Clinical trials: Sternal Wound Infection, open to volunteers
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
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