Clinical trials: Site Infection
Surgical Site Occurences After Sternotomy, Wound Infection
The Use of PrevenaTM on Clean Closed Sternal Midline Incisions in Subjects at High Risk for Surgical Site Occurrences.
The purpose of this study is to compare the use of Prevena™ Incision Management System (IMS) versus standard wound care for the incision in subjects undergoing a sternal midline incision (sternotomy).
- Trial name
- NCT02195310
- Testing
- Prevena™ Incision Management System, Conventional sterile wound dressings
- Where
- 13 sites in Austria, Germany and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 342 people
- Sponsor
- Solventum US LLC
Breast Cancer
Coated VICRYL* Plus Suture Compared to Chinese Silk in Scheduled Breast Cancer Surgery
This is a 90-day study to evaluate cosmetic outcome and Surgical Site Infection in approximately 100 patients from 6 centers in China undergoing scheduled modified radical mastectomy for breast cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT00768222
- Testing
- silk suture, VICRYL* Plus suture
- Where
- 6 sites in China
- Volunteers
- 101 people
- Sponsor
- Ethicon, Inc.
COVID-19
A Study to Determine the Tolerability of Intranasal LMN-301
LMN-301 is to prevent infection by severe acute respiratory syndrome-corona virus (SARS-CoV-2) (the virus causing coronavirus disease of 2019 (COVID-19) in uninfected individuals.
- Trial name
- NCT06030414
- Testing
- LMN-301
- Where
- Australia
- Volunteers
- 35 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Lumen Bioscience, Inc.
Merkel Cell Carcinoma, Skin Cancer
Randomized Study of Nivolumab+Ipilimumab+/- SBRT for Metastatic Merkel Cell Carcinoma
The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness, safety, and tolerability of the drugs nivolumab plus ipilimumab with or without the addition of stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).
- Trial name
- NCT03071406
- Testing
- Nivolumab, Ipilimumab, Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy (SBRT)
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center and Research Institute
Scabies
Multiple-Site Study to Evaluate the Therapeutic Equivalence of Permethrin Cream, 5% in the Treatment of Scabies
Study to Evaluate the Therapeutic Equivalence of Permethrin Cream 5%in the Treatment of Scabies.
- Trial name
- NCT03178942
- Testing
- Permethrin Cream, 5%, Elimite™ Cream (permethrin) 5%
- Where
- 15 sites in United States, El Salvador and 1 more
- Volunteers
- 254 people
- Sponsor
- Encube Ethicals Pvt. Ltd.
Human Papilloma Virus Infection, Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
Transoral Surgery Followed By Low-Dose or Standard-Dose Radiation Therapy With or Without Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With HPV Positive Stage III-IVA Oropharyngeal Cancer
This randomized phase II trial studies how well transoral surgery followed by low-dose or standard-dose radiation therapy works in treating patients with human papilloma virus (HPV) positive stage III-IVA oropharyngeal cancer.
- Conditions
- Human Papilloma Virus Infection, Stage III Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx, Stage IVA Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx, Stage IVB Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx
- Trial name
- NCT01898494
- Testing
- Transoral surgery, intensity-modulated radiation therapy, cisplatin
- Where
- 58 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 519 people
- Sponsor
- ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence
Chlorhexidine vs. Iodine for Vaginal Preparation in Urogynecologic Procedures
This is a randomized controlled trial to determine if there is a difference between chlorhexidine gluconate and povidone iodine vaginal preparations for urogynecological surgery post operative infections.
- Conditions
- Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Urinary Incontinence, Pelvic Floor Disorders, Gynecologic Disease
- Trial name
- CLNUP (NCT04048356)
- Testing
- Vaginal scrub, to be applied vaginally and perineally immediately prior to surgery.
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 137 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of New Mexico
Surgical Site Infection
Effect of Standard Normothermia Protocol On Surgical Site Infections
Aim of this study is to investigate the efficiency of a standard normothermia protocol and effects on postoperative Surgical Site Infection (SSI) rate.
- Trial name
- NCT02961244
- Testing
- Prewarming and perioperative warming with Forced Air Warming device and its blankets., Forced Air Warming blanket
- Volunteers
- 118 people
- Sponsor
- Dokuz Eylul University
Malaria
Epidemiology Study of Malaria Transmission Intensity in Sub-Saharan Africa
This study is designed to characterise P. falciparum transmission intensity in subjects aged ≥6 months and <10 years by measurement of P.
- Trial name
- NCT01954264
- Testing
- Capillary blood sample, Data collection
- Where
- 3 sites in Burkina Faso, Senegal
- Volunteers
- 2,421 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- GlaxoSmithKline
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Fatigue
American Ginseng in Treating Patients With Fatigue Caused by Cancer
RATIONALE: American ginseng may reduce fatigue in patients with cancer. It is not yet known whether American ginseng is more effective than a placebo in treating cancer-related fatigue.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Fatigue, Leukemia, Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT00719563
- Testing
- American ginseng
- Where
- 326 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 364 people
- Sponsor
- Alliance for Clinical Trials in Oncology
Surgical Site Infection
Irrisept Versus Standard of Care in the Prevention of Surgical Site Infections
The purpose of this study was to compare the rate of surgical site infections in patients randomized to Irrisept versus SoC, who had an open abdominal laparotomy for abdominal trauma or acute surgical abdomen.
- Trial name
- NCT02255487
- Testing
- IrriSept System, No Intervention - Standard of Care (SoC) only
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 627 people
- Sponsor
- Irrimax Corporation
Onychomycosis
Study Comparing SUBA™-Itraconazole With SPORANOX® (Itraconazole) in the Treatment of Onychomycosis
The objective of this study is to compare the relative efficacy and safety of SUBA™-Itraconazole Capsules (HalcyGen Ltd) to an already marketed oral formulation of itraconazole SPORANOX® (itraconazole) capsules (Janssen Pharma)…
- Trial name
- NCT00791219
- Testing
- SUBA-itraconazole, Itraconazole
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 175 people
- Sponsor
- Halcygen Pharmaceuticals Limited
Papillomavirus Infections
GARDASIL™ Study in Healthy Females Between 9 and 26 Years of Age in Sub-Saharan Africa (V501-046)
The study is designed to determine the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of a 3-dose regimen of GARDASIL™ administered to healthy females between 9 and 26 years of age, in Sub-Saharan Africa.
- Trial name
- NCT01245764
- Testing
- Quadrivalent Human Papillomavirus (Types 6, 11, 16, 18) Recombinant Vaccine (GARDASIL™)
- Volunteers
- 250 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Adult Grade III Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis, Adult Nasal Type Extranodal NK/T-cell Lymphoma
Brentuximab Vedotin + Rituximab as Frontline Therapy for Pts w/ CD30+ and/or EBV+ Lymphomas
The purpose of this study is to evaluate how safe and effective the combination of two different drugs (brentuximab vedotin and rituximab) is in patients with certain types of lymphoma.
- Conditions
- Adult Grade III Lymphomatoid Granulomatosis, Adult Nasal Type Extranodal NK/T-cell Lymphoma, Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma, Angioimmunoblastic T-cell Lymphoma
- Trial name
- NCT01805037
- Testing
- brentuximab vedotin, rituximab, laboratory biomarker analysis
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 20 people
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Busulfan, Fludarabine, and Total-Body Irradiation in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing a Donor Stem Cell Transplant for Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy, such as fludarabine and busulfan, before a donor peripheral blood stem cell transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- Bu Flu TBI (NCT00245037)
- Testing
- therapeutic allogeneic lymphocytes, busulfan, cyclosporine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 147 people
- Sponsor
- OHSU Knight Cancer Institute
Hepatocellular Carcinoma (HCC)
Hepatocellular Carcinoma Study Comparing Vaccinia Virus Based Immunotherapy Plus Sorafenib vs Sorafenib Alone
This is a randomized Phase 3 study to determine whether treatment with vaccinia virus based immunotherapy (Pexa-Vec) followed by sorafenib increases survival compared to treatment with sorafenib in patients with advanced…
- Trial name
- PHOCUS (NCT02562755)
- Testing
- Pexastimogene Devacirepvec (Pexa Vec), Sorafenib
- Where
- 142 sites in United States, Australia and 14 more
- Volunteers
- 459 people
- Sponsor
- SillaJen, Inc.
Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia
Fludarabine, Cyclophosphamide, and Total-Body Irradiation in Treating Patients Who Are Undergoing a Donor Bone Marrow Transplant for Hematologic Cancer
RATIONALE: Giving low doses of chemotherapy, such as fludarabine and cyclophosphamide, and radiation therapy before a donor bone marrow transplant helps stop the growth of cancer cells.
- Conditions
- Chronic Myeloproliferative Disorders, Leukemia, Lymphoma, Multiple Myeloma and Plasma Cell Neoplasm
- Trial name
- NCT00134004
- Testing
- cyclophosphamide, fludarabine phosphate, mycophenolate mofetil
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 210 people
- Sponsor
- Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins
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
Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer
Safety and Efficacy of Repeat Administration of Ad/PNP and Fludarabine Phosphate in Patients With Local Head/Neck Cancer
Primary Objective: The primary objective of the study is to evaluate the safety of repeat administration of a dose level of Ad/PNP plus fludarabine phosphate (F-araAMP) which demonstrated anti-tumor activity in patients with…
- Trial name
- NCT03754933
- Testing
- Ad/PNP, Fludarabine Phosphate
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 10 people
- Sponsor
- GeoVax, Inc.
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