Clinical trials: Peri-operative
Diabetes Mellitus Type 2
Continuation of Metformin to Improve And Keep Peri-operative Glycemic Control
Type II Diabetes Mellitus patients having surgery who adhere to their regular scheduled metformin dosing and take this medication on the morning of surgery will have better glycemic control peri-operatively and potentially suffer…
- Trial name
- CANTAKE (NCT02571608)
- Testing
- Metformin
- Sponsor
- McMaster University
Peritoneal Dessication Damage and Inflammation, Peri-operative Hypothermia
Warm Humid Gas Insufflation for Appendix Removal by Minimally Invasive Surgery Warm Humid Insufflation for Appendix Removal by Minimally Invasive Surgery Trial (WARMIST)
In laparoscopic (key-hole) surgery, the use of cold dry carbon dioxide gas to inflate the abdominal cavity for the creation a clear operating field, results in damage to the cavity lining, known as the peritoneum.
- Trial name
- WARMIST (NCT01027455)
- Testing
- Fisher and Paykel Insuflow (MR 860) Surgical Humidification Device, Laparoscopic Appendicectomy
- Where
- New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 190 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Auckland, New Zealand
Perioperative Hypothermia, Maternal Hypothermia
Perioperative Forced-Air Warming During Elective Cesarean Delivery Under Spinal Anesthesia
Intraoperative hypothermia is common during cesarean delivery under spinal anesthesia and contributes to maternal discomfort, shivering, and metabolic stress.
- Trial name
- FAM (NCT07757009)
- Testing
- Forced-Air Warming
- Where
- Qatar
- Volunteers
- 120 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hamad Medical Corporation
Breast Cancer
Intra-Operative Radiation Therapy Immediately Following Resection of Early Stage Breast Cancer
This is a physician sponsored multi-center, non-randomized, prospectively enrolling data collection study of patients with early stage breast cancer treated with electronic brachytherapy at the time of surgical resection of the…
- Trial name
- NCT02040493
- Testing
- Intra-operative radiation therapy (IORT)
- Where
- 7 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 75 people
- Sponsor
- Xoft, Inc.
Acute Lung Injury, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD)
Imaging of Peri-operative (periOP) Lung Injury
The aim of study is to determine if 99mTc Annexin V-128 (AxV- 128/Tc) single photon emission computed tomography (SPECT)-computed tomography (CT) can detect perioperative lung injury.
- Trial name
- NCT02978885
- Testing
- SPECT-CT imaging, AxV-128/Tc, Whipple procedure
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University