Clinical trials: Post Operative Wound Infection
Cesarean Section
Sharp Versus Blunt Fascial Incision at Caesarean Section
The purpose of this study is to compare sharp and blunt fascial entry during caesarean section on the same patient. The study is performed on woman having cesarean section for the first time and who have not previously had lower…
- Trial name
- NCT01297725
- Testing
- Blunt right, sharp left, Blunt left, sharp right
- Where
- 2 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Holbaek Sygehus
Postoperative Complications
The Effect of Intrawound Vancomycin Powder on Surgical Site Infection in Inguinal Lymph Node Dissection
The study will be a pilot randomized control trial with a 1:1 patient randomization of vancomycin powder placement at the time of surgery (compared to no vancomycin placement) with the goal of reducing postoperative complications…
- Trial name
- NCT05625373
- Testing
- Vancomycin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Vaginal Delivery, Surgical Site Infection
Skip Prep of Vaginal Delivery to Prevent Puerperal / Perinatal Infection in Vaginal Delivery
This is a multi-center, randomized, controlled trial study to find whether use of chlorhexidine-alcohol or povidone-iodine for pre-vaginal delivery skin prep is superior to reduce postpartum infection in pregnant women with…
- Trial name
- NCT05122169
- Testing
- Povidone-Iodine, Chlorhexidine
- Volunteers
- 4,140 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Seoul National University Hospital
Surgical Wound Infection
Feasibility Trial for Postoperative Wound Surveillance Using Smartphones
The proposed trial is a pilot to test a smartphone application (app) that will ultimately allow patients to take and transmit photos of their postoperative wounds from home and relay other symptom information.
- Trial name
- NCT02735525
- Testing
- Smartphone monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Postoperative Wound Infection Deep Incisional Surgical Site, Prosthesis and Implants
Effect of Photodynamic Therapy on Skin Microbiome. Single Center Study (PHOMIC-II)
The overarching aim of this research project is to prevent orthopedic implant-associated infections. This study aims to investigate if PDT has an effect on bacterial skin colonization in order to improve skin antisepsis…
- Conditions
- Postoperative Wound Infection Deep Incisional Surgical Site, Prosthesis and Implants, Surgical Site Infection, Prosthetic Joint Infection
- Trial name
- NCT04618276
- Testing
- Photodynamic Therapy
- Where
- Switzerland
- Volunteers
- 20 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Zurich
Surgical Site Infection Following Cesarean Delivery
The Mepilex Cesarean Delivery Trial
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn whether using a silver-containing antimicrobial foam dressing (Mepilex Ag) can help prevent surgical site infections in patients undergoing cesarean delivery.
- Trial name
- MEPIDEL (NCT07066254)
- Testing
- Mepilex Ag Dressing, Standard Surgical Dressing (Telfa non-adhesive dressing, gauze, and Primapore adhesive bandage)
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Montefiore Medical Center
Surgical Site Infection, Cesarean Section; Infection
Aqueous vs Alcohol Chlorhexidine Skin Preparation for Prevention of Cesarean Section Wound Infections
This will be a single-center randomized control trial comparing the efficacy of two different formulations of Chlorhexidine surgical skin preparation in preventing cesarean section wound infections.
- Trial name
- NCT05920122
- Testing
- 2% Chlorhexidine gluconate with 70% alcohol, 4% Chlorhexidine Gluconate aqueous solution
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,398 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Hyagriv Simhan
Bacterial Infection, Anti-infective Agents
Postoperative Antibiotic Requirements Following Immediate Breast Reconstruction
Antibiotics are used routinely in postoperative tissue expander based breast reconstruction (TE) and autologous flap (AF) breast reconstruction procedures.
- Conditions
- Bacterial Infection, Anti-infective Agents, Breast Implantation
- Trial name
- NCT01244698
- Testing
- Cefadroxil discontinued early, Cefadroxil until drain removal
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 132 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Stony Brook University
Surgical Site Infections
Eliminate Risk of Cardiac Surgical Site Events
The purpose of the study is to see if using 2% Chlorhexidine cloths will reduce surgical site infections in patients having elective cardiac surgery.
- Trial name
- ERASE (NCT01425697)
- Testing
- 2% Chlorhexidine Gluconate cloths, Standard of Care preoperative preparation.
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 739 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
Corneal Toxicity, Ototoxicity
A Comparison of Infection Rates Between Two Surgical Sites
Does the use of chlorhexidine scrub prior to cutaneous surgery on the face increase the chances of toxicity to the eyes or ears? In addition, does the us eof chlorhexidine scrub on the face prior to cutaneous surgery decrease the…
- Conditions
- Corneal Toxicity, Ototoxicity, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01263262
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 600 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Anxiety, Pain
Text Message Study
The objectives of this double-blind, randomized, controlled study are to evaluate the efficacy of maintaining contact with low-back pain patients through text messaging and emailing, to decrease anxiety levels, pain, number of…
- Conditions
- Anxiety, Pain, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT01789697
- Testing
- cellular device/computers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 18 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Cesarean Section Complications, Wound Breakdown
Antimicrobial Dressing Versus Standard Dressing in Obese Women Undergoing Cesarean Delivery
This will be an open label pilot randomized controlled clinical trial. Women undergoing cesarean delivery will be randomized to have standard wound dressing care or chlorohexidine gluconate (CHG) impregnated wound dressing…
- Conditions
- Cesarean Section Complications, Wound Breakdown, Wound Infection, Satisfaction
- Trial name
- NCT03887299
- Testing
- ReliaTect™ Post-Op Dressing (contains chlorohexidine gluconate or CHG), Standard Wound Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston
Wound Infection, Surgical
Comparison of Frequency of Wound Infection Between Open and Laparoscopic Cholecystectomy
The goal of this clinical trial is to compare the frequency of wound infection between open and laparoscopic cholecystectomy in adult patient aged 18- 65 years with symptomatic cholelithiasis admitted through OPD the main…
- Trial name
- NCT07103707
- Testing
- open cholecystectomy, Laparoscopic cholecystectomy
- Where
- Pakistan
- Volunteers
- 122 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lady Reading Hospital, Pakistan
Infection; Cesarean Section, Surgical Wound Infection
Controlled Clinical Trial of Supplemental Oxygen for the Prevention of Post-Cesarean Infectious Morbidity
Previous studies have demonstrated that patients who undergo surgery while they under general anesthesia have fewer wound infections if they receive higher concentrations of oxygen but this has never been studied in women who are…
- Conditions
- Infection; Cesarean Section, Surgical Wound Infection, Endometritis
- Trial name
- Peri-Op (NCT00603603)
- Testing
- 80% inhaled oxygen via non-rebreather mask, 30% inhaled oxygen via nasal cannula
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 606 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Surgical Site Infections, ARSC Motivation Model
The Effect of an ARCS Model-Based Escape Room Simulation on Nursing Students' Knowledge, Motivation, and Self-Efficacy Regarding Surgical Site Infections
The study is designed as a randomized controlled trial with an experimental and control group, using a pre-test, post-test, and follow-up test design.
- Conditions
- Surgical Site Infections, ARSC Motivation Model, Escape Room Simulation
- Trial name
- NCT07551973
- Testing
- Escape Room Simulation
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 60 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ankara Yildirim Beyazıt University
Sternal Fracture, Sternal Wound Infection
Sternal Wound Infection in Patients Undergone Sternal Fixation Using Locking Compression Plates
Sternal Wound Infection (SWI) in open heart surgery is one of the most annoying and avoidable complications that one encounters during work.
- Conditions
- Sternal Fracture, Sternal Wound Infection, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT05040399
- Testing
- Locking Compression Plates, Sternal Wires
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 10 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Wounds and Injuries
Effect of Leukoreduced Blood Transfusions on Infection Following Trauma
The purpose of this study is to determine if leukoreduced blood transfusions reduce the risk of infection following trauma. Specifically, the investigators intend to evaluate whether there are clinically relevant differences in…
- Trial name
- NCT00135291
- Testing
- Leukoreduced blood transfusion
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloths, Infection; Cesarean Section
STRIPES Study: Study To Reduce Infection Post cEsarean Section
The objective of this study is to determine if the use of chlorhexidine gluconate cloths prior to cesarean section reduce the rate of infectious morbidity (i.e. surgical site infections, endometritis).
- Conditions
- Chlorhexidine Gluconate Cloths, Infection; Cesarean Section, Infectious Morbidity, Surgical Site Infections
- Trial name
- NCT02402907
- Testing
- 2% chlorhexidine gluconate (CHG) cloth
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,356 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Surgical Site Infections, Education
the Impact of a Digital Game-based Learning Activity on Nursing Students' Understanding of Surgical Site Infections
The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to evaluate the effect of a digital game-based learning activity on students' learning of interventions to prevent surgical site infections.This study will seek answers to the…
- Trial name
- NCT06755879
- Testing
- digital game-based learning activity, traditional method
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yuzuncu Yil University
Abdominal Wall Wound
Impact of Timing of Wound Dressing Removal After Cesarean Section
The purpose of this study is to assess wound healing at 24 vs 48 hours post cesarean delivery with a modified 1-day ASEPSIS score.
- Trial name
- NCT02445729
- Testing
- Dressing removal at 24 hours, Dressing removal at 48 hours
- Where
- 3 sites in United States, Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 869 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- The University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston