Clinical trials: Surgery-Complications
Blood Loss, Surgical
Evaluation of Thromboelastometry (ROTEM) During Spinal Surgery
The purpose of this study is to determine whether the use of ROTEM, during spinal surgery is effective on diminishing the total blood loss and the risk of Allogenic Transfusion of Blood Products vs control cases without ROTEM…
- Trial name
- ROTEM_SPINE (NCT02740374)
- Testing
- ROTEM, Standard of Care
- Volunteers
- 112 people
- Sponsor
- Ohio State University
Postoperative Complications
Risk Factors Predicting Serious Complications With Laparoscopic Gastric Bypass Surgery
The rate of serious complications are relatively low in bariatric surgery today, but still 3-4 % will suffer from a serious complication.
- Trial name
- NCT01862159
- Testing
- laparoscopic gastric bypass surgery
- Where
- Sweden
- Volunteers
- 25,038 people
- Sponsor
- Region Örebro County
Cardiovascular Diseases, Thoracic Diseases
Respiratory Strength Training in Cardiac Surgical Patients
Swallowing difficulty (dysphagia) is a common postoperative complication in patients who undergo cardiac surgical procedures. Postoperative dysphagia in cardiac surgical patients is associated with negative health-related…
- Conditions
- Cardiovascular Diseases, Thoracic Diseases, Surgery, Surgery--Complications
- Trial name
- NCT04887415
- Testing
- Respiratory Strength Training (RST) Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 25 people
- Sponsor
- University of Florida
Major and Minor Surgical Complications
Impact of Opioid Free Anesthesia on Outcome After DIEPflap Surgery
The Deep Inferior Epigastric Perforator free flap (DIEPflap) involves the transfer of abdominal tissue to the breast using microsurgery. Flap failure is rare today, but is devastating.
- Trial name
- DIEPflap (NCT03202134)
- Testing
- opioid free anesthesia
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 204 people
- Sponsor
- AZ Sint-Jan AV
Postoperative Delirium, Hemodynamic Instability
Perioperative Multimodal General AnesTHesia Focusing on Specific CNS Targets in Patients Undergoing carDiac surgERies
In the PATHFINDER 2 trial, the study investigators will test the intraoperative EEG-guided multimodal general anesthesia (MMGA) management strategy in combination with a postoperative protocolized analgesic approach to: 1.
- Conditions
- Postoperative Delirium, Hemodynamic Instability, Pain, Neurocognitive Dysfunction
- Trial name
- PATHFINDERII (NCT05279898)
- Testing
- EEG Monitoring, Ropivacaine, Ketamine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 70 people
- Sponsor
- Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Postoperative Complications
Comparative Effectiveness of Peripheral Nerve Blocks for Outpatient Shoulder Surgery
This retrospective, population-based cohort study will evaluate the comparative effectiveness of peripheral nerve blocks on patient outcomes after ambulatory shoulder surgery in adults patients undergoing surgery in Ottawa…
- Trial name
- NCT03309644
- Testing
- Peripheral nerve blockade, No peripheral nerve blockade
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 1,623 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Ottawa Hospital Research Institute
Thyroidectomy, Parathyroidectomy
Opioid Use After Thyroid and Parathyroid Surgeries
Unnecessary opioid prescriptions for postoperative pain can increase the risk for new, persistent opioid use and dependence. Published literature suggests that most patients undergoing thyroid or parathyroid surgery can have…
- Conditions
- Thyroidectomy, Parathyroidectomy, Opioid Use, Pain, Postoperative
- Trial name
- NCT04955444
- Testing
- Quality improvement bundle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 240 people
- Sponsor
- The Methodist Hospital Research Institute
Urinary Tract Infections, Catheter-Related Infections
Short-course Methenamine Hippurate for Prevention of Post-operative UTI
The investigators will determine the efficacy of an innovative short regimen of methenamine hippurate on prevention of post-operative UTI in patients requiring short-term catheterization after pelvic reconstructive surgery…
- Trial name
- NO-UTI (NCT02358993)
- Testing
- methenamine hippurate, Ciprofloxacin
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 201 people
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Perioperative Complication
Perioperative Morbidity in Elective Surgery Based on the Time of the Year
This is a retrospective cohort study using Electronic Privacy Identification Center (EPIC) database to evaluate if there are any differences in perioperative morbidity for elective surgery based on the time of the year surgery is…
- Trial name
- NCT02958293
- Volunteers
- 19,872 people
- Sponsor
- TriHealth Inc.
Chronic Postoperative Pain
Low Dose Peri-operative IV Ketamine for Chronic Post-surgery Pain Prevention
This study will test the null hypothesis that low-dose ketamine given peri-operatively will have no effect on the development of chronic post-surgical pain, in patients undergoing thoracotomy or video assisted thoracic surgery…
- Trial name
- NCT01296347
- Testing
- Ketamine
- Where
- United Kingdom
- Volunteers
- 77 people
- Sponsor
- Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust
Surgery, Pneumonia
Multicenter Infection Surveillance Study Following Open Heart Surgery
The main goals of the study are as follows: (1) to determine the correlation between pain management using continuous infusion of local anesthetics and the incidence of pneumonia and surgical infection in cardiac surgery…
- Conditions
- Surgery, Pneumonia, Surgical Site Infection
- Trial name
- NCT00673712
- Testing
- Continuous Sternal Block, Opioid based analgesia
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 647 people
- Sponsor
- Halyard Health
Stage III Fallopian Tube Cancer, Stage III Ovarian Cancer
IGFBP-2 Vaccine and Combination Chemotherapy in Treating Patients With Stage III-IV Ovarian, Fallopian Tube, or Primary Peritoneal Cancer Undergoing Surgery
This phase II trial studies how well pUMVC3-IGFBP2 plasmid deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) vaccine (IGFBP-2 vaccine) and combination chemotherapy work in treating patients with stage III-IV ovarian, fallopian tube, or primary…
- Conditions
- Stage III Fallopian Tube Cancer, Stage III Ovarian Cancer, Stage III Primary Peritoneal Cancer, Stage IIIA Fallopian Tube Cancer
- Trial name
- NCT03029611
- Testing
- Carboplatin, Gynecological Surgical Procedure, Laboratory Biomarker Analysis
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 11 people
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
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
Urinary Incontinence
TOMUS-Trial Of Mid-Urethral Slings
The primary aim of this clinical trial is to compare treatment success for two minimally invasive surgical procedures to treat stress urinary incontinence in women. These procedures are called mid-urethral slings.
- Trial name
- TOMUS (NCT00325039)
- Testing
- retropubic mid-urethral sling (TVT), transobturator mid-urethral sling (TVT-O and the Monarc)
- Where
- 11 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 597 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Carelon Research
Abdominal Surgery, Respiratory Failure
Metabolites of Tramadol in the Postoperative Surgical Patients
Tramadol is opioid analgesic widely used to treat moderate to severe pain. It is metabolized by cytochrome CYP2D6 into two major metabolites: pharmacologically active metabolite O-desmethyltramadol (M1) and inactive…
- Conditions
- Abdominal Surgery, Respiratory Failure, Renal Failure, Liver Dysfunction
- Trial name
- METRAS (NCT04004481)
- Testing
- Postoperative analgesia using tramadol
- Where
- Croatia
- Volunteers
- 50 people
- Sponsor
- Osijek University Hospital
Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery, Inflammatory Reaction After Neonatal Cardiac Surgery
Efficacy of Nitric Oxide Administration in Attenuating Ischemia/Reperfusion Injury During Neonatal Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Around 7500 neonates born yearly in the United States have complex congenital heart disease that require surgical repair in the first few days of life.
- Trial name
- NCT02151877
- Testing
- Inhaled Nitric Oxide
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 24 people
- Sponsor
- Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Chronic Pain
Central Nervous System Amplification in Lumbar Failed Back Surgery Syndrome
The purpose of this study is to learn whether or not certain risk factors and patient characteristics are linked with and possibly can predict the development of chronic pain after lumbar spine surgery.
- Trial name
- NCT03444168
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 158 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Kansas Medical Center
Opioid Use, Pain, Postoperative
Optimizing Outpatient Anesthesia (OSPREy-Outpatient Surgery Pain Relief Enhancement)
The overall goal of this research is to improve perioperative pain treatment, decrease post-operative opioid consumption, diminish opioid related side effects, and reduce postop opioid prescribing (and hence opportunity for…
- Trial name
- OSPREy (NCT03726268)
- Testing
- Methadone, Fentanyl, Hydromorphone
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 907 people
- Sponsor
- Duke University
Postoperative Nausea and Vomiting, Respiratory Conditions Due to Other External Agents
A Study to Compare Neostigmine vs Sugammadex in Length of PACU Stay in Patients Undergoing Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery
The investigators will track bariatric patients who received sugammadex versus neostigmine in the post anesthesia care unit until discharge and assess their length of stay and possible nausea / vomiting / hypoxia episodes.
- Trial name
- NCT03276026
- Testing
- Sugammadex, Neostigmine
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 68 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Virtua Health, Inc.
Kidney Diseases, ESRD
Safety and Efficacy of Angiotech Vascular Wrap Paclitaxel-Eluting Mesh for Hemodialysis Vascular Access
This is a multi-center clinical study in subjects requiring arteriovenous grafts in the upper extremity for hemodialysis access. All subjects will provide informed consent before undergoing any study procedures.
- Trial name
- NCT00448708
- Testing
- Vascular Wrap Paclitaxel-Eluting Mesh, Lifespan® ePTFE Vascular Graft
- Where
- 33 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people
- Sponsor
- Angiotech Pharmaceuticals