prevent surgical site infection among women delivering via cesarean section.
- Trial name
- AI/SSI (NCT07438314)
- Testing
- Artificial Intelligence-Based educational guide
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 300 people
- Sponsor
- Mansoura University
Human Papillomavirus Infection, Stage I Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Durvalumab Before Surgery in Treating Patients With Oral Cavity or Oropharynx Cancer
This pilot clinical trial studies how well durvalumab before surgery works in treating patients with oral cavity or oropharynx cancer.
- Conditions
- Human Papillomavirus Infection, Stage I Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage I Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma, Stage II Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma
- Trial name
- NCT02827838
- Testing
- Durvalumab, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis, Therapeutic Conventional Surgery
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 17 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Abdomen Hernia
The Effects of Post-Operative Interventions on Surgical Site Occurrences in AWR
Randomized controlled trial to compare SSO's in abdominal wall reconstruction patients using Prevena, Prineo, and traditional incisional dressings.
- Trial name
- NCT04906408
- Testing
- Prevena, Prineo, Traditional
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Cesarean Section Complications, Vaginal Infection
Vaginal Cleaning Using Povidone Iodine Before CS to Reduce Postoperative Wound Infection
The aim of work to assess the effectiveness of preoperative vaginal cleansing with povidone iodine on reduction of post caesarean section wound infection Research questions: Does vaginal cleaning using povidone iodine before…
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section Complications, Vaginal Infection, Postoperative Infection
- Trial name
- NCT05021315
- Testing
- 10% povidone iodine
- Where
- 2 sites in Egypt
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Cairo University
Post Operative Surgical Site Infection
Topical Antibiotic Therapy to Reduce Infection After Operative Treatment of Fractures at High Risk of Infection: TOBRA
The overall objective is to compare the effect of Vancomycin and Tobramycin powder combined (treatment) to Vancomycin powder (control) in the reduction of post-fixation infections of tibial plateau and tibial pilon fractures at…
- Trial name
- TOBRA (NCT04597008)
- Testing
- Treatment group, Control group
- Where
- 41 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 1,660 people
- Sponsor
- Major Extremity Trauma Research Consortium
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
Surgical Wound Healing, Lower Extremity
Oxygen for Vascular Incisional Healing
The purpose of this clinical trial is to evaluate Transdermal Continuous Oxygen Therapy (TCOT) as an adjunct to surgical wound healing in subjects undergoing vascular surgery for lower extremity arterial occlusive disease.
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound Healing, Lower Extremity, Revascularization, Incision
- Trial name
- NCT03746132
- Testing
- EPIFLO
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Neogenix, LLC dba Ogenix
Acute Appendicitis, Superficial SSI
Laparoscopic vs Open Appendectomy
his randomized controlled trial was conducted to compare the frequency of superficial surgical site infections (SSIs) following laparoscopic appendectomy and open appendectomy in patients undergoing surgical treatment for acute…
- Trial name
- NCT07841444
- Testing
- Laparoscopic appendectomy, Open Appendectomy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 276 people
- Sponsor
- Quaid-e-Azam Medical College
Gynecologic Cancers, Surgical Wound Closure Techniques
Effect of Skin Closure Techniques on Body Image in Women Undergoing Gynecologic Surgery
This randomized clinical trial investigates the impact of two different skin closure techniques on body image and mood in women undergoing surgery for gynecologic cancers.
- Conditions
- Gynecologic Cancers, Surgical Wound Closure Techniques, Body Image
- Trial name
- BISGO (NCT07327125)
- Testing
- Continuous Subcuticular Suture, Interrupted Skin Closure
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 140 people
- Sponsor
- Başakşehir Çam & Sakura City Hospital
Peritonitis, Surgical Site Infection
NPWT vs Primary Closure in SSI Prevention for Emergency Laparotomies for Peritonitis
The study aims to evaluate the efficacy of negative pressure wound therapy (NPWT) compared with primary closure (PC) in surgical site infection (SSI) prevention for laparotomy for peritonitis.
- Conditions
- Peritonitis, Surgical Site Infection, Infections, Wound Infection
- Trial name
- PRISTINE (NCT05684198)
- Testing
- subcutaneous NPWT
- Where
- Poland
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of Gdansk
Complication of Surgical Procedure, Infections
Pathogenesis of Postoperative Infections and Biomarkers for Early Diagnosis of it
Infections remain a prevalent complication after major abdominal surgery. The common belief that most surgical site infections (SSIs) following elective surgery with modern antiseptic techniques are due to intraoperative…
- Trial name
- NCT06513598
- Testing
- Major visceral surgery for gastrointestinal cancer
- Where
- 2 sites in Lithuania
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- National Cancer Center Affiliate of Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos