Clinical trials: Surgery, Cardiovascular
Coronary Artery Disease, Heart Valve Disease
A Randomized Multicenter Clinical Study On the High Vacuum Body Cavity Drainage System Following Open Heart Surgery
The purpose of this study is to compare a new high vacuum pressure chest drainage system (NO-NUMO™) with the standard low vacuum pressure drainage system already in use in cardiac surgeries.
- Trial name
- NO-NUMO (NCT00581399)
- Testing
- NO-NUMO™ High Vacuum Body Cavity Drainage System, PVC Chest Tube
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 94 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, Irvine
Congenital Heart Defect
Erythropoietin and Pediatric Cardiac Surgery
Lack of bloodflow to the heart and brain when the heart is stopped during heart surgery can cause damage to those organs. We hypothesize that a single dose of erythropoietin prior to the heart bypass portion of surgery may…
- Trial name
- EPO (NCT00451698)
- Testing
- acyanotic erythropoietin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9 people
- Sponsor
- Medical College of Wisconsin
Diabetic Foot Ulcer, Surgical Wound
The Effect of Natrox® Oxygen Wound Therapy on the Healing Rate of Chronic Diabetic Foot Ulcers
A Multicentre Randomized Controlled Trial to Investigate the Effect of Natrox Topical Oxygen Wound Therapy on the Healing rates of Diabetic Foot Ulcers.
- Trial name
- NCT03905863
- Testing
- Natrox® Oxygen Wound Therapy
- Where
- 20 sites in United States, Puerto Rico
- Volunteers
- 145 people
- Sponsor
- Inotec AMD Limited
Elevated Cardiac Risk, Coronary Arteries Disease Risk
Cardiovascular Safety of Xenon in General Anaesthesia, in Patient With Cardiovascular Risk in Non Cardiac Surgery
The Primary Objective is to show non inferiority in cardiac safety (i.e myocardial necrosis-MN- assessed by positive cardiac Troponin I -cTnI- ultrasensitive assay) of a Xenon based general anesthesia procedure in patients with…
- Trial name
- CARVASAXe (NCT01120405)
- Testing
- Xenon, Sevoflurane
- Where
- 13 sites in France
- Volunteers
- 600 people
- Sponsor
- Air Liquide Santé International
Cardiac Disease
Hemodynamic Effect of Norepinephrine Versus Vasopressin on the Pulmonary Circulation in Cardiac Surgery Patients:
The relative increase in the mPAP with the same unit increase in MAP adjusted for baseline, and RV function assessed by GLS, between VP and NE in patients with normal and increased pulmonary artery pressure, who require…
- Trial name
- NCT04501861
- Testing
- Vasopressin, Norepinephrine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 153 people
- Sponsor
- The Cleveland Clinic
Kidney Failure, Acute, Renal Replacement Therapy
Use of Bicarbonate to Reduce the Incidence of Acute Renal Failure After Cardiac Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine if the incidence of acute renal failure (ARF) in high risk patients who undergo coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG) is reduced by treating patients in the perioperative period with…
- Trial name
- NCT00484354
- Testing
- Sodium bicarbonate, Normal saline, Bicarbonate
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 123 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Venous Thromboembolism, Arthroplasty, Replacement
Pradaxa (Dabigatran Etexilate) VTE Prevention After Elective Total Hip or Knee Replacement Surgery
an open, prospective, observational study to collect data on safety (major bleeding events) and efficacy (symptomatic venous thromboembolism(VTE)) of a switch from Enoxaparin to dabigatran etexilate in patients with total knee…
- Trial name
- NCT01153698
- Testing
- dabigatran
- Where
- 7 sites in Austria
- Volunteers
- 167 people
- Sponsor
- Boehringer Ingelheim
Neuromuscular Monitoring After Administration of Neuromuscular Blocking Agents in Different Types of Surgery
Observational Study to Evaluate the Current Neuromuscular Monitoring Practice Used After Different Types of Surgery, for Which Neuromuscular Blocking Agents Were Used, With or Without Blocking Reversal (P06556)
The intent of this observational study is to collect prospective data regarding neuromuscular monitoring practices and extubation standards (Train-Of-Four [TOF] value) during surgery, in countries of Central and Eastern Europe…
- Trial name
- NCT01213264
- Testing
- No neuromuscular blockade (NMB)-reversal agent used, Sugammadex, Other NMB-Reversal Agents Used in Routine Anesthesiology Practice
- Volunteers
- 659 people
- Sponsor
- Merck Sharp & Dohme LLC
Cardiac Surgery
Risk of Oxygen During Cardiac Surgery Trial
The investigators will recruit and randomize 200 elective cardiac surgery patients to receive physiologic oxygenation (normoxia) or hyper-oxygenation (hyperoxia) during surgery to test the hypothesis that intraoperative…
- Trial name
- ROCS (NCT02361944)
- Testing
- Oxygen - normoxia, Oxygen - hyperoxia
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 213 people
- Sponsor
- Vanderbilt University
Analgesia, Obstetrical, Coagulation Defect; Postpartum
IV Ketorolac on Platelet Function Post-Cesarean Delivery
Cesarean delivery has become the most common surgical procedure in the US. Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have been shown to improve the quality of post-cesarean analgesia and markedly reduce opioid consumption.
- Conditions
- Analgesia, Obstetrical, Coagulation Defect; Postpartum, Nonsteroidals (NSAIDs)Toxicity, Postpartum Hemorrhage
- Trial name
- KetoPltAgg (NCT03805607)
- Testing
- Ketorolac Tromethamine 30 MG/ML
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 40 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aneurysm of Ascending Aorta
Progel Vascular Sealant
This study is being conducted to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Progel Vascular Sealant for use in vascular reconstructions to achieve adjunctive hemostasis by mechanically sealing areas of leakage.
- Conditions
- Aortic Valve Stenosis, Aneurysm of Ascending Aorta, Aortic Valve Disorder, Bicuspid Valve Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT01959503
- Testing
- Progel Vascular Sealant, Gelfoam Plus
- Where
- 19 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people
- Sponsor
- C. R. Bard
Transposition of Great Vessels, Congenital Heart Disease
N-Acetylcysteine in Neonatal Congenital Heart Surgery (INACT Study)
The purpose of this study is to determine whether intravenous N-acetylcysteine (also known as Acetadote), an antioxidant medication that has been used for years to treat Tylenol overdose, helps prevent heart dysfunction in the…
- Trial name
- NCT00374088
- Testing
- N-acetylcysteine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 21 people
- Sponsor
- University of Michigan
Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Stenoses
Comparison of Sternal Wound Infiltration With Liposomal Bupivacaine v. Bupivacaine Hydrochloride
The aim of this study is to evaluate the analgesic efficacy and safety of wound infiltration with liposomal bupivacaine (LB) in patients undergoing cardiac surgery with sternotomy and cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) and compare it…
- Conditions
- Coronary Artery Disease, Coronary Artery Stenoses, Valve Regurgitation, Mitral, Valve Regurgitation, Tricuspid
- Trial name
- NCT03270514
- Testing
- Exparel Injectable Product, Bupivacaine Hydrochloride
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Kathirvel Subramaniam
Ovarian Cancer
Tranexamic Acid in Surgery of Advanced Ovarian Cancer
The purpose of the study is to determine if a standardized single dose tranexamic acid given intravenously immediately preoperatively reduces the perioperative bleeding volume and reduces the need of blood transfusion in women…
- Trial name
- NCT00740116
- Testing
- Tranexamic acid, 0.9% NaCl solution
- Where
- 3 sites in Sweden
- Volunteers
- 100 people
- Sponsor
- Preben Kjolhede, MD, professor
Cardiovascular Disease, Coronary Artery Disease
Radial Artery Versus Saphenous Vein Grafts in Coronary Artery Bypass Surgery
VA patients with coronary artery disease and who have agreed to undergo coronary artery bypass graft surgery would be randomized to receive either radial artery or saphenous vein to the study vessel.
- Trial name
- NCT00054847
- Testing
- saphenous vein graft, radial artery graft
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 733 people
- Sponsor
- US Department of Veterans Affairs
Prostate Cancer, Venous Thromboembolism
PREvention of VENous ThromboEmbolism Following Radical Prostatectomy
The PREVENTER Trial aims to compare the use of perioperative pharmacologic prophylaxis (subcutaneous heparin) with intermittent pneumatic compression devices (IPCs) to the use of IPCs alone for the prevention of venous…
- Conditions
- Prostate Cancer, Venous Thromboembolism, Lymphocele After Surgical Procedure, Deep Venous Thrombosis
- Trial name
- PREVENTER (NCT03006562)
- Testing
- Subcutaneous Heparin
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 501 people
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Hypertension
Perioperative Blood Pressures and Chronic Hypertension
This study aims to assess the performance of presurgical clinic blood pressure measurements in predicting home blood pressure readings among surgical patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02136810
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people
- Sponsor
- Yale University
Carotid Artery Disease
Proximal Protection With The Mo.Ma Device During Carotid Stenting
The objective of the ARMOUR study is to evaluate the safety and effectiveness of the Mo.Ma proximal flow blockage cerebral protection device for patients at high surgical risk for carotid endarterectomy who undergo carotid artery…
- Trial name
- ARMOUR (NCT00744523)
- Testing
- Mo.Ma cerebral protection device
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 262 people
- Sponsor
- Medtronic Endovascular
Aortic Aneurysm
Trimodal Prehabilitation for Aneurysm Surgery Study
DESIGN: Single-centre, feasibility study AIMS: The aim of this study is to evaluate the acceptability and pre-operative impact on functional capacity of a trimodal prehabilitation program in a cohort of patients undergoing…
- Trial name
- T-PASS (NCT02292927)
- Testing
- Post-intervention arm = Prehabilitation
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College London
Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm
Biomarkers in Thoracic Aorta Surgery
Biomarkers can play a vital role in prognosing the perioperative complications in thoracic aorta surgery. The goal of a study is to determine the correlation between intraoperative level of certain biomarkers and total amount of…
- Conditions
- Aortic Aneurysm, Thoracoabdominal Aneurysm, Aortic Dissection, Complication
- Trial name
- NCT04689139
- Testing
- blood sample tests for determination of biomarkers levels
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 132 people
- Sponsor
- Petrovsky National Research Centre of Surgery