Clinical trials: Sternal Wound Complications, active
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
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