Clinical trials: Postoperative Infection of Incision
Infection, Spinal Injuries
The Value of Home Chlorhexidine Pre-Surgical Wash Before Spine Surgery
The study team hypothesizes that at-home cleansing of the surgical site with chlorhexidine wipes provide no added benefit to decreasing microbial activity or preventing surgical site infections.
- Trial name
- NCT02767427
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine Wipes, No intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people
- Sponsor
- Columbia University
Surgical Site Infection, Complication of Surgical Procedure
Topical Antibiotics in Surgical Site
Ankle fractures are one of the most common injuries in traumatology. It is the fourth most common fracture in general population after hip, wrist, and hand fractures.
- Trial name
- NCT05363462
- Testing
- Vancomycin 1000 MG
- Where
- Mexico
- Volunteers
- 75 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Surgical Site Infection Prevention, Nursing Education
Effectiveness of Digital Game-Based Learning in Teaching Surgical Site Infection Prevention to Nursing Students
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of digital game-based learning in teaching evidence-based surgical site infection prevention interventions to second-year nursing students.
- Trial name
- PreSSI-DGBL (NCT07423702)
- Testing
- Digital Game-Based Learning, Traditional Theoretical Education
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 88 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- hatice akaltun
Supplemental Oxygen, Gynecological Cancer
Supplemental High Flow Oxygen to Reduce Infections in Obese Gynecological Cancer Patients
The incidence of surgical-site infection (SSI) and complications related to wound healing reaches 10-20% of gynecological cancer patients.
- Conditions
- Supplemental Oxygen, Gynecological Cancer, Surgical Site Infections
- Trial name
- SAFE (NCT06780813)
- Testing
- Supplemental oxygen therapy
- Where
- Greece
- Volunteers
- 400 people
- Sponsor
- National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Disorder of Hip Region
A Ten-state Cluster-randomized Controlled Trial of the Institute for Health Improvement's Project JOINTS
In 2011, IHI designed a new campaign to accelerate uptake of evidence-based practices that had been shown to prevent surgical site infections (SSI) associated with hip and knee arthroplasty.
- Trial name
- NCT02886741
- Testing
- Quality Improvement Campaign
- Volunteers
- 549 people
- Sponsor
- RAND
Surgical Site Infection
Efficacy of NPWT in Reducing the Incidence of Wound Infection After Pancreatic Surgery
A disposable negative wound pressure device will be compared to standard sterile wound dressing in reducing the rate of wound infection after clean-contaminated surgical procedures on biliary tract and pancreas in patients at…
- Trial name
- NCT03700086
- Testing
- Disposable negative wound pressure device (PICO), OPsite post-op visible standard sterile dressing
- Where
- Italy
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Integrata Verona
Liver Tumors
The Efficacy of Chlorhexidine Gluconate Pre - Disinfection Scrubbing in Preventing Surgical Site Infections for Hepatectomy Patients
To test whether pre - disinfection skin scrub with 4% chlorhexidine gluconate is more effective on the reduction of surgical site microbial colonization and subsequent infection than is normal saline.
- Trial name
- NCT01782573
- Testing
- Chlorhexidine gluconate, 0.9% Sodium Chloride
- Where
- Taiwan
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Changhua Christian Hospital
Infection
Analysis of the Incidence of Post-Operative Wound Infections After Spine Surgery
Post-operative wound infections can prolong hospital stays, increase rates of readmission to the intensive care unit, and increase the costs of treatment significantly.
- Trial name
- NCT02891486
- Testing
- Spinal surgery
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 6,959 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
Liver Transplantation, Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Site Infections After Liver Transplantation Based on Perioperative Antibiotics
This study will be to prospectively determine differences in Surgical Site Infection (SSI) if a prolonged course of post-operative antibiotics are used following liver transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT02717273
- Testing
- standard, extended, liver transplant
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Incisional Hernia After Midline Laparotomy, Colorectal Cancer
A One-year Follow-up of Incisional Hernia Formation Between Device Assisted and Manual Laparotomy Closure
The study compares one-year incisional hernia formation between two cohorts of patients that underwent open surgery for colorectal diseases.
- Trial name
- NCT07766044
- Testing
- Device assisted laparotomy closure, Manual laparotomy closure
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 218 people
- Sponsor
- Suturion AB
Surgical Site Infection (SSI), Spine Diseases
Efficacy of Intrawound Vancomycin in Spine Surgery
"This multicenter, prospective, time-cluster randomized controlled trial with blinded endpoint assessment (PROBE design) evaluated the efficacy of intrawound vancomycin powder (2 g) in preventing surgical site infections (SSI)…
- Trial name
- NCT07866157
- Testing
- vancomycin, Standard surgical closure
- Where
- Egypt
- Volunteers
- 416 people
- Sponsor
- Ain Shams University
Surgical Site Infection
Dressing Wear Time After Breast Augmentation With Prosthesis
This study was designed to determine whether the duration of dressing wear following augmentation mammaplasty influence skin colonization and eventually surgical site infections rates.
- Trial name
- NCT01553604
- Testing
- augmentation mammaplasty
- Where
- Brazil
- Volunteers
- 80 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Daniela Francescato Veiga
Wound Complication
Comparing Wound Complications After Elective Abdominal Surgery Using Two Closure Techniques
Wound complications, increased hospital stays and post-operative morbidity are all common following abdominal surgery. Abdominal closure complications are strongly associated with the closure technique and material used.
- Trial name
- COFACTOR (NCT03527433)
- Testing
- New closure technique
- Where
- Lebanon
- Volunteers
- 274 people
- Sponsor
- American University of Beirut Medical Center
Surgical Site Infection, Colorectal Cancer
Comparison of Method for Skin Closure in Colorectal Cancer.
Compared to tissue adhesives and skin stapling devices, tissue adhesives are reported to have advantages in terms of wound infection and cost competitiveness.
- Trial name
- NCT06549803
- Testing
- skin bond, skin stapler
- Where
- South Korea
- Volunteers
- 304 people
- Sponsor
- Yoon Suk Lee
Acute Lithiasic Cholecystitis Grade I or II, Symptoms Lasting for Less Than 5 Days
Place of Antibiotics in the Postoperative Acute Lithiasic Cholecystitis
Assess whether postoperative antibiotics after cholecystectomy for acute lithiasic cholecystitis little or moderately severe, is effective and therefore justified.
- Conditions
- Acute Lithiasic Cholecystitis Grade I or II, Symptoms Lasting for Less Than 5 Days, Required Cholecystectomy, Preoperative Amoxicillin Clavulanic Acid for at Most 5 Days
- Trial name
- ABCAL (NCT01015417)
- Testing
- Amoxicillin clavulanic acid, No medication
- Where
- 21 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 414 people
- Sponsor
- Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Amiens
Surgical Wound Infection, Infection; Cesarean Section
Incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy for Prevention of Postoperative Infections Following Caesarean Section
The purpose of this study is to examine whether obese women (BMI >= 30) who give birth by caesarean section have a reduced incidence of wound infection and dehiscence when incisional Negative Pressure Wound Therapy is applied…
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound Infection, Infection; Cesarean Section, Cesarean Section; Dehiscence, Complications; Cesarean Section
- Trial name
- NCT01890720
- Testing
- iNPWT, Standard postoperative wound dressing
- Where
- 5 sites in Denmark
- Volunteers
- 876 people
- Sponsor
- Odense University Hospital
Surgical Wound, Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy Versus Standard of Care Surgical Dressing in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
This study evaluates surgical site complications in subjects undergoing revision of a total knee arthroplasty when closed incision negative pressure therapy is used to manage the closed incision, as compared to a standard of care…
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound, Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty, Wounds and Injuries, Joint Disease
- Trial name
- PROMISES (NCT03274466)
- Testing
- Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy (ciNPT), Standard of Care Dressing
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- KCI USA, Inc
Surgical Site Infection, Antibiotic Prophylaxis
The Role of Guideline-adherent Perioperative Antibiotic Administration and the Risk of Surgical Site Infections After Non-cardiac Surgery.
This study will seek to describe current practice of antibiotic prophylaxis to identify the effect of appropriate perioperative antimicrobial coverage - specifically regarding timing, dose adjustments, and redosing - on surgical…
- Trial name
- NCT03982810
- Testing
- Antibiotics
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Postoperative Wound Infection
Wick vs. No Wick: Does Method of Closure Affect Rate of Wound Infection?
Countless children undergo surgery annually for management of what clinicians consider to be a "dirty wound". One frequently encountered example is the ostomy reversal.
- Trial name
- NCT01691352
- Testing
- Wick dressing, No Wick
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Children's Healthcare of Atlanta
Surgical Wound Infection
Clorhexidine Versus Povidone for the Prevention of Surgical Site Infection After Cesarean Section
Many solutions are used for cleaning the skin of a patient previous to a surgery. Although the efficacy of clorhexidine has been proved in other surgical procedures, there is only a retrospective study in cesarean section (they…
- Trial name
- NCT01741649
- Testing
- Clorhexidine, Povidone
- Where
- Panama
- Volunteers
- 800 people
- Sponsor
- Saint Thomas Hospital, Panama