Clinical trials: Sternal Injury, active
Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Risk Factors for Deep Sternal Wound Infection After Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting
Deep sternal wound infection (DSWI) constitutes a serious complication after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) surgery with potentially devastating consequences for patients.
- Trial name
- NCT07043296
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Assiut University
Heart Diseases
Sternal Plating High Risk
Participants are being invited to participate in a research study at University Hospitals because they have heart disease and are scheduled for open heart surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT06660186
- Testing
- Rigid Sternal Fixation, Wire Cerclage
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 250 people
- Sponsor
- University Hospitals Cleveland Medical Center
Cardiovascular Disease, Surgical Site Infection
Innovative Sternal Closure Techniques: Evaluating STRATAFIX™ and DERMABOND™ for Reduced Complications in CABG Patients
The goal of this clinical trial is to learn if a new method of closing the breastbone after heart bypass surgery can improve healing and reduce complications in adults undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery.
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Disease, Surgical Site Infection, Superficial Sternal Wound Infection, Mediastinitis
- Trial name
- NCT07507409
- Testing
- Knotless Barbed Sutures, Mesh-based Topical Skin Adhesive
- Volunteers
- 401 people
- Sponsor
- Unity Health Toronto
Deep Sternal Infection, Diabete Mellitus
The Role of Inflammatory Biomarkers in Preventing Deep Sternal Wound Infections After Sternotomy
The goal of this observational study is to reveal blood biomarkers that will have prognostic significance in terms of the development of deep wound infection following sternotomy.
- Conditions
- Deep Sternal Infection, Diabete Mellitus, Mediastinitis
- Trial name
- NCT07376070
- Where
- 2 sites in Georgia
- Volunteers
- 30 people
- Sponsor
- Levan Nebieridze
Sternal Wound Complications, Obesity (Body Mass Index >30 kg/m2)
Sternal Closure in High-BMI Patients: Cable vs Wire
This retrospective study compares two sternal closure techniques-standard stainless-steel wires and rigid cable systems-in adult patients with a body mass index (BMI) ≥30 who underwent open-heart surgery between January 1, 2020…
- Conditions
- Sternal Wound Complications, Obesity (Body Mass Index >30 kg/m2), Median Sternotomy, Cardiac Surgery
- Trial name
- NCT07097272
- Where
- Turkey (Türkiye)
- Volunteers
- 110 people
- Sponsor
- Samsun University
Wound of Skin
Reducing Surgical Site Infection Rates Using an Alternative Sternal Dressing
This study will evaluate two alternative dressings compared to a standard Island dressing presently in use at Stanford Hospital to determine reductions in surgical site infection (SSI) rates among cardiac surgery patients.
- Trial name
- NCT03346694
- Testing
- Standard Island Dressing, Prevena Negative Pressure wound dressing, Mepilex Border Post-Op Ag
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 660 people
- Sponsor
- Stanford University