Clinical trials: Surgery--Complications
Postoperative Complications, Neuromuscular Blockade
The Effect of Sugammadex Versus Neostigmine on Postoperative Pulmonary Complications
Substantial respiratory morbidity has been associated with postoperative residual paralysis, which is fairly common after general anesthesia involving a neuromuscular blocking agent.
- Trial name
- NCT02861131
- Testing
- Sugammadex, Neostigmine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Oregon Health and Science University
Pain
Drug Interactions Between Morphine and Orally or IV Administered Acetaminophen
Morphine is the opioid used to treat pain after surgery. Acetaminophen (called APAP) can reduce the amount of opioids needed for this. The problem is that morphine slows down digestion. That can delay pain relief from APAP pills.
- Trial name
- NCT02848729
- Testing
- Oral Acetaminophen, IV Acetaminophen, IV Morphine
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mallinckrodt
Post-Operative Pain, Acute Pain
Clinical Study to Evaluate the Effectiveness, Safety, and Tolerability of Oxymorphone Immediate Release (IR) Oral Liquid in Post Surgical Pediatric Subjects
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the efficacy, tolerability, safety and pharmacokinetics of Oxymorphone HCl as an analgesic for acute moderate to severe post-operative pain in pediatric subjects.
- Trial name
- NCT02687451
- Testing
- Oxymorphone HCl
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 28 people
- Sponsor
- Endo USA Inc., a Keenova Therapeutics Company
Analgesia Disorder, Anesthetic Complication Epidural
Effectiveness of Epidural Anesthesia for Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery
This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the epidural analgesia in patients having elective thoracic and abdominal surgery under general anesthesia combined with epidural analgesia in Siriraj Hospital.
- Conditions
- Analgesia Disorder, Anesthetic Complication Epidural, Adverse Reaction to Epidural Anesthesia
- Trial name
- NCT02315261
- Testing
- Elective Thoracic and Abdominal Surgery Patients
- Where
- Thailand
- Volunteers
- 364 people
- Sponsor
- Siriraj Hospital
Leg Ulcers Venous, Dehiscence, Surgical Wound
Blu Light for Ulcers Reduction
Multi-center study on the effectiveness of treatment with a blue light medical device (EmoLED) in the reduction of ulcer surface in 10 weeks.
- Trial name
- BLUR (NCT04018924)
- Testing
- Illumination with blue light (400-430nm) for 60 seconds with a power density of 120mW/sqcm (EmoLED device)
- Where
- 7 sites in Italy
- Volunteers
- 90 people
- Sponsor
- Emoled
Severe Obesity, Hypoxia
Use of Non-Invasive Positive Pressure Ventilation in Patients With Severe Obesity Undergoing Upper Endoscopy Procedures
The study evaluated the effect of non-invasive positive pressure ventilation (NIPPV) to decrease the incidence of desaturation events in patients with severe obesity undergoing upper endoscopy.
- Trial name
- NCT03529461
- Testing
- Non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through nasal mask, Rescue non-invasive positive pressure ventilation through nasal mask, Secondary rescue maneuvers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 56 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Bristol Hospital
Liver Transplantation, Surgical Site Infection
Surgical Site Infections After Liver Transplantation Based on Perioperative Antibiotics
This study will be to prospectively determine differences in Surgical Site Infection (SSI) if a prolonged course of post-operative antibiotics are used following liver transplantation.
- Trial name
- NCT02717273
- Testing
- standard, extended, liver transplant
- Volunteers
- 102 people
- Sponsor
- University of Virginia
Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Pain
Spinal Cord Stimulation With Precision® System Versus Reoperation for Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
The EVIDENCE trial is a randomized controlled trial comparing the therapeutic effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of the Precision® Spinal Cord Stimulation with that of reoperation as a treatment of pain in patients with Failed…
- Conditions
- Failed Back Surgery Syndrome, Pain, Back Pain
- Trial name
- Evidence (NCT01036529)
- Testing
- Precision Spinal Cord Stimulator, Back Surgery
- Where
- 18 sites in United States, Canada and 2 more
- Volunteers
- 28 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
Postoperative Pain
A Safety and Effectiveness Study of SABER®-Bupivacaine for Pain Following Shoulder Surgery
This is a research study testing SABER-Bupivacaine (an experimental pain-relieving medication). SABER-Bupivacaine is designed to continuously deliver bupivacaine, a common local anesthetic, for a few days in order to treat local…
- Trial name
- NCT00818363
- Testing
- SABER-Bupivacaine
- Where
- 9 sites in Australia, New Zealand
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Durect
Colorectal Surgery, Pain, Postoperative
Intrathecal Opioids for Colorectal Resection
This research study is being done to determine the optimal dose of spinal morphine and hydromorphone in patients undergoing minimally-invasive (i.e., surgery performed through small entry sites and using cameras) colorectal…
- Conditions
- Colorectal Surgery, Pain, Postoperative, Analgesic, Opioid
- Trial name
- NCT04752033
- Testing
- Morphine, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 80 people
- Sponsor
- Mayo Clinic
Bladder Cancer
S1011 Standard or Extended Pelvic Lymphadenectomy in Treating Patients Undergoing Surgery for Invasive Bladder Cancer
RATIONALE: Lymphadenectomy may remove tumor cells that have spread to nearby lymph nodes in patients with invasive bladder cancer.
- Trial name
- NCT01224665
- Testing
- therapeutic conventional surgery, therapeutic standard lymphadenectomy, therapeutic extended lymphadenectomy
- Where
- 35 sites in United States, Canada
- Volunteers
- 658 people
- Sponsor
- SWOG Cancer Research Network
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
Surgery, Surgery--Complications
Telemedicine Control Tower for the Operating Room: Navigating Information, Care and Safety
Medical errors account for thousands of potentially preventable deaths each year. With the annual increase of surgical cases there is a need for research into the potential utility of a telemedicine-based control center for the…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Surgery--Complications, Perioperative/Postoperative Complications
- Trial name
- TECTONICS (NCT03923699)
- Testing
- Anesthesia Control Tower monitoring
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 79,560 people
- Sponsor
- Washington University School of Medicine
Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Diabetes
Risk Factors, Costs, and Impacts of ED Boarding
The goal of this observational study is to learn about the risk factors, costs, and operational impacts of emergency department boarding (patients admitted to the hospital but remaining in the emergency department awaiting…
- Conditions
- Stroke (CVA) or TIA, Diabetes, Asthma (Diagnosis), COPD (Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease)
- Trial name
- NCT07532564
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 30,486 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Maryland, Baltimore
Diabetic Foot Ulcers, Foot Wounds
Santyl vs. Sharp Debridement of Diabetic Foot Wounds
This study tests two different approaches to the removal of dead tissue from the surface of a wound.
- Trial name
- NCT01056198
- Testing
- Santyl, Control
- Where
- 9 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 48 people
- Sponsor
- Healthpoint
Ischemic Heart Disease, Bone Marrow Cells
Autologous Bone Marrow Mononuclear Cells in the Combined Treatment of Coronary Heart Disease
The purpose of this study evaluate the effect of the method of administration of autologous bone marrow mononuclear cells for the duration of of functioning aorto-coronary bypass grafts in the surgical treatment of coronary heart…
- Conditions
- Ischemic Heart Disease, Bone Marrow Cells, Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting (CABG), Heart Failure, Diastolic
- Trial name
- TAMIS (NCT02059512)
- Testing
- Group 1, Group 0, Group 2
- Where
- Russia
- Volunteers
- 117 people
- Sponsor
- St. Petersburg State Pavlov Medical University
Post-operative Pain
Uniport and Multiport Epidural Catheters in Post-surgical Patients
The investigators hypothesize that multi-port thoracic epidural catheters will provide superior pain relief when compared to uniport catheters for post-surgical patients.
- Trial name
- NCT02159560
- Testing
- Epidural catheter
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Endometriosis
Ultravision™ System to Facilitate Low Impact Laparoscopic Surgery for Endometriosis
This is a prospective single arm study. The study will enroll 20 patients. Comparisons to prior clinical trials and published literature will be made to assess the relative significance of the study results.The study will enroll…
- Trial name
- NCT03956082
- Testing
- Ultravision™ Visual Field Clearing System, Ultravision Ionwand™
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 15 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Mercy Research
Post Surgical Pain
Dose Escalation of Dexamethasone to Increase Duration of Transversus Abdominal Plane Block Following Cesarean Section
The study aims to improve the care of the obstetric population after cesarean section and improve total patient satisfaction by improving post-surgical pain control with the use of dexamethasone in combination with bilateral TAP…
- Trial name
- NCT03098420
- Testing
- 2mg Dexamethasone, 4mg Dexamethasone, Ropivacaine (TAP blocks)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 29 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Alabama at Birmingham
Surgical Wound, Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy Versus Standard of Care Surgical Dressing in Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty
This study evaluates surgical site complications in subjects undergoing revision of a total knee arthroplasty when closed incision negative pressure therapy is used to manage the closed incision, as compared to a standard of care…
- Conditions
- Surgical Wound, Revision Total Knee Arthroplasty, Wounds and Injuries, Joint Disease
- Trial name
- PROMISES (NCT03274466)
- Testing
- Closed Incision Negative Pressure Therapy (ciNPT), Standard of Care Dressing
- Where
- 17 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 294 people
- Sponsor
- KCI USA, Inc